Your LinkedIn profile isn't a faded copy of your CV — it's the professional storefront recruiters browse before they ever reach out. Getting it right means showing up in their searches and leaving an impression worth a message.
Write a headline that stops the scroll
Your headline sits under your name everywhere — search results, comments, connection requests. LinkedIn fills it with your current job title by default, so don't settle for that.
- Combine your role, specialty, and the value you bring: "Digital Marketing Specialist | Google & Meta Ads | E-commerce Growth."
- Load it with the terms recruiters actually search for — this field weighs heavily in search visibility.
- You have room for more than a bare title, so use it without keyword-stuffing.
Make your About section tell a story
Your About section is where you speak in your own voice, first person. Only the first two lines show before "see more," so make them your strongest.
- Open with who you are and your field in one clear line.
- Highlight your strongest achievements and areas of expertise, weaving in keywords naturally.
- Close with what you're looking for and how to reach you.
Write it as three or four short paragraphs or bullets — a wall of text pushes readers away.
Fill experience with achievements, not duties
This is where your profile meets your CV. Don't paste the job description; turn each role into results.
- Start every line with an action verb, and back it with a number when it's real: "grew store sales over six months" lands harder when you attach an honest percentage or figure.
- Focus on impact over task — what changed because of you?
- Stuck on wording? MyCV.gg's AI writing assistant (on the paid plan) helps turn duties into achievement lines.
A professional photo: your first impression
Your photo is the first thing the eye lands on, so choose a recent, clear one:
- A visible face in good light, against a simple, undistracting background.
- Attire that fits your field, and a confident, friendly expression.
- Head-and-shoulders framing works best; skip cropped party photos.
Add a simple banner that reflects your field instead of the default grey.
Skills and keywords: how recruiters find you
Recruiters search LinkedIn by keyword, matching against your headline, About, experience, and skills. So:
- Add your skills and pin your top three.
- Use the exact terms from the roles you target, not clever synonyms.
- In the Saudi market, list technical terms in both Arabic and English where it helps — search happens in both.
- Ask colleagues to endorse your skills to boost credibility.
Final touches that complete the picture
- Set a custom profile URL carrying your name instead of random digits — it looks cleaner in your CV or signature.
- Quietly switch on the "Open to work" signal so recruiters know you're available.
- Complete every section — education, certifications, languages; a complete profile surfaces more and reads as serious.
- Stay active now and then with a post or comment in your field; steady presence keeps you top of mind.
Keep your profile and CV consistent
Recruiters cross-check your profile against your CV, and any mismatch in titles, dates, or company names raises doubt. Keep a single source of truth:
- Align job titles and start/end dates across both.
- Spell company and certificate names the same way in each.
On MyCV.gg you build your data once in your profile, generate your CV from it, and export a PDF or plain text — no watermark, even on the free plan — so LinkedIn and your CV stay in sync. For a deeper polish, MyCV.gg's AI review gives a per-section scorecard that flags what's missing before you publish.
The bottom line
A professional LinkedIn profile starts with a headline that stops the scroll, an About section that tells your story, experience full of achievements rather than duties, a clear photo, and skills carrying the words recruiters search for. Line your profile up with your CV, and you build one coherent professional presence that opens doors.