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Endorsements should use a web-of-trust. Some people (undefined process) are given an endorsed skill (eg. Python). They can now endorse anyone in their network
by lessnonymous 13y ago
Endorsements should use a web-of-trust.
Some people (undefined process) are given an endorsed skill (eg. Python). They can now endorse anyone in their network for python. But they cannot endorse anyone who claims a skill in 'goat herding'.
Now they have meaning as you can only endorse someone for a skill you have also been endorsed for.
My former boss had added 'Oracle' as a skill. I didn't know until LinkedIn asked me to endorse it. He's not even a technical guy, so I've no idea why he had added it but he's actually been endorsed for it by other business owners.
- snagage 13y agoI believe LinkedIn automatically define these skills by crawling for keywords in your profile. I've never added a skills section yet every now and then I get emails stating I've been endorsed for a specific skill.
- X-Istence 13y agoI believe users can also suggest them? I've got a couple on my LinkedIn profile that I didn't add, and weren't there earlier but I got a notification I was endorsed for that skill anyway.
- illuminate 13y agoIt's really bizarre, I have skills I've been endorsed for for jobs where I didn't use those skills around the endorsers!
- finnw 13y agoI've had former colleagues offended that I did not endorse them for skills (that I had not witnessed them using, though I knew they used them at that company.)
- jhull 13y agoWas just inspired to add goat herding as a skill. Please endorse me for it: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=22023530&trk=tab_pro http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=22023530&trk=tab...