This quick tutorial will show even the most novice LinkedIn user how to give a meaningful recommendation to a contact on LinkedIn.

1. Recommending a Contact
on LinkedIn

2. Log in to your LinkedIn account

3. Select the contact you want to recommend

4. • Open the contact’s profile
• Click the drop-down arrow to the right
of the “Send a message” button
• Select “Recommend”

5. Select the category under which you’d like to
recommend your contact, and click “Go”

6. • Make a selection from
each of the drop-down
lists (Basis of
recommendation, Your
title at the time,
Contact’s title a the
time)
• Enter a brief
recommendation in
the text box under
“Written
Recommendation”
• View or edit the
recommendation, if
desired
• Click “Save”

7. • And you’re finished!
• LinkedIn will send a message to your
contact with your recommendation
• You can edit or remove your
recommendations at any time