Another way is to ask people just after you have done them a favor; your goodwill is still fresh in their minds. This is a classic trick of the trade for recruiters and is typically applied just after you they have found you a new job.
If if you have got more money and responsibility, you will be happy to write something nice for the recruiter in return. Learn from the masters and apply this to your situation.
Whatever it is you do in your profession, ask for the recommendation when you most deserve it. Everyone is busy these days, or at least they think they are. Just like with your typical employment reference, you can provide them with a little text or bullet points you put together. They can then choose to publish it or make amendments. The point is that you make it easy enough for them to take action. Whoever you request a recommendation from, consider how it will be perceived by the reader.
Recruiters and employers are likely to rate it by who wrote it and therefore the more influential people, the better. Having a CEO endorsement on your profile could do more for your job search than ten from your colleagues. Strive for diversity as well as quality.
With a kind, but firm, inspiration and definitive positioning, you will be amazed at what you achieve together. Sandra coached me through thinking about how to present myself, and the tools in LinkedIn to do this. What makes her such an effective coach is her passion for learning about how to leverage LinkedIn and her compassionate and effective teaching style. Use the recommendations from LinkedIn on your website if you have a business.
You can also add a PowerPoint slide deck or PDF to attach to your profile with those recommendations if you have no other choice. It may be appropriate e. You can ask for revisions or you can simply dismiss it.
Yes, you can. This is an interesting question. Endorsements have some value and are much easier to collect but they are no substitute for recommendations. Please schedule a free minute strategy consultation to see how I might be able to assist you. Skip to content. Hi Sharon, you mentioned that you really appreciated the work I did when I was project manager for the last product release.
I will still talk to the person, look at their work, and make a decision to hire them based on first-hand information. They're "super important. They're "proof. For one, endorsements can be faked or paid for. There are services online that sell fake LinkedIn endorsements and connections, so seasoned recruiters aren't going to see a lot of endorsements for a candidate and immediately jump to any conclusions.
They should be given "credit. I try to read between the lines and see how genuine the recommendation sounds. My first screening stage makes sure that the recommendation is genuine. I read the language of the recommendation vs. Do they sound similar? Do they have the same tense? Same grammatical mistakes? In my experience, the recommendations that use the word 'I' a lot tend to be less genuine. Second stage: I see how specific the recommendation gets.
If it is filled with a bunch of generic adjectives without facts, I won't give the recommendation much credit. But a genuine recommendation definitely helps and, if I'm on the fence, it could make the difference between the applicant getting hired and not getting hired.
They hold "some weight. I can confirm in my own experience. That said, LinkedIn recommendations are at the request of the individual, hence why most are positive in nature.
They hold "little weight. And every endorsement is treated as roughly equal when, in reality, they are not. Even people with no experience in a topic or skill endorse others for it.
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