LinkedIn profile summary: write your About section in one go
Your LinkedIn headline and About section decide whether a recruiter clicks or scrolls past. This prompt has your todo.is agent turn your background into a first-person summary, a few headline options and the skills recruiters search for in your field.
The prompt
- Write my LinkedIn profile summary. I work as [CURRENT ROLE] and I want to be found for [TARGET ROLE OR CLIENTS]. My background: [PASTE YOUR RESUME OR KEY FACTS ABOUT YOUR WORK]. Look at 5 job ads for my target role to find the words recruiters use. Then give me: 5 headline options under 220 characters, an About section of 200 to 300 words in first person with a strong first two lines (that is all LinkedIn shows before "see more"), 3 achievements with numbers, and a list of 10 skills to add. End with a one-line call to action that points to [HOW PEOPLE SHOULD CONTACT YOU].
What to change
- [CURRENT ROLE]: What you do today, e.g. "data analyst at a retail chain" or "freelance UX designer".
- [TARGET ROLE OR CLIENTS]: The job or the clients you want, e.g. "senior data analyst in fintech" or "SaaS founders needing UX audits".
- [PASTE YOUR RESUME OR KEY FACTS ABOUT YOUR WORK]: Your resume text, your current About section, or rough notes. You can also attach your resume.
- [HOW PEOPLE SHOULD CONTACT YOU]: For example "a LinkedIn message", "my email" or "my portfolio site".
Example result
- Headline options
- • Data Analyst | SQL, Python, Power BI | Turning retail sales data into decisions
- • Data Analyst helping retail teams cut stock waste with clear dashboards
- • Senior-track Data Analyst · Forecasting · Pricing · Retail and e-commerce
- About
- I help retail teams stop guessing. For four years at Northmart, I have turned messy sales and stock data into dashboards that store managers actually open every morning.
- My best-known project is a demand forecast for 60 stores that cut overstock by 14% in its first year. I also built the weekly pricing report that the commercial team uses to decide promotions, which replaced three spreadsheets and saved about 6 hours a week.
- I work mostly in SQL, Python and Power BI, and I care about making numbers easy to read for people who are not analysts. I explain what the data means, not just what it says.
- Right now I am looking for a senior data analyst role in fintech or e-commerce, where forecasting and pricing questions are part of the daily work.
- If that sounds like your team, send me a LinkedIn message. I reply within a day.
- Achievements to pin
- • Cut overstock by 14% across 60 stores with a demand forecast
- • Replaced 3 manual spreadsheets with one automated pricing report
- • Trained 25 store managers to read and use their dashboards
- Skills to add
- SQL · Python · Power BI · Demand forecasting · Pricing analysis · A/B testing · Data visualization · Stakeholder communication · Excel · dbt
How to do it with todo.is
- Copy the prompt and swap each [bracket] for your own details.
- Send it to your agent from the todo.is app, WhatsApp or Telegram.
- Your agent checks real job ads for your target role, then writes your headlines, About section and skills.
- Pick the headline you like and ask for tweaks, like "less formal" or "mention I speak French".
Tips
- The first two lines of your About section matter most, since LinkedIn hides the rest behind "see more". Ask for 3 alternative openings if the first one feels flat.
- Freelancers should name the client type and the result, not the job title. Recruiters and clients search by problem.
- Ask your agent to "save my LinkedIn summary" so it can reuse the same facts in cover letters later.
- Add "also write a short version for my Twitter or GitHub bio" to keep your profiles consistent.
FAQ
- How long should a LinkedIn summary be? LinkedIn allows 2,600 characters, but 200 to 300 words is usually enough. Make the first two lines count because that is all people see before clicking "see more".
- Should a LinkedIn About section be in first or third person? First person. It reads like you are talking to the visitor, which feels more natural on a social network than a third-person bio.
- Can the agent update my LinkedIn profile directly? Your agent writes the text for you to paste. It can open pages in a browser, but for your own profile it is safer and quicker to paste the text yourself.
- What keywords should I put in my LinkedIn profile? Use the job titles and skills that appear in ads for the role you want. The prompt asks your agent to read real job ads and pull those words for you.
JavaScript is required to use the todo.is app.