Oddball LinkedIn Endorsements to Give Your Connections
1. Fruity Loops
Fine, fine. We know Fruity Loops is a digital audio work system. The cereal also makes one odd endorsement.
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2. Embroidery
Dani embroiders so well it's as though she used Photoshop. Endorsement, earned.
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3. Dinosaurs
Unfortunately for Brian, this field is going extinct. Oh, wait...
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4. Medical Marijuana
Dispensary owners are entrepreneurs in a just-legalized field, after all.
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5. Snowshoeing
Nina snowshoes so well she puts Olympians to shame.
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6. Tractor
Matt's expertise stems from honing his skills from a very young age.
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7. Virus
What other endorsement would you give Mashable's viral content editor?
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8. Dangerous Drugs
Having skill in dangerous drugs is a real art.
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9. Exotic Animals
Not just skilled in basic, run-of-the-mill animals.
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10. Footprint
Matt leaves his mark wherever he goes.
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11. Guinea Pig
Taming a rodent takes some real chops. Hats off, Christine.
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12. Gorilla
This gorilla is so intelligent, you could endorse it in Elisha. Doesn't work the other way around? Hmm...
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13. Baskets
Neha is one skilled craftswomen.
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14. Towels
And one big thank you to my colleague for sending me this kind endorsement.
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LinkedIn, the most clean-cut, professional social network, is rarely known for its sense of humor. But little did you know, there's endless fun to be had when you endorse your connections with the most unusual skills.
The pre-written list of LinkedIn Endorsements include a host of job skills you're familiar with — think PowerPoint, leadership, social media and time management.
Wondering what else is on this list? Gorilla is listed as a job skill. Baskets is on there as well.
We understand that there are in fact experts in gorillas, baskets and many other things that we in the digital media world find humorous. And we certainly don't mean to offend the badass basket makers of the world.
That said, no matter your industry, we promise you'll laugh perusing some of the most oddball options on LinkedIn's list — we sure did.
Take a look through the gallery above for some inspiringly weird endorsements we found on LinkedIn's list of job skills. What's the most bizarre skill you found on LinkedIn? Let us know in the comments.
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