GREAT resume enhancer!

1. LinkedIn
Recommendations:
Replaces traditional letter of
recommendation

2. FIRST: Open LinkedIn and Click on “Profile” then “Edit Profile”

3. NEXT: scoll down towards the bottom of the screen on the “Edit Profile”
page you should still be on…..about ¾ down the page, you then…..
First step: Click on the icon of the Pencil
Second step: the area
“Your Recommendations”
populates after clicking on the pencil
Third step:
Click on “Ask to be recommended”

4. THIRD: Use drop-down list to
choose job, next enter in the
person you want to
recommend, third confirm you
e-mail address, then SEND

5. SAMPLE RECOMMENDATION :

6. Ideas to consider with the Linkedin recommendations:
1. Have your source include a specific situation that you can then refer to
when speaking with a prospective employer. Take a look at the
previous slide for a reference point regarding this strategy.
2. Place your LinkedIn address on your CV so that it can be quickly
referred to by the prospective employer.
3. Copy all of the recommendations into MSWORD and re-format to a
professional template. Then use the finished product to accompany
your CV when attending an interview.
4. BE CERTAIN that you obtain ALL the necessary recommendations from
your current facility BEFORE leaving….it is a relatively easy task…and
vital to your career opportunities!
5. From experience, I can attest to the fact that it takes very little time for
an associate, manager or colleague to plug-in to Linked-In and provide
the feedback. By contrast, you can wait “forever” to get a letter of
recommendation.

7. PLEASE CALL WITH ANY QUESTIONS:
Michael G Vanderlans
Permanent Placement Division
SPRINGBOARD HEALTHCARE STAFFING
P. 866.465.6286 x101
F. 877.890.5343
www.springboardstaffing.com
A Certified HCSS Provider by the Joint Commission