Paste your current LinkedIn headline and get an instant 0–100 score across four dimensions — keyword optimization, length, specificity, and impact — plus a letter grade (A–F), specific improvement suggestions, and a shareable one-line summary.
Copy your headline straight from your LinkedIn profile and paste it into the box — exactly as it appears, including separators and keywords. No login, no profile access, just the text.
The grader scores your headline across four dimensions — keyword optimization, length, specificity, and impact — and combines them into an overall 0–100 score with a letter grade from A to F, plus a per-dimension breakdown.
You get 3–6 specific improvement suggestions tied to your weakest dimensions, the recruiter keywords your headline is missing, and a copyable one-line summary to share. Then get your full profile graded and 3 paste-ready rewrites for $2.
Want to know exactly where you stand? Get your free LinkedIn visibility score — paste your profile URL and get an instant 0–100 score with your top 3 fixes.
Get my free score →Your headline is the single most influential field in LinkedIn's recruiter search algorithm. When a recruiter types "Senior Product Manager Fintech" into LinkedIn Recruiter, the platform ranks results partly by how closely a profile's headline matches those terms. A headline that just says "Marketing Manager" matches one keyword. A headline that says "Marketing Manager | B2B SaaS | Demand Generation & Lifecycle" matches five — and shows up in far more searches. The difference between a B-grade and an F-grade headline is often the difference between showing up on page one and never being seen.
The four dimensions this grader checks are the ones that actually move the needle. Keyword optimization determines whether you appear at all. Length determines whether your headline gets truncated in search results (LinkedIn cuts it off around 210–220 characters). Specificity determines whether a recruiter skimming 200 results stops on yours — generic phrases like "results-driven professional" are invisible noise. Impact determines whether they click through to your profile. Improve all four and your inbound recruiter messages climb.
Once you know your grade, the fastest path forward is a headline rewrite built around your target role. Try the LinkedIn Headline Generator for keyword-optimized options, read the LinkedIn headline formula for the underlying structure, or get your full profile audited with 3 paste-ready rewrites for $2.
Enter your role and target keyword to get 3–5 keyword-optimized LinkedIn headlines built for recruiter search.
LinkedIn About Section Generator →Enter your role and a key achievement to get 3–5 optimized LinkedIn About section examples, paste-ready in seconds.
LinkedIn Skills Generator →Enter your role or industry to get 15–25 optimized LinkedIn skills to add to your profile, grouped by category.
LinkedIn Recommendation Generator →Enter your role, your relationship, and their role to get 3–5 optimized LinkedIn recommendation drafts, each a different angle.
LinkedIn Connection Request Generator →Enter your role, who you want to connect with, and your tone to get 3–5 connection request messages under LinkedIn's 300-character limit.
LinkedIn Buzzword Detector →Paste your LinkedIn profile text and get a Buzzword Score, every cliché highlighted, and a concrete replacement for each.
LinkedIn Profile Quiz →Answer 7 quick questions and discover your LinkedIn Profile Type with a visibility score and personalized tips.
LinkedIn Banner Generator →Enter your role or industry to get 3–5 LinkedIn banner design suggestions with text overlays, color palettes, and layout tips.
Yes — completely free. No signup, no login, no payment, no credit card. Paste your current LinkedIn headline and get your 0–100 score, letter grade, sub-scores, improvement suggestions, and shareable summary instantly. We make money from the optional $2 full profile audit, not from this free tool.
Paste your current LinkedIn headline exactly as it appears on your profile. The grader analyzes it with AI across four dimensions — keyword optimization (does it use the terms recruiters search), length (does it use the available space well without truncating), specificity (is it concrete and evidence-based versus generic filler), and impact (does it make a recruiter want to read more). You get an overall 0–100 score, a letter grade from A to F, four sub-scores, specific improvement suggestions, and the recruiter keywords your headline is missing.
The score ranges from 0 to 100 and maps to a letter grade: A (90–100) means your headline is recruiter-ready — keyword-optimized, specific, well-sized, and compelling. B (80–89) is strong with minor gaps. C (70–79) is average and likely being passed over by some recruiters. D (60–69) is weak — generic, thin on keywords, or poorly structured. F (below 60) means your headline is hurting your visibility. Aim for a B or higher.
A strong LinkedIn headline leads with your role and target keyword, includes 2–4 skill or industry keywords recruiters actually filter by, uses specific evidence or a value proposition instead of generic phrases like 'results-driven professional', and fills roughly 80–180 characters of LinkedIn's 220-character limit without keyword stuffing. It should read naturally and make a recruiter want to open your profile, not just repeat your job title.
Your headline is one of the most heavily weighted fields in LinkedIn's search ranking and the first thing a recruiter reads in search results. The keywords in your headline determine whether you appear when a recruiter searches for a role, skill, or industry. A vague headline like 'Seeking new opportunities' contains no searchable keywords and will keep you off recruiter results entirely — no matter how strong the rest of your profile is.
Your headline is sent to our AI analysis endpoint to be graded and is not stored in a database or tied to your identity. We don't log in to LinkedIn, access your account, or keep a record of what you pasted. Close the page and your result is gone.
Yes. After you grade your headline the tool generates a copyable one-line summary that includes your score and letter grade and points readers to grade their own headline at standout12.acoco.ai/tools/headline-grader. Click copy and paste it anywhere — LinkedIn, X, a Slack channel, a text to a friend.
Work through the improvement suggestions the grader gives you — they target your weakest dimensions first and name the exact keywords and phrasing to add. Then get your full 0–100 visibility score by pasting your LinkedIn URL into our free visibility score tool, and unlock 3 paste-ready rewrites (headline, About, 3 experience bullets) for $2, one-time, to put the fixes in place fast.
Stop guessing. Get your free LinkedIn visibility score.
Paste your LinkedIn URL and get an instant 0–100 visibility score, plus 3 paste-ready rewrites — an optimized headline, a rewritten About section, and your top 3 experience bullets reworded for recruiter search.
Get my free score →$2 per full review. No subscription.