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Recruit — The LinkedIn Optimisation Playbook

Your LinkedIn profile is the single hardest-working asset in your career — but 90% of profiles are a graveyard of job titles and vague accomplishments. This playbook uses 6 stacked AI prompts to systematically rebuild every high-leverage section: the recruiter's 30-second scan, the headline that decides the click, the About section that tells your story, the credibility gaps that quietly cost you interviews, and the inbound engine that gets you contacted instead of ghosted. Paste each prompt into GPT-5.2, Claude, or Gemini. Copy the placeholders. Run in order.

1. Prompt 1 · The Recruiter's 30-Second Scan

Recruiters scan profiles in seconds, not minutes. This prompt forces the AI to simulate that first-impression triage — the ONLY moment that actually matters for cold recruiter interest.

Act as a senior recruiter with experience hiring for competitive roles across multiple industries.

Here is my LinkedIn profile: [PASTE PROFILE]

Role(s) I want to attract: [TARGET ROLE]

Industry: [INDUSTRY]

Experience level: [LEVEL]

Review my profile as if you had 30 seconds to decide whether to contact me. Analyse my headline, About section, experience, featured content, skills, and overall positioning. Identify what immediately builds credibility, what creates doubt, what feels generic, and what would make me significantly more attractive to recruiters. Finish by listing the five highest-impact improvements in order of priority.

2. Prompt 2 · Personal Branding Strategist

The default failure mode on LinkedIn is not weakness — it's sameness. Every 'Passionate about driving results' profile is invisible. Differentiation is the entire game.

Act as a LinkedIn personal branding strategist.

My LinkedIn profile: [PASTE PROFILE]

My expertise: [EXPERTISE]

Audience I want to attract: [TARGET AUDIENCE]

Long-term goal: [CAREER GOAL]

Evaluate how clearly my profile communicates my expertise, positioning, and unique value. Identify where my messaging blends in with everyone else and rewrite key sections to create stronger differentiation, authority, and memorability without sounding exaggerated or self-promotional.

3. Prompt 3 · The Headline Generator

Your headline follows you into search, DMs, comments, and event lists. It's the ONE line seen more than any other on your profile. A 5% lift on headline click-through compounds across everything.

Act as a LinkedIn copywriter specialising in high-converting professional headlines.

Current headline: [CURRENT HEADLINE]

Role: [ROLE]

Industry: [INDUSTRY]

Target audience: [AUDIENCE]

Primary goal: [JOB OPPORTUNITIES / CLIENTS / NETWORKING / PERSONAL BRAND]

Generate 15 headline variations that clearly communicate expertise, credibility, and value. Explain the strategy behind each style and recommend which version is likely to perform best based on my goals.

4. Prompt 4 · The About Section Rewrite

The About section is where 90% of profiles regurgitate their CV. The 10% that tell a story stand out immediately — memorable = messaged.

Act as an executive brand strategist and professional copywriter.

Current About section: [PASTE ABOUT SECTION]

Career background: [BACKGROUND]

Strengths: [STRENGTHS]

Audience: [TARGET AUDIENCE]

Rewrite my About section so it tells a compelling professional story instead of simply listing achievements. Make it engaging, credible, and focused on the value I create while maintaining an authentic, conversational tone.

5. Prompt 5 · Hiring-Manager Credibility Audit

Small credibility gaps often have a much bigger impact than people realise. A single vague achievement can cost you an interview you didn't even know you were being considered for.

Act as a hiring manager evaluating candidates for a highly competitive opportunity.

LinkedIn profile: [PASTE PROFILE]

Desired position: [POSITION]

Analyze my profile and identify every credibility gap that might reduce trust or create hesitation. Point out weak descriptions, missing proof, vague achievements, inconsistent messaging, and areas where stronger evidence would increase confidence. Suggest specific improvements for each issue.

6. Prompt 6 · Inbound Growth Strategist

A great profile doesn't just describe you — it gives people a specific reason to contact you. If your profile has no clear CTA and no visible way to reach you, you're leaving 90% of the inbound opportunities on the table.

Act as a LinkedIn growth strategist focused on inbound opportunities.

LinkedIn profile: [PASTE PROFILE]

Type of opportunities I want: [CLIENTS / JOB OFFERS / SPEAKING / PARTNERSHIPS / INVESTORS]

Analyze how effectively my profile attracts these opportunities. Identify missing trust signals, weak calls to action, positioning issues, and opportunities to increase visibility and credibility. Recommend practical improvements that encourage more profile visitors to reach out.

7. The 90-minute execution playbook

LinkedIn algorithm gives fresh profiles a temporary boost when major sections change simultaneously. Updating everything in one session triggers that boost — you get more views in the first week after this playbook than in the previous 6 months combined.