LinkedIn About Section Generator
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Write a LinkedIn About section that tells your story and attracts the right opportunities. Free, no signup.
The 2,600 characters most profiles waste
Your LinkedIn About section is the one place on the profile where you talk like a person instead of a job history — and the first ~300 characters show before the 'see more' fold, making them the most valuable real estate on your profile. The sections that work open with a hook (a problem you solve, a belief, a sharp origin line), tell the through-line of your career rather than re-listing it, and end with what you do now plus how to reach you. First person, always. This generator drafts two versions in that architecture.
LinkedIn About tips
- Win the fold: the first two lines show before 'see more', so open with the hook, never with 'Experienced professional with a demonstrated history…'
- Write first person. Third-person About sections read like a press bio from 2009 — the section exists to sound human.
- Give the career a through-line: 'journalism taught me to find the story; now I do it for brands' turns a zigzag history into a narrative.
- Work in the keywords recruiters search — role names, skills, industry terms — inside real sentences, since About text is indexed by LinkedIn search.
- Close with the door open: what you're doing now, what you're open to, and how to reach you. Profiles are visited by people deciding whether to contact.
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LinkedIn About Section Generator — common questions
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How long should a LinkedIn About section be?
The field allows 2,600 characters; the effective range is 150–300 words in short paragraphs. Enough to hook, tell the through-line, and land the close — while remembering only ~300 characters show before 'see more', so the opening carries everything.
Should the About section be in first or third person?
First person, almost without exception. It's a professional network, not a press kit — 'I help B2B teams fix churn' connects; 'Jane is a seasoned executive' distances. The rare exception is a company page or a public figure whose profile is staff-managed.
What should I put in the first line of my About section?
A hook that survives the fold: the problem you solve ('Most SaaS onboarding loses half its users in week one — I fix that'), a belief, or a vivid origin line. Never open with your title and years — that information is already two inches higher on the page.
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