Recently I have received a slew of LinkedIn recommendation requests from individuals that I don’t know very well or have never met. I found it rather surprising that these strangers would ask me for a recommendation, especially since we have never worked together. Here’s something to remember: If you wouldn’t recommend a person in the real world, there’s no need to recommend them in the cyber world.
Do not be afraid to say NO!
This is how I gently turned down the one request:
by Donna Serdula 
As a LinkedIn profile writer and strategy specialist, I train professionals on how to leverage LinkedIn effectively. During my LinkedIn Strategy sessions, I always talk about the POWER of LinkedIn recommendations. Recommendations on LinkedIn are an amazing way to get other people to SELL YOU! Recommendations ripple through YOUR network and the network of the …
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