I remember being utterly turned off by LinkedIn when I saw two of my colleges a few years using a script to approve everyone's "skills" (or whatever they call it) everyday in order to be more popular or whatever.
I thought if everyone is just gaming it like that, the whole platform is totally worthless and even worse.
Needless to say, I now have a very minimal presence on it and never anymore link with recruiters as they will suck you dry timewise.
That skill endorsement interface is like a videogame that I play every few months. I hit the affirmative button on people I like without really looking at the skills too closely. I have to have a really low regard for someone to not just give them a skill recommendation.
It's really just a "Hey" that I'm sending to some long-lost co-worker's mailbox. Often, endorsing someone will spur a reconnection or an email conversation with that person that I otherwise might not have had.
I would never consider the linkedin skills recommendations when looking to hire someone.
I thought if everyone is just gaming it like that, the whole platform is totally worthless and even worse.
Needless to say, I now have a very minimal presence on it and never anymore link with recruiters as they will suck you dry timewise.