LinkedIn Recommendation Generator
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Writing a recommendation that actually helps someone
A LinkedIn recommendation is public, permanent, and attached to your name — which is exactly why the generic ones ('great team player, would work with again!') do so little. The ones that move needles are specific: how you worked together, one concrete thing they did, the trait it proved, and who should want them. This generator drafts in that arc, 80–150 words, so you can honour the request in ten minutes without producing something that reads like everyone else's.
Recommendation writing tips
- Establish context in line one — 'I managed Sarah for two years at Stripe' tells readers exactly how much weight your praise carries.
- Tell one small story instead of listing five virtues: the failing launch she turned around says 'leadership' better than the word does.
- Name the differentiator — what did they do that the other competent people in the same role didn't?
- End pointed forward: 'any team building X would be lucky to get her' helps the next hiring manager picture it.
- Only write what you saw firsthand. Your name is on it, and vague praise for work you didn't witness reads exactly like what it is.
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LinkedIn Recommendation Generator — common questions
Latest questions readers ask us about this topic.
How long should a LinkedIn recommendation be?
80–150 words — three to six sentences. Long enough for context, one concrete example, and a forward-looking close; short enough that profile visitors read it instead of skimming past. A wall of text gets collapsed behind 'see more' and mostly stays there.
What makes a LinkedIn recommendation credible?
Specificity and stated context. 'As her direct manager for two years' plus one verifiable-sounding example ('she rebuilt our onboarding flow and cut churn 20%') reads true. Superlatives without evidence ('the best marketer I've ever met!') read as a favour between friends — which readers discount accordingly.
Should I recommend someone I barely worked with?
Decline politely or narrow the scope to what you actually saw — 'I collaborated with Marcus on one project, and his API design impressed me' is honest and still useful. Inflating familiarity risks your credibility with everyone who knows better, and the recommendation carries your name forever.
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The sub-questions readers ask next — answered, with where to go.
You're writing for the truncation point. LinkedIn shows roughly the first two lines before “…see more”, so the job of the hook is to make stopping feel worth it — a specific claim, a tension, or a number, never a throat-clear like 'I've been thinking about…'. A single bold or italic phrase in that opening makes it stand out in a feed of identical fonts. Keep the payoff a real one; clickbait that doesn't deliver trains the feed to bury you.
Format your hookLead with the searchable terms. LinkedIn weighs the opening words of your headline, so put the role and keywords people search first, then the personality after. 'Fractional CMO · B2B SaaS growth — occasionally funny' beats a clever line that buries what you do. Keep it under the character limit so nothing truncates, and add italic emphasis only after the keywords, never before them.
Generate a bioA bio has one job: answer 'why should I follow you?' in the time it takes to skim. Lead with who you help and the outcome, not your job title; add one proof point (a number, a credential, a notable client); end with a reason to stay. Keep links and @handles in plain text so they stay tappable, and use at most one styled phrase for emphasis. Specific beats clever every time.
Generate a bioSparingly, and with intent. One bold phrase in the hook earns attention; bold on every other line cancels itself out and reads as shouting. Italic is better for set-apart content — a client quote, a product name, an aside. The accessibility cost is real: screen readers announce styled Unicode awkwardly, so never put essential details (dates, links, numbers people need) in styled characters.
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