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LinkedIn summary generator

Write your LinkedIn About section from a few facts: four drafts in different styles, under LinkedIn's 2,600-character limit. Below: how to write one, five examples, and a check of the one you have.

Starts with a verb
A number makes it real
Separate with commas

No AI: plain templates filled with your words, in your browser. Nothing is sent anywhere.

Fill in your job title, or who you help and how, and drafts appear here. Each field you add fills more of them.

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How to write it

How to write a LinkedIn summary.

Seven steps, from LinkedIn's own advice on its Talent Blog (30 April 2024), in short. You don't need every step; a few, done well, beat all of them done in passing.

  1. 01

    Open with what you do

    The first lines are all people see before “see more”. Say what you do and for whom. Skip “Hi, I'm…” and “Thanks for visiting”.

  2. 02

    Explain your work in plain words

    Put the job title aside: who do you help, with what problem, and how? That says more than the title on your experience.

  3. 03

    Prove it once

    One result with a number (deals closed, people hired, time saved) does more than “proven track record”.

  4. 04

    Connect your past

    If your career took turns, connect them. A story about why you do this work is easier to remember than a list.

  5. 05

    Use the words people search for

    Name the skills and tools people search for, as they'd type them. A short “Specialties” line at the end works.

  6. 06

    Make it easy to read

    Write in the first person, the way you'd speak. Short paragraphs and a few bullets are easier to skim than one block.

  7. 07

    End with an ask

    Say what you want readers to do: connect, message you about a role, book a call. Be specific.

The headline sits right above it: the LinkedIn headline generator works the same way. Every other limit is in LinkedIn character limits.

Examples

LinkedIn summary examples.

Five About sections we wrote to show the steps at work. The people and numbers are made up: keep the shape, swap in your own facts.

Account executive

I help B2B SaaS founders close bigger deals without sounding like a sales robot. I'm an Account Executive at a 60-person HR software company. Most of my week is discovery calls: finding out what's actually broken before anyone sees a demo. Last year I closed $2.4M in new business, 31% above target, mostly from outbound I wrote myself. Before sales, I taught high-school chemistry for four years. Explaining hard things to people who'd rather be elsewhere turned out to be good training. Specialties: outbound · discovery · mid-market SaaS · HubSpot If you're a founder hiring your first sales rep, message me. I'm happy to share what I wish I'd known.

Why it works

  • The first line says who they help and with what.
  • One number backs it up, and the teaching years explain a career turn.
  • A Specialties line for search, then a specific ask.

Software engineer

I build the parts of payment systems nobody notices until they break. For the past six years I've worked on backend services in Go and Python, most recently at a fintech where I led the move from nightly batch payouts to real-time ones. Failed payouts dropped from about 1 in 200 to 1 in 5,000. What I care about: • Systems that fail loudly and recover quietly • Code reviews that teach, not gatekeep • Writing things down Stack: Go · Python · PostgreSQL · Kafka · AWS Always up for a conversation about payments infrastructure, or about on-call that doesn't burn people out.

Why it works

  • A hook that's specific to the work, not to the title.
  • A before-and-after number for the project they led.
  • The stack as keywords, and an open invitation to talk.

Founder

Small clinics lose hours every week to phone tag with patients. We built Acme to end that. I'm the co-founder and CEO. Acme books, moves and confirms appointments by text, so front-desk teams can look after the people in the room. 400 clinics use it, and on average they've cut no-shows by a quarter. Before Acme, I ran operations for a group of dental practices, which is where I learned how much of healthcare still runs on the phone. We're hiring engineers and a first customer success lead. If you know someone who'd love this problem, I'd like to hear from you.

Why it works

  • It opens with the customer's problem, not the founder.
  • Traction in one sentence, and the past job that explains the idea.
  • The ask matches what the founder needs now: hires.

Recruiter

I hire engineers for early-stage startups, and I tell candidates the truth about the role, including the parts that aren't in the job description. In five years as a technical recruiter, I've placed 120 engineers, from first hires to heads of engineering. Most of them came from conversations, not job boards. If you're an engineer thinking about a move, even a year from now, send me a message. No pressure, just a straight answer about the market.

Why it works

  • Short, and written for the reader it wants: candidates.
  • One number and one way of working that sets them apart.
  • An ask that lowers the bar to reply.

Career changer

After six years as a nurse, I'm moving into healthcare UX research. I still want to make patients' days easier; I want to do it at scale. I've finished a UX research certificate and run 15 usability interviews for a patient-portal redesign at my hospital, which shipped last spring. What I bring: years of watching people struggle with clinical software, and the patience to find out why. I'm looking for a junior UX research role in health tech. If your team builds tools for clinicians or patients, I'd love to talk.

Why it works

  • It names the change in the first line instead of hiding it.
  • Proof of the new skill, from a real project.
  • The old career becomes the strength, and the ask names the role.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

How long can a LinkedIn summary be?
2,600 characters, according to LinkedIn's Talent Blog. Your profile shows the first lines and hides the rest behind “see more”, so the opening matters most.
Is the LinkedIn summary the same as the About section?
Yes. On your profile, LinkedIn calls it the About section; many people still call it the summary.
Should a LinkedIn summary be in the first or third person?
The first person. LinkedIn's advice is to write the way you'd speak to someone you just met: “I build…”, not “Jane builds…”.
What should I put in my LinkedIn summary?
What you do and for whom, one result with a number, the path that brought you here, a few keywords people search for, and what readers should do next. You don't need all of it.
Does this summary generator use AI?
No. It fills four plain templates with your own words, in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to Lempile or anywhere else.

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