Comments on: LinkedIn Recommendations – Who Should Give Them? http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/2009/10/12/linkedin-recommendations-who-should-give-them/ the blog behind the book Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:44:45 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Trace Cohen http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/2009/10/12/linkedin-recommendations-who-should-give-them/comment-page-1/#comment-14314 Trace Cohen Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:18:04 +0000 http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/?p=543#comment-14314 My personal belief is that you should only ask for a recommendation form someone who you have actually worked with. Obviously if it is poorly written it doesn't matter who wrote it which is why you need someone who is credible and somewhat literate. Like a resume, if you lie or fabricate someone and get called out for it you are usually worse off than when you started. My personal belief is that you should only ask for a recommendation form someone who you have actually worked with. Obviously if it is poorly written it doesn’t matter who wrote it which is why you need someone who is credible and somewhat literate.

Like a resume, if you lie or fabricate someone and get called out for it you are usually worse off than when you started.

]]> By: Joanna Lord http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/2009/10/12/linkedin-recommendations-who-should-give-them/comment-page-1/#comment-14312 Joanna Lord Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:52:07 +0000 http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/?p=543#comment-14312 I think you make a great point re: the quality of the recommendation. I have talked to many recruiters that swear they look for the specific examples given in recommendations. The more detailed successes someone can commend someone else for, the more weight the recommendation holds, rather than just saying--they were great, I would absolutely recommend them! Those recommendations are somewhat trivial at this point in the game... Excellent post! thanks for sharing! I think you make a great point re: the quality of the recommendation. I have talked to many recruiters that swear they look for the specific examples given in recommendations. The more detailed successes someone can commend someone else for, the more weight the recommendation holds, rather than just saying–they were great, I would absolutely recommend them! Those recommendations are somewhat trivial at this point in the game…

Excellent post! thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Jacob Share http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/2009/10/12/linkedin-recommendations-who-should-give-them/comment-page-1/#comment-14310 Jacob Share Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:14:05 +0000 http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/?p=543#comment-14310 Fair point! I suppose I could preface my weighting by saying "all other things considered equal" i.e. the content is legible and endorsing (which is implied- it's a Recommendation, after all). Your take leads to an interesting dilemma- if someone sends you a glowing recommendation filled with grammar and/or spelling mistakes, what do you do? Fair point! I suppose I could preface my weighting by saying “all other things considered equal” i.e. the content is legible and endorsing (which is implied- it’s a Recommendation, after all).

Your take leads to an interesting dilemma- if someone sends you a glowing recommendation filled with grammar and/or spelling mistakes, what do you do?

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