ChatGPT Prompts for Your LinkedIn Profile (2026)

1. The context prompt

You are helping me rewrite my LinkedIn profile. Use only the facts I give you in this chat.

My target roles: [2-3 JOB TITLES]
My industry and location: [INDUSTRY, CITY OR REMOTE]

My resume:
"""
[PASTE YOUR RESUME TEXT]
"""

My current LinkedIn profile:
"""
[PASTE YOUR CURRENT HEADLINE, ABOUT SECTION, AND EXPERIENCE]
"""

Rules for every answer in this chat:
- Do not invent facts, job titles, employers, dates, numbers, tools, or certifications.
- If a detail would help but is missing, write a bracketed placeholder such as [add number] and ask me for it.
- Write in plain English. No buzzwords such as "results-driven" or "passionate".

Reply only with "Ready" and a list of facts that look missing or unclear.

2. The fact-finding interview prompt

Before you write anything, interview me. Ask up to 8 questions, one at a time, about the results, scope, and tools behind my work history above. Focus on what a recruiter for [TARGET ROLE] would want to see and my resume does not state. After my answers, list the new facts as plain bullets so I can confirm them. Do not turn my answers into bigger claims than I made.

3. The headline options prompt

Write 8 LinkedIn headline options for me, using only the facts above. Target role: [TARGET ROLE]. Each headline must start with a job title recruiters would search for, then add one specialty and one concrete proof point from my history. Do not invent titles I have not held. Give the character count for each one so I can check it against LinkedIn's current limit.

4. The headline-from-postings prompt

Here are three job postings I want to be found for:
"""
[PASTE 3 JOB POSTINGS]
"""
List the job titles and skill terms that appear in more than one posting. Mark which ones my history above actually supports. Then write 5 headlines that use only the supported terms. Do not add a term I cannot back up.

5. The headline critique prompt

Here is my current headline: [PASTE YOUR CURRENT HEADLINE]

Tell me what a recruiter searching for [TARGET ROLE] would learn from it at a glance, and what is missing. Then rewrite it three ways: one plain, one specialty-led, one result-led. Use only facts from this chat. If a result needs a number I have not given, write [add number].

6. The first-person About draft prompt

Write a LinkedIn About section in first person, about [150-250] words, from the facts above. Structure: what I do and for whom, two or three specific things I have done, what I am looking for next, and how to contact me: [EMAIL OR "message me here"]. Use short paragraphs. Do not include claims, numbers, or titles that are not in my history. Mark any gap with a bracketed placeholder.

7. The match-my-voice prompt

Here is something I wrote myself, so you can hear how I write:
"""
[PASTE AN EMAIL, POST, OR NOTE YOU WROTE]
"""

Rewrite the About section below to match that voice: same sentence length, same level of formality, same kind of words. Change the wording only. Do not add, remove, or enlarge any fact.
"""
[PASTE THE ABOUT DRAFT]
"""

8. The opening lines and trim prompt

Here is my current About section:
"""
[PASTE YOUR CURRENT ABOUT SECTION]
"""

Readers see only the opening before they have to expand the section. Write 5 alternative openings of at most two sentences each. Each must say what I do and give one concrete proof from my history. Then cut the rest of the section by about a third without losing any fact, and list what you cut. Do not invent anything.

9. The bullets-from-notes prompt

Here are my rough notes on one job.
Title, employer, dates: [TITLE, EMPLOYER, DATES]
What I did and what happened:
"""
[PASTE YOUR NOTES OR RESUME BULLETS FOR THIS ROLE]
"""

Write 4 LinkedIn experience bullets. Each one: action verb, what I did, the result. Use only numbers that appear in my notes. Where a result has no number, write [add number] instead of estimating. Keep my job title exactly as written.

10. The missing-numbers prompt

For each bullet below, ask me one question that would let me add a real number: size, time, money, volume, or frequency. Do not suggest example figures. After I answer, rewrite the bullets using my numbers only.
"""
[PASTE YOUR BULLETS]
"""

11. The resume-to-LinkedIn prompt

Role: [TITLE AT EMPLOYER]
Resume bullets:
"""
[PASTE RESUME BULLETS FOR THIS ROLE]
"""

Write a two-sentence intro for this role that says what the team did and what I was responsible for. Then adapt the bullets for LinkedIn. First person and full sentences are fine. The facts must stay identical. Flag any bullet with information I should not share publicly, such as client names or internal figures.

12. The skills gap prompt

Compare my history above with these job postings:
"""
[PASTE 2-3 TARGET JOB POSTINGS]
"""

Make three lists: (1) skills the postings ask for that my history clearly shows, (2) skills I may have but have not stated, with one question for each, (3) skills I do not appear to have. Do not put anything in list 1 without evidence in my history.

13. The skills order prompt

From list 1, pick the skills I should show first in my LinkedIn Skills section for [TARGET ROLE], in order. Use the exact wording the job postings use where it matches what I really do. For each skill, name the role in my history where I used it, so I can attach the skill to that role. Do not add a skill that my history does not show.

14. The keyword placement prompt

Here are the terms I want to be found for: [LIST 6-10 REAL TERMS FROM YOUR FIELD]

Show me where each term already appears in my headline, About section, and experience, and where it is missing. Suggest one natural sentence per missing term, built on a real fact from my history. If no fact supports a term, say so and leave it out. Do not paste keyword lists into sentences.

