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Endorsement

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

/ɪnˈdɔːrsmənt/nounCommon term

In job interviews & careers, endorsement means: On LinkedIn, a quick confirmation by one of your connections that you have a particular skill listed on your profile.

In Turkish: beceri onayı, onay, destek

How it is used

You endorse someone for a skill, and your profile shows how many endorsements each skill has. Endorsements are lighter than recommendations, which are short written texts about your work. Outside LinkedIn, the word means public support or approval.

Example sentences

  1. I have over fifty endorsements for project management on LinkedIn.

  2. Thanks for the endorsement! I'm happy to endorse you for Excel too.

Common collocations

  • skill endorsement
  • endorse someone for a skill
  • receive endorsements
  • LinkedIn profileYour personal page on LinkedIn, the professional networking site, showing your photo, headline, experience, skills and education.
  • connectionA person you are linked to in your professional network, especially someone you have added on LinkedIn.
  • skillAn ability to do something well, usually because you have learned and practised it, such as writing reports, coding or managing a budget.
  • referralA recommendation of a candidate for a job by someone who already works at the company.

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