Creating a great LinkedIn profile from top-to-bottom is a simple and effective way to set yourself apart from half-a-billion other professional LinkedIn users. With your LinkedIn profile headshot, headline, information about your work and education history, you also need to focus on your LinkedIn summary. If you're leaving the summary blank, then you're missing a huge opportunity. So, here are the tips to write a professional LinkedIn summary.

  1. Start your summary strong with a catchy opening statement
  2. Use optimized search terms & keywords in your summary
  3. Don’t be afraid to inject some personality in your summary
  4. Add context to your career story
  5. Brag about your accomplishments
  6. Utilize as much of the character limit as you can in your summary
  7. Keep it readable with short paragraphs or bullet points
  8. Don’t go overboard with special characters usage
  9. Write a converting “CTAs” at the end