15. The Featured item prompt

Write a title and a two-sentence description for a LinkedIn Featured item.
What it is: [LINK, DOCUMENT, TALK, OR PORTFOLIO PIECE]
My part in it: [WHAT YOU PERSONALLY DID]
Who it helped and what happened: [OUTCOME, OR "unknown"]

State an outcome only if I gave one. Give me 3 versions.

16. The project entry prompt

Write a LinkedIn Projects entry from these notes:
"""
[PASTE PROJECT NOTES: GOAL, YOUR ROLE, TOOLS, RESULT, TEAM SIZE]
"""

Format: one line on the problem, one on what I built or did, one on the result. Name only the tools I listed. If it was a team project, describe my part and do not claim the whole result as mine.

17. The recommendation request prompt

Write a short message asking [NAME], my [MANAGER / COLLEAGUE / CLIENT] at [COMPANY], for a LinkedIn recommendation. We worked together on [PROJECT OR PERIOD]. I would like them to mention [1-2 REAL THINGS THEY SAW YOU DO]. Make it easy to say no. Under 90 words. Give a warm version and a more formal version. Do not add achievements or praise I did not list.

18. The reminder notes prompt

[NAME] agreed to write me a recommendation and asked what to cover. Write 4 short reminders of work we did together, based only on these facts:
"""
[PASTE WHAT YOU WORKED ON TOGETHER]
"""

Write reminders, not finished sentences for them to copy. Do not write the recommendation for them and do not add praise I did not earn.

19. The connection note prompt

Write 3 LinkedIn connection notes to [NAME], [THEIR ROLE] at [COMPANY]. Why I am reaching out: [REAL REASON: SHARED CONTACT, THEIR POST, OPEN ROLE]. Keep each note under 200 characters with one specific reason and at most one ask. No flattery. No claims about me that are not in my history above.

20. The interested reply prompt

A recruiter sent me this message:
"""
[PASTE THE RECRUITER MESSAGE]
"""

I am interested. Write a reply under 100 words that thanks them, gives two facts from my history that match the role, asks for the job description and salary range, and offers these times to talk: [YOUR AVAILABILITY]. Use only facts from this chat.

21. The polite decline prompt

A recruiter sent me this message:
"""
[PASTE THE RECRUITER MESSAGE]
"""

The role is not right for me because [REASON]. Write a polite reply under 70 words that declines, says what I would be open to instead: [ROLE TYPE, LEVEL, LOCATION], and keeps the door open. Do not invent interest I do not have.

22. The Open to Work preferences prompt

Help me fill in LinkedIn's Open to Work preferences. My situation: [EMPLOYED AND LOOKING QUIETLY / BETWEEN JOBS / FINISHING STUDIES]. Target roles: [ROLES]. Locations or remote: [LOCATIONS]. Start date: [DATE].

Suggest up to 5 job titles to list, using only titles that match work I have really done. Then write a one-line note for my About section that says what I am looking for in calm, specific words.

23. The looking-for-work post prompt

Write a short LinkedIn post saying I am looking for my next role.
Last role: [TITLE AT EMPLOYER]
What I am good at: [2-3 REAL STRENGTHS WITH EVIDENCE]
What I want next: [ROLE, LOCATION]
How people can help: [INTRODUCTIONS / REFERRALS / SHARING]
Reason for leaving: [REASON, OR "leave out"]

Under 150 words. Calm and specific. Do not invent achievements or reasons.

24. The consistency check prompt

Compare my LinkedIn profile with my resume, line by line.

Resume:
"""
[PASTE YOUR RESUME]
"""

LinkedIn profile:
"""
[PASTE YOUR NEW HEADLINE, ABOUT, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS]
"""

List every mismatch in job titles, employers, dates, numbers, and skills as a table: item, resume says, LinkedIn says. Do not decide which one is right. Ask me. Then list any claim on LinkedIn that has no support in the resume.

Can ChatGPT write my LinkedIn profile?

It can draft every section if you paste your real history first. It does not know your jobs, results, or dates on its own. Treat the output as a first draft: check each fact, restore your own wording where it sounds generic, and remove anything you could not defend in an interview.

What should I paste into ChatGPT before I ask for a LinkedIn headline?

Paste your resume, your current LinkedIn text, and two or three job postings for the roles you want. The postings show the job titles and skill terms recruiters use. Your resume supplies the facts. Without both, the model guesses.

How do I stop ChatGPT from inventing facts about me?

Say it in the prompt: do not invent facts, titles, or numbers, and write a bracketed placeholder such as [add number] when a detail is missing. Every prompt in this guide includes a rule like that. Then read the output against your resume before you publish.

Should my LinkedIn profile match my resume?

Job titles, employers, and dates should match exactly. Wording can differ. LinkedIn suits first person and fuller sentences, while a resume is tighter and tailored to one job. Run the consistency check prompt at the end of this guide to catch mismatches.

Does ElevateAI write LinkedIn profiles?

No. ElevateAI has no LinkedIn profile writer. It keeps your career history once as a career memory and writes a tailored resume and cover letter for each job you save. On paid plans its networking studio drafts LinkedIn posts, recruiter messages, referral requests, and follow-ups from notes you type. You copy and send them yourself.

Do these prompts work in Claude or Gemini?

They are plain text with no ChatGPT-only features, so you can paste them into other chat assistants. Results vary by model. Keep the no-invented-facts rule in every prompt whichever one you use.