LinkedIn OptimizationJun 23, 20269 min read
LinkedIn Open-to-work settings that work — for Product Managers
Open-To-Work Settings That Work is the highest-leverage 30-minute fix on your LinkedIn. Below is the checklist plus before-and-after examples.
Why this section matters
LinkedIn's recruiter search heavily weights open-to-work settings that work when matching candidates to open roles, especially for product manager searches. Getting it right pulls inbound interest from companies you'd otherwise have to cold-apply to.
Before & after
- Before: vague title, no keywords, generic verbs.
- After: Product Manager · specialty + outcome, in the searchable format recruiters filter on.
15-minute fix checklist
- Rewrite your headline as: role · specialty · outcome.
- Add the 10 keywords recruiters actually filter on.
- Rewrite your About section's first two lines — that's all that shows before "see more".
- Pin three Featured items that prove results.
- Turn on Open to Work for recruiters only.
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