AI WORLD HQHow to write a LinkedIn profile About section from a blank page
Use any AI assistant to turn rough career notes into a clear, recruiter-friendly summary you actually want to publish
In short: Open any AI assistant, paste in rough notes about your past roles and what you actually do, and ask for a recruiter-friendly draft — then edit it until it sounds like you. Free plans work fine; expect one or two polishing rounds.
Writing about yourself feels strange. You stare at a blank LinkedIn text box, type "I am a...", delete it, and close the tab. This guide walks you through using a regular AI assistant — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Le Chat, or DeepSeek — as a writing partner. You feed it your messy notes, it produces a clean draft, and you stay in charge of the final voice. The assistant cannot read your mind or invent your story for you; what it does well is turn scattered facts into readable prose you can edit.
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- An AI assistant you're already signed into (any of the major ones — a free plan is enough).
- A rough list of where you've worked, what you do, and one or two accomplishments you're proud of. Bullets and half-sentences are fine.
- Your LinkedIn account open in a separate tab so you can paste the final version in.
- About 15–20 minutes from start to published draft.
Open a fresh chat
Open your AI assistant and start a brand-new conversation. Don't keep using an old chat about something else — a clean thread keeps the assistant focused on the writing task and avoids hitting the assistant's character limit (the maximum amount of text it can read in one go) from earlier messages. On a phone you'll usually see a button labeled "New chat" or a pencil icon; on a website, look for "New chat" in the top corner. If your tool calls it "New conversation" or "Compose" instead, that does the same thing. Tap or click it. An empty message box appears with nothing in the conversation history above it, ready for you to type. You'll know it worked when the screen shows a blank input field with no earlier messages in view.
Brain-dump everything you can remember
Type (or paste) every fragment you can think of about your work history into the chat box. Don't worry about polish — this is raw material, not the final text. List past job titles, the kinds of tasks you did, industries you know, tools you used, problems you helped solve, and any compliment a boss or client has ever given you. If you don't remember exact dates, write "around 2018 to 2021". If something feels too small to mention, include it anyway — the AI can decide what's worth keeping. Your rough notes appear line by line in the message box as you type. If the box runs out of room, send what you have and continue in a follow-up message. 💬 Example: "Worked at a small bakery 2015-2019 doing everything from baking to managing the Instagram. Then moved to a logistics company; currently a team lead handling 8 people, focused on scheduling and onboarding new drivers." You'll know it worked when all your raw notes are sitting in the chat, ready to send.
Ask for a first draft with a clear prompt
Now send your notes plus an instruction for what you actually want. Be specific: tell the AI the role you're writing for, the tone you like (warm, professional, plain-spoken, friendly), and roughly how long. Press the send button — usually a paper-airplane icon, or just hit Enter on a keyboard. The assistant thinks for a few seconds, then starts streaming a draft. Two to four connected paragraphs is a good target. If it gives you only one short paragraph or a bulleted list, that's a sign your prompt was too vague; send a follow-up saying "please write this as 3 connected paragraphs in the first person". 💬 Example: "Based on the notes above, please write a LinkedIn About section for me. Tone: friendly and plain-spoken, no buzzwords. Length: about 150 words, 2-3 paragraphs. First person. Mention what I do, who I help, and what I care about at work." You'll know it worked when you have a complete draft you can read straight through.
Read it out loud and flag what sounds off
Don't paste the draft into LinkedIn yet. Read it out loud to yourself, slowly. Real humans talk differently from how AI writes — assistants tend to lean on phrases like "I am passionate about" or "I thrive in dynamic environments" that almost nobody actually says out loud. Mark anything that makes you cringe, anything that brags in a way you wouldn't in person, and any sentence a friend would laugh at. If nothing feels wrong, send the draft to someone you trust and ask "does this sound like me?". You should end this step with a short list of two or three specific things you want changed — not a vague "make it better". 💬 Example: "Sounded fine until 'I leverage cross-functional synergies' — that's not me at all. Also 'passionate' feels overused. The rest is okay." You'll know it worked when you have 2 or 3 concrete edits in mind.
