# Open to Work LinkedIn Post: Examples and What to Ask For > An open to work post for LinkedIn that names the role you want, where, and how people can help. Three examples, the frame setting and what to skip. Source: https://hidengpt.com/write/open-to-work-linkedin-post # I'm looking for a job and want to write an open to work post on LinkedIn that people can actually act on. Bring the role you want, the city or remote, two strong results and the kind of help you'd welcome. HidenGPT's LinkedIn format drafts a short post that names the job in its opening line and ends with one specific ask. You get a post a contact can pass to a hiring manager, instead of a vague “open to new opportunities”. Updated October 15, 2026 · by the HidenGPT team Try it with your own details Enter to send · Shift+Enter for a new line ## How to do it in HidenGPT - 01 Before writing, decide who should see the search: a post reaches your whole network, so if you're still employed, assume your manager may read it. - 02 Write the exact job title you want, the location or remote, the kind of company and two results with numbers you can stand behind in an interview. - 03 Pick LinkedIn post with Post type Win / announcement and Tone Plain & clear, and say in the main box what help you want: intros, referrals or a heads-up about openings. - 04 Read the opening line on its own: if a recruiter saw nothing else, would they know which role to think of you for? - 05 After posting, answer comments within a day and send a short thank-you to anyone who passes your name on. [LinkedIn Post](https://hidengpt.com/tools/linkedin): Posts that open with a hook and read in short, scannable lines. ## Example: three open to work posts Experienced, specific role (about 390 characters): “I'm looking for a product marketing manager role in B2B software, in Chicago or remote in the US. For six years I've turned product launches into things sales teams can use. At Ledgerly I launched 3 products and wrote the sales deck the team still opens every Monday. If you know a PMM lead at a software company of 50 to 500 people, an intro would mean a lot. I'll keep it to 15 minutes.” Early career (about 370 characters): “I finished my accounting degree in May and I'm looking for a staff accountant role in Columbus. During a six-month internship at Barlow & Finch I helped close the books for 14 small clients and rebuilt their expense template in Excel. If your firm is hiring junior accountants, or you'd answer three questions about your first year, I'd be glad to buy the coffee.” Returning after a break (about 370 characters): “After three years caring for a parent, I'm back on the market for operations coordinator roles in Denver. Before the break I ran scheduling for a 40-person field service team at Trimline. During it I managed a lot of insurance paperwork, which turned out to be good practice. If your team needs someone who likes calendars more than most people do, I'd love to talk.” Each one gives a title, a place, proof with a number and an ask a reader can do in a minute. ## Role, proof, ask: what each part does Role. The opening line carries the job title you'd type into a search bar and the location. “Open to new opportunities” gives a reader nothing to match you with, and LinkedIn shows only roughly the first 210 characters before “see more”. Proof. Two results, with numbers if you have them. Pick the ones that matter for the next job, not your proudest moments from the last one. Ask. One thing someone can do without much effort: an intro to a named kind of person, a referral at their company, or a quick call. “Any help is appreciated” sounds polite but leaves people unsure what to do. Leave out: salary expectations, a long account of why you left, anything negative about a former employer, “any role” (it reads as no plan), and your phone number. Contact details belong on your profile, where you control who sees them. ## The #OpenToWork frame, a post, or both The post and LinkedIn's Open to work setting are separate. In the setting, LinkedIn Help lists three choices. All LinkedIn members makes your status visible to everyone, which it says includes recruiters and people at your current company, and adds an #OpenToWork frame to your profile photo. Recruiters only shares it with people using LinkedIn Recruiter; LinkedIn says it takes steps to hide it from Recruiter users at your own company but can't guarantee complete privacy. Visible only to you uses your preferences to tailor job recommendations. A simple decision rule. Out of work, or your employer already knows: use the frame and the post together, since the post gives your network a specific way to help. Employed and searching quietly: skip the post, choose Recruiters only, and message people you trust directly. Somewhere in between, such as a contract ending in two months: a post with a start date (“available from January”) explains the timing without drama. Recruiters disagree about whether the frame helps or hurts, and there's no rule you can rely on. A clear headline and a specific post matter more than the frame either way. ## Not the right tool if - A quiet search while you're still employed. A post reaches your network, colleagues included; use direct messages and the Recruiters only setting instead. - Inventing results. The writer works from your notes, and every number in the post should be one you can explain in an interview. - Applying for you. HidenGPT writes the post; finding roles and sending applications is still yours to do. ## Other ways to do it The Open to work setting without a post Takes a few minutes and signals recruiters. It doesn't ask your network for anything specific. Direct messages to ten people you know Slower to write and more personal. The right choice if you can't search in public. ChatGPT with your résumé pasted in A quick starting draft. Cut the generic adjectives and add the specific ask yourself. ## Questions ### Should I post that I'm open to work on LinkedIn? If you're out of work or your employer already knows, yes: a specific post gives your network something to act on. If you're employed and searching quietly, message people directly and use the Recruiters only setting instead. ### Can my current employer see that I'm open to work? They can if you choose All LinkedIn members, which LinkedIn Help says includes people at your current company. Recruiters only limits it to LinkedIn Recruiter users, and LinkedIn says it tries to hide it from recruiters at your company but can't guarantee complete privacy. ### Does the #OpenToWork frame hurt your chances? Recruiters disagree, and there's no rule you can rely on. What matters more is that your headline and post name a clear role, so whoever sees the frame knows what you want. ### What do I write if I don't have much experience? Lead with the role you're aiming for and the evidence you do have: a degree, an internship, a project with a result. Then ask for something small, such as a 15-minute call with someone already doing the job. ### How do I ask for help without sounding desperate? Ask for one specific thing. “If you know a PMM lead at a software company of 50 to 500 people, I'd be grateful for an intro” sounds confident; “any help appreciated” doesn't, because nobody knows what to do with it. ### How long should an open to work post be? Short: 400 to 700 characters, HidenGPT's Short setting, fits the role, two results and the ask. A longer post can bury the ask under the backstory. ### Is it fine to use AI for an open to work post? Yes, if every fact in it is yours. 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