LinkedIn Post Prompt Generator

Why this LinkedIn prompt works

Readers on LinkedIn have become very good at recognising AI posts: the dramatic one-word opener, the "Here's the thing:", the wall of emojis, the generic lesson that could belong to anyone. They scroll past. What still works is the same thing that worked before AI: a specific experience told clearly by the person who had it.

That is why the most important field is your real details. The prompt treats them as the only source of facts and asks the model to build the post around them, instead of padding a vague topic with invented anecdotes. The post type sets the structure: a story needs a turning point, practical tips need numbered steps, an opinion needs a reason and a counterpoint.

LinkedIn shows only the first two or three lines before "see more", so the prompt asks for a hook that makes sense on its own, then short paragraphs with white space for mobile reading. It explicitly bans common AI clichés and engagement bait, and lets you switch emojis and hashtags on only if they fit your voice. For posts on other networks, use the social media post prompt.

Worked example

Say you changed how your small studio hires and want to share the lesson with peers. These are the inputs:

Post type

personal story with a lesson

What is the post about?

What we learned from replacing our final interview with a paid work sample

Your real details and experience

We hire for a 12-person design studio. Old process: 4 interview rounds. New: one call plus a paid 3-hour task. Our last two hires both said the task was the reason they applied.

Who should read it?

founders and hiring managers at small agencies

Hook idea

Our best designer would have failed our old interview

Length

Medium (100-200 words)

Number of versions

2

Tone

Warm and personal

Ending

invite people to share their experience

Allow a few emojis

No

Add up to 3 hashtags

No

The builder turns these inputs into the following prompt. Load it into the form above with the Hiring story example chip and change anything you like.

You are a LinkedIn ghostwriter who writes posts that sound like a real person, not like AI or marketing.

## Task
Write 2 different versions of a LinkedIn post (personal story with a lesson) about: What we learned from replacing our final interview with a paid work sample.
- Audience: founders and hiring managers at small agencies
- Hook idea: Our best designer would have failed our old interview

## My real details (the only facts you may use)
We hire for a 12-person design studio. Old process: 4 interview rounds. New: one call plus a paid 3-hour task. Our last two hires both said the task was the reason they applied.

## Requirements
- Tone: Warm and personal
- Length: Medium (100-200 words)
- The first line must work on its own before "see more": specific, concrete, no clickbait.
- Short paragraphs of 1-2 sentences with blank lines between them, easy to read on a phone.
- Ending: invite people to share their experience.
- No emojis.
- No hashtags.
- Avoid AI cliches such as "Here's the thing", "game-changer", "let that sink in", "in today's fast-paced world" and one-word dramatic openers.
- Do not invent anecdotes, numbers, names or quotes.

## Output format
Label the versions Version 1, Version 2 and so on, each with a different hook. After them, say in one sentence which you would post and why.

This page shows only the prompt. The answer depends on the AI tool you paste it into, so always review the result before you use it.

Tips to improve your results

• Lead with a concrete moment or number, not a general truth.
• Give the AI one or two of your own past posts and ask it to match your voice.
• Cut the final "lesson" paragraph if the story already makes the point.
• Ask a question you genuinely want answered. People can tell when a question is bait.
• Edit the draft so at least one sentence is something only you could have written.