Recommendations can help you find a new job or help you hire employees. They can also be useful in finding prospective clients for your business. Above all, recommendations expand your LinkedIn network and can help strengthen your business. You can also use your network to create and respond to recommendations to help colleagues or former employees.
Instructions
Create Recommendations
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Visit the LinkedIn Web site to start (see Resources below).
2Sign up for an account if you do not already have one by clicking on the "Join Now" button.
3Log on to your account if you are already a member by clicking on the "Sign In" button.
4Find the site map and locate the "My Profile" category. Here you will find the link for "Recommendations." Simply click on it.
5Enter the first and last name of the person for whom you plan to create a recommendation. Include his or her email address, too.
6Select the category under which this person is linked to you: Colleague, Service Provider or "Business Partner."
7Click on the "Continue" button.
Make Your Recommendation Come to Fruition
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Make a selection that best describes the relationship between you and the person you are recommending.
9Choose 1 provided from the drop-down menu.
10Fill in the "Title" and "Company" of the person being recommended.
11Write your recommendation in the space provided for you.
12Review your recommendation by clicking on the "View/Edit" link.
13Complete your recommendation by pressing the "Send" button.
Respond to Recommendations
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Locate the "Inbox" by accessing your site map.
15Find the "Inmail and Invitations" link and click on it.
16Locate the "Recommendations" section and check for pending recommendations that require a response.
17Click on the "Received" link to check any pending "Recommendations."
18Decide whether to "Accept" or "Decline" a recommendation. It is highly recommended that you accept recommendations, but you should respond to them either way.
