Tell it what you do, who for, and the real things you have done, in rough notes. Hemmingway writes the About section of your LinkedIn profile: first person, a plain opening line, two or three short paragraphs built on your actual work, and one line saying how to reach you. You read it, fix what is off, and paste it into your profile yourself.
Nothing is added to your notes. It will not give you a number, an employer, a skill or an award you did not mention, so every line is one you can back up when a recruiter asks.
What makes it work
- Say your job the way you would say it to a neighbour. "I run payroll for small building firms" tells a reader more than "experienced payroll professional".
- Give events, not qualities. "Caught a pension error that had run for three years" is proof. "Detail-oriented" is a claim.
- Spend your effort on the opening. LinkedIn shows only the top of the About section until someone clicks to see more, so the first line has to say what you do.
- End with what you want. Clients, a new role, people to swap notes with.
An example
Asked for a summary from someone who runs payroll for small building firms, with notes saying 12 years in payroll, 30 clients moved off spreadsheets onto proper software, a pension error caught that had run for three years, and a closing line asking readers to message if their payroll is a mess, a summary along these lines is what to expect:
I run payroll for small building firms, and I have done it for 12 years.
In that time I have moved 30 clients off spreadsheets and onto proper software. I also caught a pension error that had been running for three years.
If your payroll is a mess, message me.
Short, first person, no adjectives about yourself. Ask in the chat if you want it longer or warmer.
The rest of the profile
The summary sits under your headline, so write the two to agree: the LinkedIn headline generator works from the same facts. For a bio in the third person, for a website or a speaker page, use the professional bio generator. The guide on how to write a LinkedIn summary covers doing it by hand.
Common questions
Is the LinkedIn summary generator free?
Yes. Hemmingway has a free trial with no card needed, and this tool opens it with your answers filled in. You sign up once, and the summary is written in the chat.
Is the LinkedIn summary the same as the About section?
Yes. LinkedIn labels it About on your profile, and people still call it the summary. This tool writes that section.
How long should a LinkedIn summary be?
Three or four short paragraphs is enough: what you do, the proof, and what you want. If a reader cannot finish it in under a minute, cut it.
Will it sound like AI?
It is built not to. Hemmingway-1, the model behind it, came first on sounding like a person in our own blind test, Human-Likeness. Read it aloud once before you paste it in, and swap any word you would not say about yourself.