My rule is that I only link to people I can recommend for at least one thing - even if it is running volunteer efforts at events.
I'm mostly similar. And indeed, I *am* able to endorse some of those folks for some skills that I've watched them use, or at least heard them talk about to have some faith that they know what they're talking about. But I ignore about 80% of the endorsement requests I get from LinkedIn, and I get the impression that many folks don't.
And I hear you about recruiters. I've linked to the three who I decently well trust (because they have proven themselves over the years to be adequately competent and ethical), but I ignore a lot more...
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I'm mostly similar. And indeed, I *am* able to endorse some of those folks for some skills that I've watched them use, or at least heard them talk about to have some faith that they know what they're talking about. But I ignore about 80% of the endorsement requests I get from LinkedIn, and I get the impression that many folks don't.
And I hear you about recruiters. I've linked to the three who I decently well trust (because they have proven themselves over the years to be adequately competent and ethical), but I ignore a lot more...