Reply to: Linked In Endorsements

[Troll]

Seems he hates his job so is "connecting, endorsing - ass-licking" everyone he can find on LinkedIn in the hope of finding a new one.

Seen this too many times - there is also a lot of you endorse me & I'll reciprocate thing going on - I neither accept nor give out endorsements

3) By leaving LinkedIn nothing is gained. I got contracts through LinkedIn before,

Agreed it's too useful a tool for contracts to ignore these days

[istvan]

Can you switch off endorsements?

Also can you add in endorsement terms? Could you add one like 'dickhead' and endorse people with that?

I noticed an agent today who had lots of programming language endorsements, I don't know where to begin with that.

This is what I do with endorsements:

1) I only endorse someone I know, or someone I networked with for a while and know their skills.

2) I manage my endorsements, such that skills that I want to highlight are on the top. You can do this by hiding some endorsements from random people and thus your skills that are less important to you will be shown lower on the register. You can also entirely delete a skill if you wish.

3) By leaving LinkedIn nothing is gained. I got contracts through LinkedIn before, so I will stay put and manage my image by removing spammers, looking at potential decision-makers, networking with relevant people, etc.

[istvan]

I give and get endorsement when they are deserved, but of course this can't be guaranteed across the globe.
LinkedIN as a whole is very useful - you can usually look up your hiring manager and play to their strengths and experience during the interview, for example, "do you remember how we had to code using punch cards, now that was hard and this job will be easy for me compared to that" and so I got the job, even though I only spent like a couple of days with a punch card operated mainframe...

Hmmmm, was I sucked into time-warp time travel? Punch cards? Not even I remember that and I am not a kid either...

[d000hg]

How to Turn Off LinkedIn Endorsements - CIO.com

[minestrone]

Can you switch off endorsements?

Also can you add in endorsement terms? Could you add one like 'dickhead' and endorse people with that?

I noticed an agent today who had lots of programming language endorsements, I don't know where to begin with that.

[nomadd]

I know we've talked about these before but I've just had one, for something I do actually do

Well, I ignored your thread all day (nothing personal, BTW. )

And then, one hour ago, someone "endorses" me on LinkedIn for the first time.

For the life of me I didn't know why, so dropped him a message. Seems he hates his job so is "connecting, endorsing - ass-licking" everyone he can find on LinkedIn in the hope of finding a new one.

[norrahe]

You have been in cloggers too long you kinky bitch!

you don't need to go to cloggers to be kinky

[d000hg]

Endorsements and recommendations are very different beasts and anyone who uses LI will be aware of how much each are worth...

[SimonMac]

No, a strap on (for DP of course!)

You have been in cloggers too long you kinky bitch!

[yasockie]

I give and get endorsement when they are deserved, but of course this can't be guaranteed across the globe.
LinkedIN as a whole is very useful - you can usually look up your hiring manager and play to their strengths and experience during the interview, for example, "do you remember how we had to code using punch cards, now that was hard and this job will be easy for me compared to that" and so I got the job, even though I only spent like a couple of days with a punch card operated mainframe...

[Zippy]

I know we've talked about these before but I've just had one, for something I do actually do

Yes I had this, but from a couple of people that couldn't possibly have known that I had some small skill in those areas.
I'm starting to think Bolshie has a point.

[DimPrawn]

No, a strap on (for DP of course!)

Not again!

Please stop hurting me girls!

[norrahe]

Bog roll?

No, a strap on (for DP of course!)

[nomadd]

Oh, and was willing to bring own equipment too.

Bog roll?

[BolshieBastard]

Im considering closing my LI account. The recommendation system is utterly worthless now (if it was worth anything before).

I also 'culled' about 20 agents from my contacts recently since despite contacting them over the last few months, not one of them has come back with any worthwhile leads. So they are gone!