I like how on Linkedin I have 7 endorsements for "confocal microscopy" (which I in fact only tried for about a week), but just 1 endorsement for "patch clamp" (which I did for 3 years). Naturally, all from people who knew me ~7 years ago (before I tried either). Is not it nice?
Also one endorsement for "Communication audits" (I don't even know what this thing is. How did it even get there?)
Conclusion: endorsements totally don't work if most of your connections are from your previous career. People just choose words that sound nice, and then via positive feedback (most endorsed skills being shown at the top) these flukes perpetuate, and get written in stone.
I am now tempted to delete "confocal microscopy" from my list of skills altogether =)
Also one endorsement for "Communication audits" (I don't even know what this thing is. How did it even get there?)
Conclusion: endorsements totally don't work if most of your connections are from your previous career. People just choose words that sound nice, and then via positive feedback (most endorsed skills being shown at the top) these flukes perpetuate, and get written in stone.
I am now tempted to delete "confocal microscopy" from my list of skills altogether =)
