LinkedIn Profile Checker

The 12-point pre-apply checklist

The scorer automates most of this list, but knowing what it checks makes the fixes faster. Work top to bottom; the early items carry the most weight.

Identity and first glance

• 1. The name field holds only your name. Titles, emojis and credentials in the name field break exact-name search and @mentions. Credentials belong in the headline.
• 2. A recent, recognizable photo. The checker cannot judge photo quality, so it asks. What matters: recent, clear face, decent light. Studio polish optional.
• 3. A headline that answers "why click?". "Manager at Company" is a name tag. Role plus who you help plus one concrete result is a headline. You have 220 characters; use at least 60.
• 4. Location is set. It is one of the most-used recruiter filters. No location means dropping out of geo-scoped searches silently.

The story

• 5. The first 300 characters of About carry your best fact. That is roughly what shows before "see more". A generic self-introduction spends that space on nothing.
• 6. The About section has numbers. Two or three real ones: team size, results, years, users, revenue. Specifics are what make the rest believable.
• 7. Experience lines start with verbs and end in outcomes. "Responsible for managing releases" describes the chair. "Cut release delays 40%" describes you.
• 8. No section is empty. Empty About, empty education, three skills. Each gap reads as either neglect or a missing story, and both readings cost you.

Findability and next steps

• 9. Your target terms exist in your text. Decide the three to five searches you want to appear in, then make sure those exact words appear in your headline and skills. Search engines match words, not intentions.
• 10. Fifteen or more relevant skills. Skills feed filters directly. Padding with fluff dilutes; matching your target terms concentrates.
• 11. A claimed custom URL. Two minutes of work, and your resume and email signature stop carrying a serial number.
• 12. One clear call to action. End the About section with the next step you actually want: message me, email me, book a slot. Profiles that never ask, rarely receive.

What this checker will not pretend to know

No browser tool can see your search impressions, recruiter views or the ranking mathematics inside LinkedIn. Tools that claim otherwise are guessing at best. This checker grades what is checkable from your text, labels the self-reported parts, and leaves the rest honestly unknown. The full signal list, with every weight and threshold, is on the methodology page.