Make Your LinkedIn About Section Work for You

PLUS: AI prompts for your job search, explaining a career pivot and 3 career boosting tips!

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Hannah Morgan
April 06, 2025

Welcome to Career Essentials, where I share actionable insights and curated articles that will help accelerate your career and supercharge your job search.

Make Your LinkedIn About Section Work for You

Let's talk about your LinkedIn About section

It's not as important as your headline, but it tells your story (or the story you want someone to know).

And there's no "right" formula to use. You decide how you want to present yourself.

When writing your About section, consider who your ideal reader is and what they want to know about your background, skills, experience, etc. And don't be afraid to let your personality shine through.

Some people interject personal stories. Others use a sense of humor. You want your About section to be uniquely yours.

If you need ideas or inspiration, let ChatGPT get you started. (Always edit as necessary.) And a super important reminder: The better your instructions, the better the results.

1️⃣ Use a prompt like:

"Acting as a career coach, write a LinkedIn About section using the following work history. It should be under 250 words. And provide 3 different versions. [paste work history from resume]."

2️⃣ Or if you found an About section you really like and want to use it as a guide, try this prompt:

"Acting as a professional LinkedIn profile writer, create 3 versions of an About section (under 250 words) to position me for a [job title] position in [industry/field]. My About section should accurately reflect my skills, experience, and qualifications. I will include my resume below. Plus use the sample About section for inspiration only. [paste resume] [paste About section sample]"

Have you tried using ChatGPT to generate ideas or get inspired?

I posted a version of this on LinkedIn this week.

This trick requires you to do some research to find the NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) code for the types of companies you are interested in. NAICS is a numbering system used to categorize businesses. (Identify a company you feel is a great match and ask google what it’s NAICS code is.) Then use the prompts in this article to identify other companies in that industry by size or geography. 

And in case you want access to the full database of NAICS codes, here it is. 

🤝 NETWORKING

Do you ever struggle with what to write in a LinkedIn connection note, how to ask someone for a coffee chat or informational meeting, what to say in a follow-up message after meeting, or even who to network with in the first place? This post gives you six AI prompts you can immediately customize to make networking communication easier!  

When to take these 5 steps you prove that you understand how networking works. Reading this post might make networking sound complicated and a lot of work. Well, it can be, but at its core, networking is about building mutually beneficial relationships and you need to build trust and confidence with the other person.  

💻 LINKEDIN

This is a good reminder of why you should add a note to every invitation you send. In this video you will see exactly how to write the note and what to include. 

Note: LinkedIn limits the number of invitation requests you can send each week to approximately 100.

🗨 INTERVIEWING

Multiple job interviews happen! What seldom happens is that the timing of the offers doesn’t align. Here’s how to slow an offer down and give the other employer time to reach the offer phase.  

You know there are obstacles to making a change in your job or moving into a new industry. It’s up to you to address any gaps and how you’ll overcome them or why they aren’t a negative thing. There are a total of 8 things you can do to respond to a question like: "Why are you interested in this job? Most of your career has been in XYZ field."

💰 CAREER

Let’s get to the good stuff. The three elements are gravitas, expert communication, and the Goldilocks “just right” appearance. Don’t miss the carousel of information plus the HBR article and book recommendation. 

If you are looking to rise to the next level in your career, you should be paying attention to EP!

Looking for a promotion doesn’t have to require lengthy training or costly courses. There are other ways to acquire the necessary skills and knowledge that prepare you for what’s next. Some of the ideas are easily implemented and include volunteering, job shadowing, finding a mentor, passion projects and more. All the suggestions include an action to take to help make each possible. 

“The real differentiator isn’t code or strategy—it’s how well you can articulate your vision, align teams, and influence outcomes.” See the three tips to enhance your executive communication. 

📶 RECRUITER PERSPECTIVE

This is a great overview of what today’s “employer focused” job market happened and what you need to do differently in your job search. Here’s what Random recommends: 

  • Cold apps aren’t enough

  • You need to be proactive

  • Leverage your network

  • Find decision makers

  • Create visibility for yourself

🚀 PRODUCTIVITY

It takes an average of 23 minutes to refocus after an interruption - University of California study

Leaders today aren’t just overworked—they’re oversaturated. You’ll find suggestions on how to establish focus and allow time for deep thinking necessary to make strategic thinking a priority. 

EVENTS

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JOB SEARCH VISUAL

Do you have a clean LinkedIn URL? DO THIS NOW

➡ Go to your LinkedIn profile
➡ Click Edit public profile and URL in the top right corner
➡ Click the pencil icon next to your URL
➡ Type or edit your new URL
➡ Click Save

Put this clean URL on your resume and in your email signature! Plus, anywhere else you want people to see your LinkedIn profile.

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