Revise a Recommendation You've Given

Last updated: 2 years ago
You can revise a recommendation that you've given to a connection from your profile or at the request of a connection through a LinkedIn message.

To revise a recommendation you've given from your profile:

  1. Click the Me icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage.

  2. Click View Profile.

  3. Scroll down to the Recommendations section and click the Edit icon on the upper-right corner.

  4. Click on the Given tab under Recommendations.

  5. Click the More icon next to the recommendation you want to revise.

  6. Click Revise recommendation.

  7. Revise your recommendation.

  8. Click Send.

To revise a recommendation at the request of your connection:

Your connections can request a recommendation revision from you through LinkedIn messaging.

  1. Click the Messaging icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage.

  2. Select the respective message from the left pane rail of the Messaging page.

  3. Click the link provided in the message to revise the recommendation.

  4. In the Recommendation page, click Revise.

    You can click the Delete icon and confirm Delete if you don't want to revise the recommendation. 

  5. Revise the recommendation.
  6. Click Send.

Important to know

If you revise a recommendation you've given, your connection will have to review it for it to appear on their profile.

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