How to apply the recommendations in your LinkedIn assessment

Edit your headline

1. Open your LinkedIn profile.
2. Select the pencil icon in the top introduction section.
3. Update the Headline field.
4. Select Save.

Use the headline to communicate role, specialty, value, and direction-not only your current job title.

Edit the About section

1. Scroll to About.
2. Select the pencil icon.
3. Use short paragraphs and lead with the value you provide.
4. Add proof, specialties, and the kind of opportunity or connection that would be helpful.
5. Select Save.

Improve an experience entry

1. Open the Experience section.
2. Select the pencil icon for the section or position.
3. Confirm title, employer, dates, location, and employment type.
4. Rewrite the description around outcomes, scope, and evidence.
5. Add relevant skills or media when LinkedIn offers those options.
6. Select Save.

Replace duty-only language with accomplishment language: what changed, how large it was, who benefited, and how the result was measured.

Reorder and feature your skills

1. Open the Skills section and select Show all skills.
2. Select the pencil or edit control.
3. Look for Reorder, represented on some versions by stacked lines or a drag handle.
4. Drag the most important skills toward the top.
5. Prioritize skills that reinforce the roles and level you want next.
6. Remove obsolete, duplicated, or distracting skills when appropriate.

LinkedIn may limit how many skills appear prominently. The goal is to ensure the first visible skills support your professional positioning rather than merely reflecting older tasks.

Add content to Featured

1. Open your profile and select Add profile section.
2. Choose Recommended and then Add Featured.
3. Add a post, article, link, document, presentation, portfolio item, or other proof of work.
4. Use a clear title and description that explains why the item matters.

Create a cleaner LinkedIn profile URL

1. Open your profile.
2. Select Public profile & URL, usually on the right side of the desktop page.
3. Select the pencil icon beside the custom URL.
4. Choose a professional version of your name when available.
5. Save the change and update the link on your resume, email signature, and applications.

Adjust Open to Work settings

1. Open the profile introduction section.
2. Select Open to and then Finding a new job, or edit the existing Open to Work box.
3. Review job titles, workplace types, locations, start date, and employment types.
4. Choose whether visibility is limited to recruiters or shown to all LinkedIn members.
5. Save.

Request a recommendation

1. Scroll to Recommendations.
2. Select Ask for a recommendation.
3. Choose a person, your relationship, and the role involved.
4. Personalize the request by reminding them what work or outcome would be most helpful to mention.

Specific requests produce stronger recommendations than a generic "please recommend me."

Update contact information

1. Select Contact info near the top of your profile.
2. Select the pencil icon.
3. Review email, phone, websites, and other contact methods.
4. Remove outdated information and confirm that public links work.

Review profile visibility

1. Open Settings & Privacy.
2. Select Visibility.
3. Review public profile visibility, profile viewing options, connection visibility, mentions, followers, and activity visibility.
4. Choose settings that balance privacy with your current career goals.

Work the roadmap at a sustainable pace

You do not need to turn every recommendation into today's work. These Knowledge Center resources can help you choose a pace that supports the rest of your job search.