Comments on: LinkedIn recos http://noenthuda.com/blog/2009/09/16/linkedin-recos/ Mon, 21 May 2012 16:07:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Shamanth http://noenthuda.com/blog/2009/09/16/linkedin-recos/comment-page-1/#comment-3243 Shamanth Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:34:40 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=1459#comment-3243 Linkedin recos can add value in some cases. For example, your profile might say "Did sales pitches for project ABC". A reco would say "He worked on ABC, and did an amazing job doing sales pitches because of his smooth talking abilities." This sort of a specific reco adds more value than a random "he was hardworking, blah blah". There is also the signalling value. If you get recommended by a superior or by top management, it's more probable that the reco is 'genuine', compared to say, recos by classmates/friends. Linkedin recos can add value in some cases.

For example, your profile might say “Did sales pitches for project ABC”. A reco would say “He worked on ABC, and did an amazing job doing sales pitches because of his smooth talking abilities.” This sort of a specific reco adds more value than a random “he was hardworking, blah blah”.

There is also the signalling value. If you get recommended by a superior or by top management, it’s more probable that the reco is ‘genuine’, compared to say, recos by classmates/friends.

]]> By: harithekid http://noenthuda.com/blog/2009/09/16/linkedin-recos/comment-page-1/#comment-3199 harithekid Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:59:40 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=1459#comment-3199 SKimpy, I think one of the reasons some junta get recos put is to have profile completion. For instance, I've written hajjjjjar shit in my linkedin profile, but none of that has made any difference to the site in the absence of recommendations and my profile still says 90% complete. SKimpy,

I think one of the reasons some junta get recos put is to have profile completion.

For instance, I’ve written hajjjjjar shit in my linkedin profile, but none of that has made any difference to the site in the absence of recommendations and my profile still says 90% complete.

]]> By: what_007 http://noenthuda.com/blog/2009/09/16/linkedin-recos/comment-page-1/#comment-3198 what_007 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:34:21 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=1459#comment-3198 I think one way in which these recos might add value is by the lack of positive information. For example, when a person has a lot of recos (and by assumption, all of them are going to be positive), if none of them mention a particular positive trait that you are looking for, then you know that person is highly unlikely to have that positive trait. I think one way in which these recos might add value is by the lack of positive information. For example, when a person has a lot of recos (and by assumption, all of them are going to be positive), if none of them mention a particular positive trait that you are looking for, then you know that person is highly unlikely to have that positive trait.

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