In my opinion recommandations on LinkedIn are fairly trustworthy because: 0. they are redacted from logged-in accounts (while still possible I believe the risk

In my opinion recommandations on LinkedIn are fairly trustworthy because: 0. they are redacted from logged-in accounts (while still possible I believe the risk of having an impersonator write someone's a recommandation is rather low, YMMV) 1. the relationship between the two is clearly stated 2. you are 1 click away from finding more about the person that wrote the review It's arguable, but a recommandation on LinkedIn takes more work than a recommandation by phone. The words you say on LinkedIn tend to stay, and rather openly accessible.