Free prompts for a stronger LinkedIn profile.
Prompts any learner can copy into a free AI plan to tighten a headline and an About section. Written as plain text, so they work with a screen reader.
By Timothy Haines. Updated .
Writing about yourself is hard. Fitting a whole career into a few LinkedIn fields is a task that stops people cold, especially under pressure. If you are neurodivergent, find planning and starting tasks hard, or dislike self-promotion, it is harder still.
These prompts skip the blank page. Paste one into any free AI tool, such as Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT or Perplexity. Give it a little context and you have a first draft.
Before you start, have these ready
- Your resume, or a rough list of job titles and what you did in each role.
- Any free AI tool. Most of the ones linked above work on a free plan.
- Your LinkedIn profile open in another tab.
1. Your About section
This is the first thing people read. It should say who you are, what you do and what you are looking for, in plain language.
Prompt. Paste this, then add your resume or job history below it:
Write a LinkedIn About section based on my work history below. Keep it under 150 words. Use plain, conversational language with no buzzwords. Focus on what I have done and what I am looking for next.
- If listing your work history feels like too much, give the AI your job titles and rough years. That is enough.
- Ask for two or three versions and combine the parts you like. The first draft usually will not sound like you, and that is expected.
- To refine it, tell the AI
make it shorter
orless formal
and it will adjust.
2. Your headline
Your headline shows up under your name everywhere on LinkedIn, and it has a 220-character limit.
Prompt:
Write three LinkedIn headline options for someone with this background: [your job title and two or three skills or focus areas]. Keep each under 220 characters. Be clear and direct, with no clichés like "results-driven" or "passionate professional."
Accessibility note: go easy on emojis in your headline. Screen readers read each one aloud by name, which makes your profile harder to follow for blind and low vision visitors.
3. Your job descriptions
Each role in your Experience section can have a short description. Many people leave it blank, so filling it in helps you stand out.
Prompt. Repeat it for each role:
Write three bullet points for my role as [job title] at [company or type of company]. Here is what I did: [your rough notes]. Focus on accomplishments, not only responsibilities. Plain language only.
Cannot remember specific results? Describe what a normal week looked like. The AI will turn that into accomplishment language.
4. Connection messages
Reaching out to someone new on LinkedIn can feel uncomfortable. This prompt gets you to a real first draft.
Prompt:
Write a LinkedIn connection message under 100 words from me to [a hiring manager, someone in my field or a potential mentor]. My goal is [your goal]. Warm but professional. Not a sales pitch.
Before you send it, add one specific detail about the person, such as a post they wrote or something on their profile.
These are first drafts, not final answers. Read each one out loud, or have your screen reader play it back, before you post. If it does not sound like you, tell the AI exactly what to fix.
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