Would you guys put a lot of value on a person's public LinkedIn recommendations? For example like having 2-3 MD's/VP's/Partners at your firm/fund write a recommendation for you?
Personally I think it says a ton when senior people with clout are willing to publicly vouch for a person. With the right person vouching for the right aspects about you, would you think this is personal branding in the right sense? Just trying to see where I should be allocating political capital
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Like you rightfully mentioned, it depends who'd give these recommendations. If you are applying for a role at BB XYZ and an MD from that firm you are recruiting for has left a recommendation... - this would work in your favor. (This requires people to actually google you/find your profile and also read the recommendations. In a digital world with an overflow of information this might not always be the case. Also, there are some companies with guidelines not to research the personal online profiles of candidates to avoid bias, i.e. statements a candidate made on Facebook or twitter years ago that can be misunderstood. However, LI would normally be looked into)
Zero? LinkedIn is great for verifying online that you are a real professional and for finding some color on various peoples' backgrounds, but I don't think anyone pays too much attention to the small details.
If you have the ability for 2-3 MDs/VPs/Partners at your firm to write a recommendation for you, it would have much more impact for them to type up a letter on letterhead that you can copy and send, have them write an email to the person you are trying to impress, or have them pick up the phone and make their recommendation on a call.
"Check my LinkedIn recommendations - important people like me" just sounds weird.
I'm of the opinion that LinkedIn failed completely at its mission and instead became a job board with a friends list. So if you think putting a recommendation from an MD on SimplyHired or Monster would up your game, go ahead and do it. Personally I think the whole site is worthless once your resume is good enough to get you hired on recommendation or application alone. Once I reach VP or whatever my next big promo winds up being, I'm nuking my profile.
If Bill Gates gave LinkedIn recommendations...
"Hustle until you no longer have to introduce yourself."
I would rather focus more on: - attending close door industry events - doing networking and getting personal referrals - doing great work and getting recognized
Near zero.
It's a momentary snapshot which tells me nothing. You could create fake LI profiles for MD, SVP, etc and write the coolest recommendations ever. The profiles aren't verified. If the person is willing to reaffirm that recommendation via a call, letter, or e-mail from their work handle, yeah, that carries some weight.
But no recruiter or hiring manager has ever said "they have a lot of LI recommendations, endorsed skills, or connections, we have to interview them or offer them 10% over market."
It's window dressing.
Nobody cares about LinkedIn except to verify that you exist.
I swear man last time I went on LinkedIn it was a hot girl posting how hard she struggled in college and hundreds of horny bastards asking for her contact info.
Zero shits given.
All I care about is my resume and references.
Asking for a recommendation on LinkedIn? (Originally Posted: 09/03/2012)
Is it better to ask someone to be a future reference, or to just straight up ask for a paragraph recommendation on LinkedIn? Any suggestions? I'm thinking about asking the guy I worked with over the summer - we got along extremely well and I'm sure he had a good impression of me. However, I don't want to come off as too annoying. He could think taking the time to write a recommendation is a waste of his time.
interested as well.
Ask him for a reference on LinkedIn before he forgets who you are. It could be as short as the paragraph you just wrote. If you need something longer in the future, at least he will have that to jog his memory about his experience working with you. Just be a little polite and a little formal in your request and he will know where you're coming from--everyone has to look for jobs.
Re-Ask for LinkedIn Recommendation? (Originally Posted: 11/01/2012)
Last month I contacted the senior guy I interned with over the summer asking if he could write me a short paragraph on LinkedIn - he didn't reply. It's odd because we worked together everyday and we got along very well (get coffee/eat lunch together, etc).
I'm hesitant to ask again - maybe he was trying to send me a subtle message by not replying? Perhaps he actually didn't like me? or maybe he's just lazy and don't want to write something for me? Should I ask again?
I wouldn't ask again, but chances are he may not have received the message on LinkedIn. I would have sent email rather than use LinkedIn for a recommendations... The alternative is that your read of what he thought of you wasn't great.
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