You can opt out of receiving skill endorsements and hide any you’ve already received. You also have the option to opt out of appearing in and seeing endorsement suggestions.
To opt out of receiving skill endorsements:
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Click the
Me icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage. -
Click View Profile.
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Scroll down to the Skills section and click the
Edit icon. -
Click the
More icon on the upper right of the Skills page. -
Click Endorsement settings from the dropdown.
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In the Endorsements popup window, switch the toggle next to I want to be endorsed to No.
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Click
Close to exit.
This action will:
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Prevent your connections from endorsing you.
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Hide all of your endorsements.
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Prevent endorsement suggestions from displaying on profiles you view.
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Prevent endorsement suggestions from displaying on your own profile when others view it.
To opt out of skill endorsements:
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Tap your profile picture, then tap View profile.
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Scroll down to the Skills section and tap the
Edit icon. -
Tap the
More icon on the upper right of the Skills page. -
Tap Endorsement settings.
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In the Endorsements pop-up window, switch the toggle next to I want to be endorsed to No.
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Tap the
Back icon to save the setting.
It could take several minutes for you to be removed from all endorsement suggestions. It may also take a few minutes for all your endorsements to be hidden from all of your connections.
Learn more about skill endorsements.