While discussing LinkedIn recommendations yesterday with a small group of new business owners, I discovered that they couldn’t easily find the ‘Recommendation’ link on their profile. It was visible on my profile but not on theirs.
I finally realized that with the changes LinkedIn made to its top navigation bar on June 9, the link to add or manage recommendations had been moved to a much less prominent location in Privacy and settings.
While it can be nice to see endorsements on your LinkedIn profile, the real value of them is questionable. After all, it is not unusual for someone to back you up and have no real way of knowing if the skill they are backing you for is actually a skill you possess.
Most of us with a LinkedIn profile have received this type of endorsement and wondered about it. Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy that people added their endorsement of my skills on my profile. But, in the general scheme of things, I’d rather have a recommendation with some meat to add to my profile!
If you already have recommendations displayed on LinkedIn, you probably won’t notice the difference because, for you, the information is still available on your profile.
But for those who are new to LinkedIn or want to invite a recommendation, they need to dig deeper to find where the feature is now.
The steps below will help you find the recommendation management area on your LinkedIn profile.
Step 1: Hover over your profile photo to reveal a drop-down menu and then click on ‘Privacy & Settings’.
Step 2: On the ‘Profile’ tab, near the center to the bottom of the page, find and then click on the words ‘Manage your recommendations’ to get to your destination.
For more information on the June 9 changes to LinkedIn’s main navigation, click here.