b'9. Recommendations and EndorsementsPeople in your network can endorse you for thesure that they know you and can speak to your skills you have listed on your LinkedIn profile.work, skills and experience.Over time you will build up the number ofMake a strategic list and contact these people people who have endorsed you for these skills.to ask for a recommendation. You can use the However, you can get endorsements at a clicktool on LinkedIn but its a good idea to contact even if people dont know the work you do orthem personally via email or telephone as well. the skills that you have.Recommendations are much more powerful,Let them know that you are working on and add credibility and strength to your profile.improving your LinkedIn profile to support your These are short statements written by peoplejob search.in your network about a specific job or role youDont be afraid to be specific about what you have held.would like them to focus on. Tell them what Think about who you could ask forskill or experience you would you like them to recommendations. It could be a previousprovide a statement about. This helps them manager or boss, colleagues youve worked with,write a targeted recommendation rather than a lecturers or fellow students. If youve completedgeneric statement. a clerkship or some legal work experience youBe selective with who you ask, its about quality could ask the person who supervised you. Makenot quantity.'