Someone senior to me wrote me a LinkedIn recommendation that spoke to my strengths, but he mentioned that I “may not be the loudest person in the room” because I’m focused on my work and thinking.

I’m an introvert, but will having this so overtly broadcasted in public hurt me when I’m looking for a job?

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Some of us are looking to hire thoughtful people, not loud ones. I don’t find it harmful at all. That’s the kind of recommendation that would make me, personally, pause and look more closely at the candidate.

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I don’t ever want to hire the loudest person in the room.

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I would read that as a compliment. The loudest person in the room is often the one with the least interesting things to say.

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Not at all. It makes the recommendation feel personalized to you and more authentic.

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Thanks everyone! I was worried that it made me sound like I was antisocial or that I don’t have a personality. (All untrue.) Rereading makes it clear that he doesn’t think highly of the loudest person in the room. And it is a pretty glowing rec overall.

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If you feel like it could hurt, then there’s your answer. Not speaking up definitely works against you the higher up you get since projects need collaboration and brainstorms are where a lot of the action happens. As a junior, it’s not the worst - but as your title changes to CW or senior, it’s an issue.

The best copy writers I’ve ever worked with were quiet and thoughtful. I think if a place looks at that as a bad comment, you wouldn’t want to work there anyway. Stand strong and know that your personality of being introverted is perfectly fine.

Speak softly and carry a big stick. The quiet people won’t ever run the world in my experience, but you can make it pretty far and live a good life while doing good work and being a strong mentor (because you’re listening). If your goal is to make CCO at 36, that’s a different set of advice I can’t give. I speak when I have something useful to say. It’s done me fairly well most of the time. And I’m always listening to the quiet people because I’m not talking nonstop.

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