Recommendations matter — but who they came from is sometimes more important than what the Recommendation says. A Recommendation from a higher-level person makes more of an impact than one from colleagues. You can often judge a Recommendation by the quality of the person writing it.
Don’t write — or display — bad Recommendations on your LinkedIn profile. Bad Recommendations are those that are:
LinkedIn does allow you to go back and edit Recommendations after they’ve been posted, but remember: You never get a second chance to make a first impression.
Don’t write — or display — bad Recommendations on your LinkedIn profile. Bad Recommendations are those that are:
- Generic
- From people who don’t have a clear understanding of you and/or your work
- Written without context (how they know you, how they worked with you)
- Old or outdated
LinkedIn does allow you to go back and edit Recommendations after they’ve been posted, but remember: You never get a second chance to make a first impression.
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