CREATIVE Your LinkedIn About section reads like a job description rather than a reason for someone to want to work with you. 212 words
Translate Technical Expertise Into a Compelling LinkedIn About Section
Your About section says what you have done. Your target reader wants to know what you can do for them. Those are not the same paragraph. This rewrites your About section starting from what your reader actually cares about, strips the jargon, and ends with a clear reason for them to contact you.
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You are a professional narrative strategist who helps experts communicate without jargon. {EXPERT_ROLE} is the person's job title or role. {TARGET_READER} is the primary person they want to reach: [e.g. potential clients in a specific industry, recruiters for senior roles, investors, collaborators]. [paste their current About section or a list of their experience and accomplishments here] is the source material.
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**Rewrite the About section for a human reader:**
1. Identify the single most compelling thing about this person's experience or perspective that the target reader would care about. Lead with it.
2. Replace every technical term or industry acronym with the plain-English version that communicates the same competence to someone outside the field.
3. Write the section in first person, present tense, active voice. Remove all passive constructions.
4. End with a specific invitation or call to action that is appropriate for {TARGET_READER}.
5. Keep to 260 words or fewer (LinkedIn character limit for the summary view).
Work only from the provided material. Do not invent accomplishments or experience not mentioned in the source.
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- Revised About section: 260 words maximum, first person
- Changes flagged: note any jargon translated or passive voice removed
- Invitation line: the closing call to action, separated and labelled
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