Initially, that's what I wanted to do! But then I found out that to get someone's skills you must accepted into a program of theirs called "Apply with LinkedIn"

Initially, that's what I wanted to do! But then I found out that to get someone's skills you must accepted into a program of theirs called "Apply with LinkedIn". The whole thing sounded way too complex. I got the feeling LinkedIn was only interested in sharing that info if you were part of one of their revenue pillars (hiring, marketing, sales, learning). Now, however, I feel glad that I'm using my own Skill tables. We can now add stuff like Piano Playing as a skill. It may be not very "professional" looking, but imagine how cool it would be for team bonding if you could also find mentors for skills not directly related to your current job! For the endorsements, one thing I've heard a lot while interviewing users was that they thought LinkedIn endorsements were useless, like Facebook's poke button of yore.