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Using LinkedIn for Recommendations

December 10th, 2008

While I draft an answer to George’s fake audition question, let me address Alex’s question about using LinkedIn for recommendations.

I use LinkedIn, especially for coaching recommendations. I don’t know if it helps me get more clients, but I keep thinking it should :-)

Just remember, a recommendation is not a reference. A recommendation does not address any specific concerns you might have about a potential candidate (or a potential employer). A recommendation is just that: data that one person liked something about another person.

So use them, but don’t rely on them for references. After all, how can you tell if what one person liked is something you would like?

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  • 1. HR World » Blog Arc&hellip  |  December 11th, 2008 at 4:03 am

    [...] former colleagues on LinkedIn. What do they mean? Are they as good as references? Well, no, says Hiring Technical People. They are worth reading, but not to be taken in place of references. All fields are [...]

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