LinkedIn. Do you use it?

[Still BLUTANG]

i have a profile with photo. i'm not actively job seeking but it's nice to get contacted by recruiters every now and again. mainly i opened the account so i could create a group for one of my outreach/volunteer organizations. Since that's gotten off the ground, i normally lurk in groups that relate to my profession.

MAJOR PET PEEVE: people "endorsing"me for things outside of our relationship. For example, if we know each other through a kickball league, why are you endorsing me for research skills? I've turned off the endorsements from my profile so they no longer show up, but that doesn't stop Linked In from prompting my connections to click something.

[DubaiSis]

Originally Posted by Still BLUTANG

MAJOR PET PEEVE: people "endorsing"me for things outside of our relationship. For example, if we know each other through a kickball league, why are you endorsing me for research skills? I've turned off the endorsements from my profile so they no longer show up, but that doesn't stop Linked In from prompting my connections to click something.

I agree, and some of the endorsements I have are REAL endorsements that it would be great for the general public to see, but they are minimized by the people who have never bought travel products and services from me but have endorsed EVERYTHING about me. And anyone who uses LinkedIn knows these endorsements are crap. The problem is they can't see the valid ones lurking within.