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How to Write Recommendations on LinkedIn With a focus on Nercon’s LinkedIn audience.

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Page 1: How to write recommendations on linked in

How to Write Recommendations on

LinkedIn

With a focus on Nercon’s LinkedIn audience.

Page 2: How to write recommendations on linked in

1.Be professional.

2.Be specific.

3.Be sincere.

3 Rules to Follow.

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Fred is a great guy to work with, he and I get along well and he likes my jokes.

Be Professional.

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Fred is a great guy to work with, he and I get along well and he likes my jokes.

Be Professional.

Is this professional? YES NO

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Fred is a great guy to work with, he and I get along well and he likes my jokes.

Be Professional.

Is this professional? YES NOX

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I enjoy working with Fred because of his sense of humor and his easy going nature.

Be Professional.

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I enjoy working with Fred because of his sense of humor and his easy going nature.

Be Specific.

How does Fred use his sense of humor and easy going nature at work or on a project?

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I enjoy working with Fred because of his sense of humor and his easy going nature.

Be Specific.

How does Fred use his sense of humor and easy going nature at work or on a project?

What specific project or expertise does he have that describes his work?

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Fred uses his sense of humor and easy going nature to keep team members motivated on strategic projects. His leadership in the component library project kept the project moving and he was able to deliver early.

Be Specific.

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Fred uses his sense of humor and easy going nature to keep team members motivated on strategic projects. His leadership in the component library project kept the project moving and he was able to deliver early. Fred is the number one project leader in our division.

Be Sincere.

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Fred uses his sense of humor and easy going nature to keep team members motivated on strategic projects. His leadership in the component library project kept the project moving and he was able to deliver early. Fred is the number one project leader in our division.

Be Sincere.

Is this sincere? Or maybe a little over-the-top?

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Fred uses his sense of humor and easy going nature to keep team members motivated on strategic projects. His leadership in the component library project kept the project moving and he was able to deliver early. An excellent project leader, I look forward to working with Fred on future programs.

Be Sincere.

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Fred uses his sense of humor and easy going nature to keep team members motivated on strategic projects. His leadership in the component library project kept the project moving and he was able to deliver early. An excellent project leader, I look forward to working with Fred on future programs.

Be Professional. Be Specific. Be Sincere.

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“A peer is one thing, but writing a recommendation for a customer requires a more thought.”

Be Professional. Be Specific. Be Sincere.

How to write a customer recommendation.

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“A peer is one thing, but writing a recommendation for a customer requires a little more thought.”

Be Professional. Be Specific. Be Sincere.

You don’t want to come off as insincere or having ulterior motives.

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Be Professional. Be Specific. Be Sincere.

Do you want to thank them for their order?

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Be Professional. Be Specific. Be Sincere.

Do you want to thank them for their order? Not a recommendation.

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Be Professional. Be Specific. Be Sincere.

Do you want to thank them for their order? Not a recommendation.

Do you want to invite them to do more business?

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Be Professional. Be Specific. Be Sincere.

Do you want to thank them for their order? Not a recommendation.

Do you want to invite them to do more business? Not a recommendation.

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Be Professional. Be Specific. Be Sincere.

Do you want to thank them for their order? Not a recommendation.

Do you want to invite them to do more business? Not a recommendation.

Do you want to mention their project or brand by name?

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Be Professional. Be Specific. Be Sincere.

Do you want to thank them for their order? Not a recommendation.

Do you want to invite them to do more business? Not a recommendation.

Do you want to mention their project or brand by name? Not a recommendation.

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Be Professional. Be Specific. Be Sincere.

Do you want to thank them for their order? Not a recommendation.

Do you want to invite them to do more business? Not a recommendation.

Do you want to mention their project or brand by name? Not a recommendation.

A recommendation, especially for a customer, should be about them and their transferrable skills. Their peers will have access to the recommendation, maybe their supervisor and just about anyone in their network.

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Jim is a great guy to work with; he is very organized and knowledgeable about his business. I look forward to working with him on future projects.

Be Professional. Be Specific. Be Sincere.

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Jim is a great guy to work with; he is very organized and knowledgeable about his business. I look forward to working with him on future projects.

Why was he so great to work with?

Don’t beg for more business in a recommendation, make it about the person – not you or Nercon.

Be Professional. Be Specific. Be Sincere.

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Jim is an extremely organized project engineer and manager. I enjoyed working with him on some recent automation projects and appreciated his coordination abilities for project management.

Be Professional. Be Specific. Be Sincere.

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Jim is an extremely organized project engineer and manager. I enjoyed working with him on some recent automation projects and appreciated his coordination abilities for project management.

Better…

You liked Jim’s engineering and organization abilities. Why do you think he was good at those things?

Be Professional. Be Specific. Be Sincere.

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Jim is an extremely organized and experienced project engineer. Having worked with Jim on recent automation projects, he was concise, detail-oriented and very responsive. An asset to his company, he has a very attuned to and knowledgeable of the manufacturing processes in his division.

Be Professional. Be Specific. Be Sincere.

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Jim is an extremely organized and experienced project engineer. Having worked with Jim on recent automation projects, he was concise, detail-oriented and very responsive. An asset to his company, he has a very attuned to and knowledgeable of the manufacturing processes in his division.

Much better…

You liked Jim’s engineering and organization abilities.

You clearly defined what you like about his organization skills.

You clearly defined why you think he is a good project engineer.

Be Professional. Be Specific. Be Sincere.

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A “customer” recommendation about that person……not the company……not the project……not about you or Nercon.

Be Professional. Be Specific. Be Sincere.

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1.Be professional.

2.Be specific.

3.Be sincere.

3 Rules to Follow.

How to write a customer recommendation.

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1.Be professional.

2.Be specific.

3.Be sincere.

3 Rules to Follow.

How to write a customer recommendation.

4. Have someone look it over!