Does LinkedIn show when you endorse someone?

LinkedIn endorsements allow you to recognize the skills and expertise of your connections. When you endorse a connection, it appears on their profile and helps showcase their abilities to others in their network. A common question is whether LinkedIn shows the connection when you’ve endorsed them. Here’s a quick overview of how LinkedIn endorsements work and what information is shown.

Does the person see the endorsement?

Yes, when you endorse someone on LinkedIn, they will be notified of it. On their notifications page, they will see that you have endorsed them along with the skill or expertise you endorsed.

So if you endorse your connection John for “Social Media Marketing,” John will see a notification that you have endorsed him for that skill.

The notification looks something like “Clara has endorsed you for Social Media Marketing.”

So yes, the person will definitely see that you have endorsed them when you do it.

Is the endorser’s name shown publicly?

When you look at someone’s LinkedIn profile, any endorsements they have received from their connections are listed under the Skills & Endorsements section. However, the names of the individual endorsers are not shown publicly.

For example, if David has received 10 endorsements for social media marketing, you would see:

“Social Media Marketing – 10 endorsements”

The identities of those 10 endorsers are not revealed though. So while David knows who endorsed him, visitors to his profile can only see the total number of endorsements, not who they came from.

This helps keep things anonymous while still allowing endorsements to enhance someone’s professional brand and credibility.

When are mutual connections shown?

The one exception is when you share a mutual connection with the endorser. In that case, LinkedIn will display that mutual connection.

For example, let’s say you and Clara are connected on LinkedIn. If Clara endorses David for Project Management, David’s profile might show:

“Project Management – 1 endorsement from Clara (You’re connected)”

Since you and Clara are connected, LinkedIn will surface that shared connection so you know the endorsement comes from someone in your own network.

But for most endorsements from people you are not mutually connected with, their identities will remain anonymous.

Does LinkedIn notify you of new endorsements?

Yes, LinkedIn will alert you in your notifications when someone new endorses you. As mentioned above, you’ll see who endorsed you and for which skill.

LinkedIn will also send an email summary notifying you of any new profile updates, including new endorsements.

So you’ll be kept in the loop when you receive endorsements from your connections. This allows you to identify opportunities to endorse them back and build your professional brand together.

Can you turn off endorsements?

Some LinkedIn members prefer not to have endorsements displayed on their profile. LinkedIn does allow you to control the visibility of endorsements.

To adjust your settings:

– Go to your profile and click “View profile” to switch into public view mode.
– Scroll down and click the “Me” icon in the top navigation bar.
– Select “Settings & Privacy”.
– Click “Profile”.
– Under “Show endorsements on your profile”, you can uncheck the box to hide endorsements.
– Click “Save” to apply the changes.

Once you toggle endorsements off, any endorsements you’ve previously received will no longer be visible on your profile.

You can still see who endorsed you in your notifications. But it will not publicly display that information or the totals on your profile.

This lets you curate exactly what sections you want visible as part of your public image on LinkedIn.

Can you remove an endorsement?

If someone endorses you for a skill that you don’t want highlighted on your profile, you can simply remove it. Here’s how:

– Go to your profile and click the “Me” icon in the top navigation bar.
– Select “Settings & Privacy”.
– Click “Profile”.
– Scroll down to the “Skills & Endorsements” section.
– Hover over the endorsement you want to remove and click the “X” icon.
– This will immediately delete the endorsement, so it will no longer appear on your profile.

The endorser will not be notified when you remove it. The next time they visit your profile, they will simply see that endorsement no longer appears.

This is an easy way to curate your profile and remove any endorsements that feel out of place or irrelevant.

Does the order matter?

The endorsements on your Profile appear in a general chronological order, with your most recent endorsements at the top.

But LinkedIn does prioritize endorsements from close connections higher up, even if they are older. This helps highlight the endorsements that may carry more weight from people you engage with frequently.

Endorsements from distant connections or connections you rarely interact with can appear lower down.

Can you request endorsements?

Explicitly asking someone to endorse you is not considered good etiquette. Endorsements carry more meaning when they happen organically.

That said, you can certainly share your profile with your network and politely ask them to check it out. Something like:

“I’ve recently updated my LinkedIn profile, feel free to take a look and let me know your thoughts!”

This allows your connections to naturally review your profile and endorse you if they feel inclined. But avoids outright asking for endorsements.

You can also share specific skills or achievements publicly via a post. For example:

“Excited to have just launched our company’s new website. Web design and development are passions of mine.”

This provides visibility into your skills and expertise, giving context for your connections to endorse you if appropriate. But again, avoids directly soliciting the endorsements.

Conclusion

LinkedIn endorsements can enhance your professional reputation by showcasing your key skills and expertise. When endorsing someone, they will be notified of it directly. Their profile will then display the total number of endorsements received, but not individual endorser identities (unless you share a mutual connection).

As the recipient, you have controls to turn off endorsements globally or selectively remove ones that don’t represent you well. In general, endorsements are meant to happen organically between connections. But you can provide signals through your profile and posting activity to prompt relevant endorsements from your network.

Key Takeaways

– The person you endorse will see a notification that you endorsed them.
– Public profiles show total endorsements, not individual endorsers.
– Mutual connections are displayed to give context.
– You can turn off endorsements globally if desired.
– Specific endorsements can be removed.
– Asking directly for endorsements is not advisable.
– Share skills & expertise to prompt natural endorsements.