LinkedIn recommendations are one of the most powerful trust signals you can add to your profile — here’s exactly how to get more of them and use them to stand out.
A recommendation provided publicly via your LinkedIn profile is a comment written by a LinkedIn member to recognize or commend specific skills or results of a colleague, business partner, or student. The best way to view profiles is to consider this: you are asking people not to take your word for the fact that you have specific skills and experience but are also providing evidence that others agree!
Recommendations are a way for others to say they have seen you demonstrate these skills and results and commend or acknowledge you for this.
How Can You Get More LinkedIn Recommendations?
This is the same as how people give Google and Yelp reviews.
At the bottom of the home page are recommendations. There are 35, and I’ve given 24 recommendations for people I have worked with or coached.
When asking for recommendations, ask the most senior and influential people in the industries or roles that are most relevant or will impact others viewing your profile.
You click the ask and in the box, type in their name. LinkedIn will populate their name for you since you are connected on LinkedIn.
For the full official steps, see LinkedIn’s guide to requesting a recommendation.
Fill out the form as the forms pop up. They will get an email from LinkedIn and a message box on Linkedin.
Once the recommendation form is filled out, you hit the send button. You will get an email when someone fills it out to approve or ask for edits before it goes on your page.
How to Request LinkedIn Recommendations on Mobile
- Navigate to the profile of the 1st-degree connection you’d like to recommend.
- Tap the More button in the introduction section.
- Tap Recommend. …
- Select relationship and Select [member name’s] position at the time from the dropdowns, and tap Next.
- Write your recommendation in the message field.
- Tap Send.
You can only request one recommendation from a connection at a time, although there’s no limit to the total number of recommendations you can ask or receive.
You can share a screen of the recommendation and tag the person who shared the post or use it in your short stories as social proof.
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Frequently Asked Questions About LinkedIn Recommendations
Once someone writes you a recommendation, go to your LinkedIn profile, scroll to the Recommendations section, and accept it to make it visible. You can also proactively request recommendations from colleagues, clients, or supervisors you’ve worked with directly.
There’s no official minimum, but profiles with several recent, relevant recommendations tend to build more trust. Aim for at least 3-5 strong recommendations from people who can speak directly to your skills or results.
Yes – LinkedIn limits you to one pending request per connection, but there’s no cap on how many different people you can ask.
Ask people you’ve worked closely with, such as managers, coworkers, or clients, and jog their memory with a specific project or result you’d like them to mention.
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