Comments on: How to Get the Best LinkedIn Recommendations http://executivecareerbrand.com/how-to-get-the-best-linkedin-recommendations/ Meg Guiseppi, C-suite Executive Job Search Strategist — Personal Branding, Executive Resume, Biography, LinkedIn, Online Presence Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:03:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Meg Guiseppi http://executivecareerbrand.com/how-to-get-the-best-linkedin-recommendations/comment-page-1/#comment-2462 Meg Guiseppi Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:29:20 +0000 http://executivecareerbrand.com/?p=1622#comment-2462 Hi Ed, Thanks for commenting, and for your continued support through retweets (follow Ed on Twitter - http://twitter.com/ed_han). I really appreciate it! I'm glad you reiterated the point to offer guidance to those from whom you request a recommendation. How many of us have had pushback from possible recommenders because they don't have the time or feel they lack the skills to write a good recommendation? They will likely be very grateful if you help them. They may even suggest that you write the recommendation yourself and they will approve and post it. Lucky you! But make sure you live up to what you write -- keep it truthful and authentic. Don't put your supporters in the position of okaying an exaggerated recommendation because you've put them on the spot. Hi Ed,

Thanks for commenting, and for your continued support through retweets (follow Ed on Twitter – http://twitter.com/ed_han). I really appreciate it!

I’m glad you reiterated the point to offer guidance to those from whom you request a recommendation. How many of us have had pushback from possible recommenders because they don’t have the time or feel they lack the skills to write a good recommendation? They will likely be very grateful if you help them.

They may even suggest that you write the recommendation yourself and they will approve and post it. Lucky you! But make sure you live up to what you write — keep it truthful and authentic. Don’t put your supporters in the position of okaying an exaggerated recommendation because you’ve put them on the spot.

]]> By: Ed Han http://executivecareerbrand.com/how-to-get-the-best-linkedin-recommendations/comment-page-1/#comment-2459 Ed Han Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:54:04 +0000 http://executivecareerbrand.com/?p=1622#comment-2459 Meg, I'm glad you retweeted this today. This is an excellent guideline for receiving powerful, meaty LI recomendations. I particularly want to draw attention to something you mention late in the blog entry: the idea of offering some guidance to those from whom you request a recommendation. In my experience, no one remembers your accomplishments as well as you do yourself. If something you did saved a substantial amount of time or money, providing the specific metric (when known) can be a really powerful statement in a recommendation, esp if it mirrors an accomplishment on a resume. Meg, I’m glad you retweeted this today. This is an excellent guideline for receiving powerful, meaty LI recomendations. I particularly want to draw attention to something you mention late in the blog entry: the idea of offering some guidance to those from whom you request a recommendation.

In my experience, no one remembers your accomplishments as well as you do yourself. If something you did saved a substantial amount of time or money, providing the specific metric (when known) can be a really powerful statement in a recommendation, esp if it mirrors an accomplishment on a resume.

]]> By: Meg Guiseppi http://executivecareerbrand.com/how-to-get-the-best-linkedin-recommendations/comment-page-1/#comment-2218 Meg Guiseppi Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:14:39 +0000 http://executivecareerbrand.com/?p=1622#comment-2218 Hey City, Thanks for dropping by and commenting. Hope you're having a good summer! Meg Hey City,

Thanks for dropping by and commenting. Hope you’re having a good summer!

Meg

]]> By: City Sylvester http://executivecareerbrand.com/how-to-get-the-best-linkedin-recommendations/comment-page-1/#comment-2216 City Sylvester Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:15:50 +0000 http://executivecareerbrand.com/?p=1622#comment-2216 Great article Meg! Thanks for sharing this. Great article Meg! Thanks for sharing this.

]]> By: Meg Guiseppi http://executivecareerbrand.com/how-to-get-the-best-linkedin-recommendations/comment-page-1/#comment-2186 Meg Guiseppi Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:30:14 +0000 http://executivecareerbrand.com/?p=1622#comment-2186 Thanks for commenting, Deo. I'm very glad you found my post helpful. I hope you'll continue visiting here and read more! Best, Meg Thanks for commenting, Deo. I’m very glad you found my post helpful.

I hope you’ll continue visiting here and read more!

Best,
Meg

]]> By: Deo Shenai http://executivecareerbrand.com/how-to-get-the-best-linkedin-recommendations/comment-page-1/#comment-2185 Deo Shenai Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:59:55 +0000 http://executivecareerbrand.com/?p=1622#comment-2185 Excellent article provides wealth of insightful info! Thanks. Excellent article provides wealth of insightful info!
Thanks.

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