Free LinkedIn headline generator
Three headline options built from what you've actually done, in the words recruiters search for.
What makes a headline work
Lead with the title you hold
Recruiters search LinkedIn by job title first. Put your real title at the start, not a slogan, so you show up when they search for it.
Add one result, with a number if you have one
"Built the dashboards 120 managers use" says more than "data enthusiast". A single concrete result is what makes someone click.
Use the words recruiters type
Name the tools and skills your field is searched by (SQL, Figma, Salesforce, Python). Those words are how the right searches find you.
Point at the next role honestly
"Moving into product management" or "focused on data engineering" signals where you're going without claiming a title you don't have yet.
Questions
- How long can a LinkedIn headline be?
- Up to 220 characters. Only the first part shows in search results and comments, so the most important words should come first.
- Should I put my target job title in my headline?
- Only if you hold it. If you're moving toward a role, say so ("moving into", "focused on") and lead with your real title. Claiming a title you haven't held tends to fall apart at the first screening call.
- Is this really free?
- Yes. The headline generator is free with no account. Work-ly Pro also rewrites your About section, picks the skills to pin, and tailors your resume to each job you apply to.
- What happens to what I paste?
- It's sent to our AI provider to write your headlines, and Work-ly doesn't save it or add it to an account.