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How to Fix Your LinkedIn Headline (With Examples That Actually Work)

Your LinkedIn headline is read before your name sometimes. Most say the same useless things.

The formula: [What you do specifically] + [for who] + [the result]

Developer before/after:

  • Before: Software Engineer | Passionate about clean code | Open to work
  • After: Full-stack engineer (React/Node) | Built 3 products from 0→10k users | Looking for senior IC roles

Marketer:

  • Before: Results-driven marketing professional | Growth | B2B
  • After: Grew MRR from 40k to 380k at B2B SaaS | Now helping teams do the same

Words to delete: results-driven, passionate about, synergy, hard worker, team player

The test: Show it to someone who doesn't know you. Ask if they'd know whether to message you. If uncertain — rewrite.


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Originally published at https://conker.tools/blog/how-to-fix-your-linkedin-headline

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