![]() ![]() "I believe that LinkedIn recommendations can hold some weight when applying for a position, but endorsements not so much," says Samantha Lambert, director of human resources for Blue Fountain Media. 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." If it is filled with a bunch of generic adjectives without facts, I won't give the recommendation much credit. Second stage: I see how specific the recommendation gets. 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. I read the language of the recommendation vs. ![]() My first screening stage makes sure that the recommendation is genuine. I try to read between the lines and see how genuine the recommendation sounds. "Such recommendations and endorsements should be given just as much credit as they would be given on a resume. "I do read recommendations and endorsements on LinkedIn," says Jesse Harrison, founder and CEO of the Employee Justice Legal Team, an employment law firm. 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." For one, endorsements can be faked or paid for. "That being said, endorsements are not that big a deal to most hiring managers. "LinkedIn recommendations act as proof that the skills and credentials on an individual's profile isn't simply made up or exaggerated as an attempt to appear more qualified than they really are," says Steve Wang, a former human resources representative and now hiring manager and recruiter. "It is very rare that anyone has more than a few, unless they take their career very seriously." "They're hard to acquire, and people's names, faces, and public personas are on the line when it comes to vouching for you the more you have, the better, simple as that," says Joey Rahimi of Aiken House. I will still talk to the person, look at their work, and make a decision to hire them based on first-hand information." ![]() However, not having recommendations is not a dealbreaker. "They also reinforce that I want to hire the person if they have multiple very good recommendations. "For me, I'll always look at someone's Linkedin profile, including the recommendations, and positive recommendations are a plus," says Stacy Caprio, founder of Growth Marketing. We reached out to several hiring managers and asked them if LinkedIn recommendations sway their opinions of candidates. So, do hiring managers even read the recommendations and endorsements on LinkedIn anymore (or have they ever)? And, if so, how important are they? We live in a hyperconnected world in which many people are getting jobs based on word-of-mouth recommendations and connections someone always knows someone who knows someone with whom a job seeker could connect via some form of soclal media. ![]()
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