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Crafting an enticing summary or heading on your LinkedIn profile can be the key to grabbing the attention of potential employers. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) can help. Let’s walk through the features within the LinkedIn app, along with other programs you can use to improve your LinkedIn profile.
1Stand Out to Employers With ChatGPT-Generated Summaries and Paragraphs
Your LinkedIn profile is what many employers will look for when they select candidates they’d like to interview, and you should make their decision as easy as possible. With AI, you’re able to create better summaries and paragraphs to show why you might be a good fit for their company.ChatGPT can help you land a job on LinkedInin multiple ways, including these.
How to Create Better Summaries for Your LinkedIn Profile With ChatGPT
First, let’s look at how you can create more effective summaries with ChatGPT:
Prompt Example: In US English, help me write an appealing LinkedIn profile summary. I have 10+ years of experience writing in the tech industry for publications and B2B SaaS brands, with a specialty in long-form blog posts.
How to Create Better Job Experience Explanations for Your LinkedIn Profile With ChatGPT
You can also use ChatGPT toeffectively display your skills on LinkedInby designing better summaries of your work experience. Follow these steps to do that:
You can always experiment with different prompts to find the one that works best for you.
Prompt example: Help me write a summary for my job at Paysafe between 2016 and 2018. I wrote B2B content in the affiliate space, managed the company’s social media accounts, and interviewed industry stakeholders. Keep this summary short (maximum 150 words).
2Create a Better Profile Summary With LinkedIn AI
If you have LinkedIn Premium, you have several other options to improve your profile with AI. You can get a free trial of LinkedIn Premium if you want to try this and the other AI features we’ll discuss in this guide, so it’s worth experimenting with and deciding whether you can justify a paid subscription later.
Follow these steps to use the profile summary feature:
It’s a good idea toconsider various factors before buying LinkedIn Premium fully. That way, you’ll know if you made the right decision or not.
3Ask ChatGPT Which Essential Skills You Should List on Your Profile
You’ve probably accumulated a lot of skills during your career, but not all of these will be of significant interest to potential employers. Some might no longer relate directly to the roles you’re applying for, and others could have become outdated due to industry changes.
To help with prioritizing the skills you should list on your profile, consider using ChatGPT. Here are the steps you should follow to do that:
Prompt Example: Help me prioritize the skills I should list on my profile when looking for roles as a social media manager. I have experience in copywriting, marketing, and hospitality. However, I’ve never had a specific role as a social media manager.
4Write a Captivating Headline With LinkedIn Premium
Another handy LinkedIn Premium is that you’re able to edit the headline that others see when they click on your profile. This is especially useful if you’re tired of simply having your current or most recent job role as your heading.
Using LinkedIn AI to write a new headline is very simple, and you may follow these steps to do so:
You can also choose from multiple options when picking your headline by selectingShow option [number]. If you don’t like the AI headline, selectRevertto go back to your original text.
5Use Grammarly to Remove Spelling Errors From Your Description and Job History
Regardless of your industry, most employers will want you to have good attention to detail. So, ensuring that your LinkedIn profile is error-free is an ideal starting point. Grammarly is an excellent tool for catching typos that you may otherwise have missed.
Grammarly has a free version, but it’s worth upgrading to the premium version for full access to its features. You can either use the Grammarly app or install it as a plugin. If you use Grammarly’s plugin, we recommend installing it on Chrome; the program can sometimes make Safari run more slowly.
How to Check for Errors With Grammarly’s App
To use Grammarly’s web or desktop app to check for spelling errors, follow these instructions.
How to Check for Errors via the Grammarly Plugin
To check for errors with the Grammarly plugin:
6Use LinkedIn’s Profile Writing Assistant to Finetune What Others See
The profile writing assistant is another tool that you can access to enhance your LinkedIn profile using AI. However, you’ll need to have a Premium subscription. This combines both the headline and summary writing tools we discussed earlier and lets you do them in one go.
Follow these steps:
The process here is familiar, as it’s a combination of LinkedIn’s headline and about section writers. These AI tools can make your profile stand out to potential employers and increase your chances of landing your desired job. Remember to keep your profile updated and engaging, and never stop learning and improving your skills.
