Find the top LinkedIn skills for your role, organized by must-have, trending, niche, and soft skills. Includes overused skills to skip.
Click any skill pill to add it to your selection
LinkedIn's search algorithm heavily weights the Skills section. When a recruiter filters for "Product Analytics" or "LLM Integration", profiles with those exact terms rank significantly higher than those without.
The skills you add also shape how LinkedIn categorizes your profile, which determines what roles and opportunities appear in your feed. Getting this right is one of the highest-leverage profile optimizations available.
Most professionals either leave their skills section empty or fill it with generic, overused terms that offer no signal. This tool gives you the specific, relevant skills that recruiters and hiring managers actually search for in 2025.
Select your role category
Choose from 20 job functions that best matches your current or target role.
Review all four skill groups
Core skills are must-haves. Trending skills signal market awareness. Niche skills help you specialize. Add only 3-5 soft skills.
Click pills to select
Click any skill to add it to your personal selection list. Hover over any pill to see why that skill matters.
Avoid the flagged skills
The 'Skills to Avoid' section shows what not to add — generic and overused terms that dilute your profile.
Copy and update LinkedIn
Use 'Copy all' to grab a comma-separated list, or use the selection tracker to copy your curated set.