Write a warm, specific LinkedIn recommendation for a colleague, report, or manager — in under 2 minutes.
Use toolSpecific, not generic
Trained to avoid hollow praise. The output references their actual work and the real impact they had.
Under 2 minutes
Answer 6 questions and get a ready-to-post recommendation. No blank page required.
Works for any relationship
Colleagues, direct reports, managers, mentors — the tool adapts to your working relationship.
Multiple tones
Choose from warm, professional, or enthusiastic to match your personal style.
Their name, role, and how you worked together — as a colleague, manager, report, or client.
Their key strength, a specific project or achievement, and the impact it had on the team or business.
A genuine, specific LinkedIn recommendation ready to post directly or lightly personalise.
Recommending a colleague
Acknowledge a peer's contributions in a way that's specific enough to actually help their career.
Writing for a direct report
Highlight growth, impact, and qualities that will open doors for someone you managed.
Recommending a mentor
Express genuine gratitude for someone who shaped your career in a professional, articulate way.
Helping a connection
Support someone's job search with a strong recommendation without spending an hour writing it.
100–200 words is ideal. Long enough to be substantive and credible, short enough that recruiters actually read it.
Specificity. Mentioning a real project, measurable result, or unique quality is worth more than three paragraphs of generic praise like 'great team player.'
It's good practice to let them know. LinkedIn notifies them before the recommendation is published, so they can accept it or ask you to adjust.
Yes, but be honest about your relationship. Recommendations from people who observed your work in adjacent contexts are still valuable — just be clear about the nature of your connection.
Yes. The result is plain text — copy it into LinkedIn's recommendation editor and adjust any details before posting.
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