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Ask for a LinkedIn recommendation, and write one in return

A recommendation from a real manager says more than any headline. Get a request that's easy to say yes to, and a recommendation you can write for them.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

The prompt · ChatGPT

Help me ask for a LinkedIn recommendation, and write one in return.

Who I'm asking: [name, their role, how we worked together]
When: [dates]
What I'd love them to mention: [e.g. how I handled the system change]
What I could say about them: [their strengths and an example]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. A personal request message under 80 words to send with LinkedIn's request.
2. Three short prompts they could use if they're stuck, from what we did together.
3. A recommendation I could write for them, under 120 words, with one specific example.
4. A thank-you message for after.

Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, dates or results. UK English.

Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.

A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. name, their role, how we worked together: a short note you already have. dates: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

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