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I think cuz you can only have 5 and you get a limited say in how you label them ("hire", "start up with", "work for" etc) it makes you reflect and be more consi

I think cuz you can only have 5 and you get a limited say in how you label them ("hire", "start up with", "work for" etc) it makes you reflect and be more considerate in your choices.

esafak 3y ago
What is going to happen once you have used your allotment and you want to change your selection as you make new professional connections? It seems like work for little benefit to have to think of which five out of who knows how many people I know deserve endorsement the most.
- em-bee 3y ago
  good point. how about allowing unlimited endorsements but only show 5 that you may choose? (and by default the newest endorsements should be shown so that older endorsements naturally disappear over time unless specifically selected to show)
  - esafak 3y ago
    I don't see any fundamental value here. The value of an endorsement depends on what you think of who's giving it. If a celebrated person endorses you, you don't care how many other people she's endorsed. And you have to speak to the endorser in private to get an honest appraisal. This is not something one takes at face value from a web site. That's also the problem with LinkedIn's endorsement feature. I'd be more interested in a better ATS or CRM.
    - em-bee 3y ago
      the value is twofold: if i have 10 endorsements, i want to pick the best 5. whether a celebrated person is among them is besides the point. i still want to choose. by default, newer endorsements are better than old ones because they are likely more current. and i am not going to go out of my way to seek a new endorsement if it isn't a better one than what i already have, so when i do get one i most likely want it at the top, so making that default reduces effort and confusion
      - esafak 3y ago
        LinkedIn lets you endorse particular skills, which is more informative than a blanket endorsement. Even then it's not very valuable. You still have to verify it in a technical interview. All it does is get you past the first filter.
        em-bee 3y ago
        ok, but initially you only asked about how to handle more than 5 endorsements and i was responding to that. that's also how i read your reply. now you are questioning the value of endorsements in general which is a different topic. one that i am not disagreeing with either. if i put my hiring hat on, i am not sure how i would accept these endorsements myself. frankly when i am hiring, i'd mostly value endorsements from people that i trust myself, which only works for candidates that are already in my network somehow. i would consider endorsements from a reputable testing service so that i can skip coding tests.
  - rohanmahen 3y ago
    Thats a great idea! Thank you!

I think cuz you can only have 5 and you get a limited say in how you label them ("hire", "start up with", "work for" etc) it makes you reflect and be more considerate in your choices.

esafak 3y ago

What is going to happen once you have used your allotment and you want to change your selection as you make new professional connections? It seems like work for little benefit to have to think of which five out of who knows how many people I know deserve endorsement the most.

em-bee 3y ago
good point. how about allowing unlimited endorsements but only show 5 that you may choose? (and by default the newest endorsements should be shown so that older endorsements naturally disappear over time unless specifically selected to show)
- esafak 3y ago
  I don't see any fundamental value here. The value of an endorsement depends on what you think of who's giving it. If a celebrated person endorses you, you don't care how many other people she's endorsed. And you have to speak to the endorser in private to get an honest appraisal. This is not something one takes at face value from a web site. That's also the problem with LinkedIn's endorsement feature. I'd be more interested in a better ATS or CRM.
  - em-bee 3y ago
    the value is twofold: if i have 10 endorsements, i want to pick the best 5. whether a celebrated person is among them is besides the point. i still want to choose. by default, newer endorsements are better than old ones because they are likely more current. and i am not going to go out of my way to seek a new endorsement if it isn't a better one than what i already have, so when i do get one i most likely want it at the top, so making that default reduces effort and confusion
    - esafak 3y ago
      LinkedIn lets you endorse particular skills, which is more informative than a blanket endorsement. Even then it's not very valuable. You still have to verify it in a technical interview. All it does is get you past the first filter.
      - em-bee 3y ago
        ok, but initially you only asked about how to handle more than 5 endorsements and i was responding to that. that's also how i read your reply. now you are questioning the value of endorsements in general which is a different topic. one that i am not disagreeing with either. if i put my hiring hat on, i am not sure how i would accept these endorsements myself. frankly when i am hiring, i'd mostly value endorsements from people that i trust myself, which only works for candidates that are already in my network somehow. i would consider endorsements from a reputable testing service so that i can skip coding tests.
- rohanmahen 3y ago
  Thats a great idea! Thank you!