Ask for a revision with your notes
Send a follow-up message listing the changes you want. The AI rewrites the draft using your feedback as new instructions. This is the most important step — almost nobody lands on a usable About section on the first try, and that's normal. After the revision, read it aloud once more. If it's closer but still not quite right, send another pass. Most people settle on something they like after 2–3 rounds. If the assistant keeps reverting to buzzwords even after you ask it to stop, try a stronger instruction like "no words from this list: passionate, leverage, thrive, dynamic, robust, seamless". 💬 Example: "Please rewrite with these changes: drop 'passionate' and 'leverage synergies' entirely. Mention that I trained three new drivers last year. Keep it warm but more down-to-earth." You'll know it worked when the new version sounds like something you'd actually say to a former coworker over coffee.
Paste it into LinkedIn and do a final trim
Copy the final version from your chat. In LinkedIn, open your profile (often by tapping your profile picture), then look for the About section and an edit option next to it — usually a pencil icon or an "Edit" button. On the mobile app, you may need to scroll past the intro card to find "Edit About". Paste your draft, delete the placeholder text, and check the character count if LinkedIn shows one. Sections much longer than roughly 2,600 characters get cut off in some views; if yours is too long, ask the AI to "shorten to about 200 words without losing the opening line and the line about training new drivers". Click Save. Refresh your profile and read it back once. 💬 Example (optional trim prompt if it's too long): "Please shorten this to about 200 words while keeping the opening line and the line about training new drivers." You'll know it worked when you can preview your new About section on your public profile and feel okay with it.
- Skipping the read-aloud. If you don't read the draft aloud, you'll miss the phrases that don't sound like you, and they'll end up on your profile forever. Fix: always read it once, slowly, before pasting it in.
- Letting the AI pick the tone for you. Without a tone instruction, most assistants default to "professional but generic". Fix: in Step 3, name a tone like "plain-spoken", "warm and direct", or "the way I'd talk to a neighbor who asked what I do".
- Asking it to copy someone else's style. Telling the AI to "make it sound like Steve Jobs" or pasting a famous person's About section gives you a draft that doesn't fit your real life. Fix: feed it your own stories and skills, and ask it to sound like you.
- Forgetting to proofread. AI text does have typos, and it sometimes invents job titles or dates if your notes were vague. Fix: a 30-second proofread for names, current employer, and any numbers (years, team sizes, revenue).
Open your AI assistant right now, start a new chat, and paste in three bullet points about your current job — what you do, who you help, and one thing you're proud of. Then send this prompt: "Turn these three bullets into a 100-word LinkedIn About section, first person, plain-spoken tone, no buzzwords." You should have a usable first draft in under two minutes.
❓ Quick questions
How long does this take?
About 6 minutes — the guide has 6 steps, and you can tick each one off as you go.
Do I need to prepare anything?
- An AI assistant you're already signed into (any of the major ones — a free plan is enough).
- A rough list of where you've worked, what you do, and one or two accomplishments you're proud of. Bullets and half-sentences are fine.
- Your LinkedIn account open in a separate tab so you can paste the final version in.
- About 15–20 minutes from start to published draft.
What mistakes should I avoid?
- Skipping the read-aloud. If you don't read the draft aloud, you'll miss the phrases that don't sound like you, and they'll end up on your profile forever. Fix: always read it once, slowly, before pasting it in.
- Letting the AI pick the tone for you. Without a tone instruction, most assistants default to "professional but generic". Fix: in Step 3, name a tone like "plain-spoken", "warm and direct", or "the way I'd talk to a neighbor who asked what I do".
- Asking it to copy someone else's style. Telling the AI to "make it sound like Steve Jobs" or pasting a famous person's About section gives you a draft that doesn't fit your real life. Fix: feed it your own stories and skills, and ask it to sound like you.
- Forgetting to proofread. AI text does have typos, and it sometimes invents job titles or dates if your notes were vague. Fix: a 30-second proofread for names, current employer, and any numbers (years, team sizes, revenue).
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✦ Original step-by-step guide by AI World HQ's AI editorial team. Written in plain language, reviewed for accuracy.
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