Comments on: Giving and Getting Great LinkedIn Recommendations To Accelerate Executive Job Search

By: Donna, LinkedIn Profile Writer

Donna, LinkedIn Profile Writer — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:35:44 +0000

Hi Meg! My pleasure!

By: Meg Guiseppi

Meg Guiseppi — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:57:55 +0000

Thanks for commenting, Donna.

You make a good point. The quality of people you choose for recommendations is most important — more critical than the number of recommendations you have.

Best,
Meg

By: Donna, LinkedIn Profile Writer

Donna, LinkedIn Profile Writer — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:38:05 +0000

Great article! I often tell my clients that the most important part of a recommendation is the person who wrote it. Don’t ask vendors, friends, service providers, etc to provide recommendations… if you can help it. Instead look to employers, VIPS, or people who play a role within your community. Sure it won’t be easy but recommendations from higher level people mean much more to your reader.

I have bookmarked your site and look forward to your future articles on LinkedIn. :-)

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By: Meg Guiseppi

Meg Guiseppi — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:07:46 +0000

Hi Mark,

Thanks for your compelling comment.

Recommendations can be a pivotal part of your LinkedIn profile, so it makes sense to “help” those writing one for you compose a recommendation that will have impact and reinforce your brand, and to reciprocate for them.

-Meg

By: Mark Cummuta

Mark Cummuta — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:42:37 +0000

Great advice, Meg! LinkedIn’s Recommendations are like having 360-degree reviews, and the best recommendations are those that note details of why you are recommending someone. For someone reading your recommendation, the critical points they want to see highlighted are the results this person brought for you/team/project/company, and what key attributes this person has.

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