"Linkedin requests" Topic

I have recently received a lot of requests from perfect strangers who want me to be a Linkedin buddy, or whatever it's called.

anybody else?

Yeh. So? A friend of an aquaintance of a former co-worker is a total stranger to me, but saying yes doesn't cost me anything, so I usually do. It's all about building up a vast network of Linkedln contacts to further one's employment prospects. I think I'm past the point where it really matters, so I don't play very vigorously. Still, it might amount to something positive wunna theze daze, so why not?

I've said yes so much that total strangers on Linkedln are now endorsing me for skills that I never knew I had. Isn't that nice.

I ignore them.

I ignore them as well

LinkedIn is not a secure system: link

Also, I recall reading it has been used by phishing scammers. So rather than click the link, I'd suggest going directly to your LinkedIn account via your browser to be certain the request is valid.

Lastly, I consider a link request as something of an endorsement of an individual's character and professional abilities. Therefore, unless I have an established relationship with the individual, I don't accept the link request. Even if I *know* the individual, but have no experience of their professional work, I won't accept the link request except for long term acquaintances whose character I can vouch for. Seems to me to be a professional approach.

What Parzival said. I don't accept invitations to
'link' unless I've known the requestor for a while.

I get them and I am not even on Linkedln

Some I accept. Some I don't. Depends upon what/who they are. I find the endorsements tiring and useless, but the long list of job opportunities is useful, especially when HR comes out with their "benchmarking studies".

I get them mostly from people I know. Cousin, niece, good friend…

I'm on LinkedIn, but I only endorse people I actually know. It's good tool, and I've gotten projects from it, but weird stuff sometimes happens there.

I'll give you an example: About three months ago, I was talking to an overseas headhunter about a legitimate project, and at some point, he asked me something about my LinkedIn profile. About 2 minutes after we hang up, he emails me and says something like, "I just endorsed you for a bunch of things, so now return the favor and endorse me for a bunch of things". And this was immediately followed by three of his associates also emailing me to request endorsements. It just felt…weird. Nobody got anything that day. If this is the modern face of business, I could do without that little aspect.