Endorsements on LinkedIn. This happen to you?

[Deleted]

Yup!

[definitelyO]

A woman who works at the same company as I do (but I don't work with) endorses me multiple times a day. it's getting annoying and tiresome.

[Susie]

Yeah. One of my college ex-boyfriends endorsed me for skills in a legal field that I now work in. We've seen each other socially (we have common friends) several times since college, but that's it. Shrug.

[MrsE]

Yup, it's strange.

[rosetyler]

Yes, I got endorsed by my FIL. I think LinkedIn prompts people to endorse others (like specifically, will you endorse CrackHabit on x, y and z?), so if someone is click-happy (and perhaps not sure what they are doing), it's not hard to get a bunch of random "endorsements".

[pamela]

Yes, and even for skills I don't think I've mentioned but would come up in my field. I don't think I'm liking this new addition. Seems worthless.

[Deleted]

Yes, happened today actually.

[bleubook]

Lately I have noticed that happening.

[birdmom]

I got endorsed for space planning, which I am indeed good at, but the person who endorsed me really had no way to know that.

[insominac]

Yep. I hate social media sites. Lol

[marylou]

Yes, and for skills I don't actually possess. My MIL endorsed me for copy editing. I've never done that in my life, wtf? I also have quite a few endorsements for blogging, even though I don't have a blog.

[sunnydaze31]

I've only gotten 2 endorsements so far. One was was pretty random. The other was from someone I know and respect, but for a very broad category.

I think the value of the endorsement is pretty low since LinkedIn actively solicits for me to endorse people. It's incredibly easy to just click the button to do it, without knowing much about their skills.

[y4m]

Jan 7, 2013 20:11:16 GMT -5 insominac said:

Yep. I hate social media sites. Lol

I totally went to LinkedIn to endorse you just to spite you. But I was foiled by their bad mobile design, so you are safe unless I think about this at a computer.

[sunny]

yes and it's odd