{"id":"ind-job-linkedin-about-section","audience":"job-seekers","category":"applications","technique":"constraints","title":"Write a LinkedIn About section without buzzwords","free":false,"task":"You're rewriting your LinkedIn About section. Keep it under 90 words, first person, plain text: the first sentence says what you do and for whom, include two results with numbers from your notes, and end with what you're looking for next. Use none of these: passionate, results-driven, synergy, dynamic, guru, and add nothing you haven't done. Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.","materialLabel":"Your notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"MY NOTES - LinkedIn rewrite (Tomás Herrera)\n\nCurrent job: Event coordinator at Pinecrest Conference Center (2021-now)\n- Plan corporate events for 50-400 people\n- Run about 40 events a year\n- Got our post-event survey score from 4.1 to 4.6 (out of 5) by adding a check-in text the day before\n- Cut catering waste by about 20% by switching to RSVP-based ordering\n- Manage a $150K yearly events budget (my boss signs off, I track it)\n\nBefore: hotel front desk, 2018-2021\n\nLooking for: event or program manager roles at nonprofits or universities, ideally in the Denver area.\n\nAlso: studying for the CMP (Certified Meeting Professional) exam in March.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":90},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for \"under 90 words\" and it often lands well over.","fix":"Cap each part instead: \"5 sentences, each under 18 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Opening with a tagline","why":"The AI writes a catchy line like \"Turning ideas into unforgettable moments\" before saying what you do.","fix":"Add: \"First sentence: what I do and for whom.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"No numbers or no ask","why":"The AI lists duties and forgets what you're looking for.","fix":"Add: \"Two results with numbers, and end with the roles I want.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Using buzzwords","why":"LinkedIn language pulls the AI toward \"passionate\" and \"results-driven\".","fix":"Add: \"None of: passionate, results-driven, synergy, dynamic, guru.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Ignoring where it will be pasted","why":"AI loves bold and headings, which show up as stray ** and # symbols in LinkedIn.","fix":"Name the place and the format: \"For LinkedIn. Plain text, no bold or headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Says what you do first","patterns":["first sentence","what i do","lead with","start with"]},{"label":"Includes numbers","patterns":["number","result","4\\.6","20%"]},{"label":"Bans buzzwords","patterns":["buzzword","passionate","results-driven","guru"]},{"label":"Ends with the goal","patterns":["looking for","end with","next role","nonprofit"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]}],"hint":"About sections blur together when they're full of buzzwords. Tell the AI what to lead with, which numbers to use, and which words are banned.","rubricLabels":["The first sentence says what he does and for whom (plans corporate events for groups of 50-400, or similar), in first person","Includes at least two results with numbers from the notes (survey 4.1 to 4.6, catering waste cut about 20%, about 40 events a year), and the very last sentence says what he's looking for (event or program manager roles at nonprofits or universities, Denver area)","Uses none of the words passionate, results-driven, synergy, dynamic or guru, and claims nothing untrue (doesn't say he's CMP certified, doesn't say he owns or manages the budget alone)"]}