Why execs don’t have LinkedIn recommendations
I have a handful of good LinkedIn recommendations on my profile. I’ve noticed most exec people at top tier companies don’t keep any recommendations on their profile. Is their a strategy behind this or people just don’t care when they hit a certain status professionally. Poll the blind hivemind Just a Nieve nice guy...
LinkedIn recommendations might matter for an entry level role when you have no reputation yet, maybe. But probably not then either.
I saw Yelp recommendations that one time. I chose Amazon sponsored content over that though
Theoretically shouldn’t recommendations from a wide variety of people you’ve worked with give a good view of your strengths
Nobody really scrolls to the bottom of your profile
Recommendations are mainly based on friendship not necessarily on real competency...nobody cares that you have friends that are willing to put some nice words out there.
If you’ve ever been asked to do one you know it’s totally bogus. You can only say positive things so it’s super one sided and artificial.
Because it can be a scratch each other’s back circle jerk.
Most recommendations come when people ask someone senior to them to give a recommendation. Or, it’s a way for a manager to recognize an employee voluntarily. Execs have little reason to ask for recommendations, and people have little incentive to give them. I’ve had a couple people junior to me give me recommendations, then request I give one back. That’s totally awkward. Bottom line, they don’t hold a lot of weight.
Do parents ask for recommendation from kids? No. Why? Because their recommendation doesn’t matter
Nobody cares