I enjoy logging into LinkedIn and viewing the professional
updates that are going on in my network and reading articles and discussions
being held in my various professional groups. LinkedIn is a great tool and I believe its one of the best tools out there for people who are serious about their profession and building a professional network. I have nothing but praise for LinkedIn as a tool.
What I don’t like is when I see people add skills to their profile or become endorsed for skills that I KNOW and they KNOW they do not have. Some people often forget that many of the folks in their LinkedIn network are actually people who have worked with them or work with them currently and know their skill set. What is especially un-nerving are those people who add skills that are so far from their skill set, education, and background that we might as well call it a crime of professionalism. What can be done about this? I don’t know. However, I wish people would just be honest.
What I don’t like is when I see people add skills to their profile or become endorsed for skills that I KNOW and they KNOW they do not have. Some people often forget that many of the folks in their LinkedIn network are actually people who have worked with them or work with them currently and know their skill set. What is especially un-nerving are those people who add skills that are so far from their skill set, education, and background that we might as well call it a crime of professionalism. What can be done about this? I don’t know. However, I wish people would just be honest.
