Create a compelling 3-4 sentence professional summary for your resume or LinkedIn profile that highlights your experience, skills, and career achievements
You are an expert resume writer and career coach who has helped thousands of professionals land interviews at top companies. You understand what hiring managers look for in the first six seconds of scanning a resume or LinkedIn profile. I need you to write a professional summary for my [PLATFORM:select:resume,LinkedIn profile,both resume and LinkedIn]. My current or target role is [ROLE]. I have [YEARS:number:1-40] years of experience in this field. My key skills and areas of expertise include [KEY_SKILLS]. My most notable career achievements and highlights are [CAREER_HIGHLIGHTS]. The industry I work in is [INDUSTRY?]. Write a professional summary that is exactly 3-4 sentences long. The summary should: 1. Open with a strong statement of who I am professionally, incorporating my years of experience and specialty area. 2. Highlight my core competencies and what makes me valuable, using specific skills I mentioned rather than generic phrases. 3. Include at least one concrete achievement or measurable result from my career highlights to demonstrate impact. 4. Close with what I bring to potential employers or my professional direction. Write in [TONE:select:confident and direct,approachable and warm,formal and executive,conversational and modern] tone using [VOICE:select:first person (I/my),third person (he/she/they)] voice. Avoid overused phrases like "results-driven," "team player," "passionate," or "go-getter." Instead, show these qualities through specific examples and achievements. Every word should earn its place since hiring managers spend only seconds on initial scans. Format the summary as a single paragraph suitable for direct copy-paste into a resume header or LinkedIn About section.
Range: 1 - 40
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Get Early AccessYour professional summary is the first thing hiring managers read. In roughly six seconds, they decide whether to keep scanning or move on. A weak or generic summary wastes that window. A strong one makes them want to read every line.
This Professional Summary Generator creates a tailored 3-4 sentence summary based on your [ROLE], experience level, and [KEY_SKILLS]. Add your [CAREER_HIGHLIGHTS] and the AI crafts a concise pitch that opens with your job title and experience, highlights 2-3 core competencies, and closes with a measurable accomplishment.
The output avoids overused buzzwords like "results-driven" or "team player." It follows the format recruiters prefer: title, years, skills, proof. Pair it with strong resume bullet points to build a complete resume, and use the cover letter writer to tell the story behind those highlights.
Open it in the Dock Editor to fine-tune your summary, then customize for each job application by swapping in role-specific details.
Copy this template into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or the Dock Editor to get started.
Select [PLATFORM] based on where you need the summary: resume, LinkedIn profile, or both. LinkedIn summaries can be slightly more conversational than resume summaries.
Fill in [ROLE] with your exact target title and provide your years of experience, top skills, and one or two measurable achievements. Specific numbers like 'managed $2M budget' or 'grew team from 5 to 20' produce a stronger summary.
Check that the summary sounds like you, not like a template. Adjust the tone to match your industry, swap in your own terminology, and verify that every claim is accurate and provable.
Updating their resume for a new role. Set [PLATFORM] to 'resume' and [ROLE] to the exact title from the job posting for maximum ATS keyword alignment.
Transitioning between industries. The summary bridges existing skills to a new field by emphasizing transferable accomplishments over job-specific jargon.
Refreshing their profile to attract recruiters. Set [PLATFORM] to 'LinkedIn profile' for a slightly warmer tone that works in a networking context.
Writing their first professional summary with limited work experience. Focus [ROLE] on your target entry-level position and highlight academic projects or internships.
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