How to Write a Killer LinkedIn Headline

Updated 6/19/2020

Does your LinkedIn profile headline suck? Find out in this 90-second video.

Does your LinkedIn profile headline suck?

For some reason, it’s not well-known that you can change your LinkedIn headline. It will always default to your current position and company, and the vast majority of users leave it this way.

Which is fine—if you’re not interested in standing out from the crowd. But if you are? We’ll show you in this 90-second video how to change your headline, write something compelling, and start attracting recruiters today.

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Elliott Bell was formerly The Muse's Director of Marketing. He is a graduate of the French Culinary Institute, but opted for startups over 16-hour days as a line cook (for the better hours, of course). Previously, Elliott spent six years making Seamless.com into a nationally known brand, and one month as a culinary assistant on Iron Chef America. When he isn't working, he can be found playing tennis, making chicken stock, or understanding the meaning of rap lyrics on rapgenius.com.