LinkedIn Recommendations - Worth It? (I'm giving out recommendations)

Honestly, they're not the most important thing on your profile. They sit so far down the page that most recruiters never even scroll to them.

BUT, having 3 or 4 does add a nice layer of credibility, and they take about 2 minutes to get.

You can request one from literally anyone (through LinkedIn). A lecturer, a classmate, someone you did work experience with, a manager from a part-time job. They don't need to write an essay a few sentences does the job.

💡 If you're on LinkedIn Premium trial: you can pin a recommendation straight to your Featured section so it's one of the first things people see. That's where it actually gets noticed.

💡 The only time I've seen it make a big impact was someone had 40 recommendations and mentioned this in their headline. It was instantly impressive and made him very different.

If we've had a video call together, drop a comment below or send me a message, I'm happy to write you one. Only rule is we need to have actually spoken on a call so I can write something genuine 🙌

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