The free LinkedIn About section scorer
Your About section is LinkedIn's largest keyword field — 2,600 characters recruiters actually search. Skip the generic About examples: paste YOUR actual text below for an instant 0–100 score, a dimension-by-dimension breakdown, and one concrete fix free. Everything runs in your browser: nothing is uploaded, and no email is ever asked.
- Instant 0–100 score
- 1 specific fix free
- Shareable result card
What recruiters search in your About section
LinkedIn Recruiter matches searches against your whole profile, and the About section is the largest text field it reads. Four rules decide whether yours surfaces — the same four the scorer checks.
You get 2,600 characters — most people use 200
LinkedIn's About limit is 2,600 characters, and every one of them is searchable. A thin two-liner gives keyword search almost nothing to match; a developed section — 400+ characters — surfaces for the roles, skills, and tools recruiters actually type. Long is not the goal, searchable is: every sentence should carry a named skill, a result, or a target role.
The first two lines decide whether anyone reads the rest
Only about the first 265 characters show before the "…see more" fold — on a phone, even fewer. Lead with your target role and one proof point ("Product designer — cut onboarding drop-off 31% at a Series-B SaaS"), not a warm-up sentence. If the hook doesn't land, nothing below it exists.
Put keywords where recruiters look for them
Name the exact skills, tools, platforms, and certifications LinkedIn Recruiter filters on — "Python", "PMP", "Salesforce" — in the hook, and again in a skills line near the end. Adjectives nobody searches ("passionate", "results-driven") spend characters and return nothing; one quantified result outranks a paragraph of them.
End with a call to action
The last lines should tell the reader what happens next: who should reach out, about what, and how. One line — "If you're hiring a data engineer, message me here" — turns a skim into an inbox thread. An About section that just stops leaves the recruiter with nowhere to go.
Try the $1 audit
One review, three paste-ready rewrites: a keyword-optimized headline, a rewritten About section, and your top-3 experience bullets — built from the profile text you paste, delivered instantly after checkout.
Frequently asked
Is this About section scorer really free?
Yes — no email, no signup, no payment. Paste your LinkedIn About section and the 0–100 score, the dimension-by-dimension breakdown, and your first fix appear instantly. It's the fastest way to try Standout before the $1 full-profile review.
What does the score measure?
Eight signals LinkedIn's recruiter search and human recruiters both reward: length (of your 2,600 characters), a first-two-lines hook that survives the "…see more" fold, named skills/tools/keywords, quantified proof (numbers), short-paragraph structure, the absence of filler phrases like "results-driven", first-person voice, and a call-to-action close.
Is the About section I paste stored or sent anywhere?
No. Scoring runs entirely in your browser — there is no server call, so nothing you paste is uploaded, saved, or seen by anyone.
How is this different from LinkedIn About section examples?
Example pages show you someone else's rewrite and leave you to reverse-engineer why it works. This scorer grades YOUR actual About section against the same rules those examples follow and hands you the exact fixes in priority order — so you know precisely what your draft is missing, not what a stranger's had.
What's the difference between this and the $1 review?
This tool scores one section — your About — and shows you one fix free. The $1 review analyzes your whole profile and hands you three paste-ready rewrites: a keyword-optimized headline, a rewritten About section, and your top 3 experience bullets, delivered instantly.
This tool is part of the free LinkedIn tools hub — paste a section, get an instant 0–100 score, nothing uploaded and no email asked. Its siblings: the About section scorer and the experience bullet scorer. Together they score the same three sections the $1 review rewrites.