How to set up your LinkedIn to get remote sales job offers
To get remote sales job offers through LinkedIn, set up your profile so a recruiter searching for “appointment setter” or “remote closer” can find you, and so it makes sense once they click. That means a headline with the job title you want, an About section that tells your story in sales language, Open to Work switched on with remote work selected, and your mum, teacher or retail years reframed as real experience. You don’t need a sales background to do this well. She Sells has a team in Australia and the US that trains women in remote sales and helps graduates of its career program find a role, and this is the same profile setup we’d walk you through.
The quick setup: every profile section in one table
Here’s the whole job at a glance.
| Profile section | What to write | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Headline | The role you want, plus two or three strengths. | Remote Appointment Setter | Former Primary Teacher | Clear Communicator, Calm on the Phone |
| About | Three short paragraphs: who you are, what you bring to sales, what you’re looking for (remote, part-time or full-time). | “I spent eight years teaching Year 3, which means I can explain anything to anyone and stay patient while I do it…” |
| Open to Work | Job titles you’d accept, Remote as the location type, and your employment types. Choose who can see it. | Titles: Appointment Setter, Sales Development Representative, Remote Closer |
| Experience | Every role, rewritten around talking to people, persuading, following up and hitting targets. | Retail Team Leader: “Hit weekly upsell targets and trained new staff on the register and customer service” |
| Career break | If you’ve been home with kids, add it honestly and list the skills you used. | Career break: Caregiving, 2021 to 2025. Managed a household budget, ran a school fundraiser |
| Skills | Sales words recruiters type into search, plus the tools you know. | Appointment Setting, Cold Calling, Objection Handling, CRM, Customer Service |
| Featured | Proof: a post you wrote, a certificate, a short video or a link. | A post about what you learned doing role plays this month |
| Activity | A few useful posts and comments a week in the sales world. | A thoughtful comment on a sales leader’s post about handling objections |
How recruiters actually find you
Recruiters and hiring managers type job titles, skills and locations into LinkedIn search, then filter. LinkedIn says that when you share the types of job you want and your preferred location through Open to Work, it helps your profile show up in search results when recruiters look for suitable candidates. LinkedIn’s own recruiter training also teaches hirers to use a Workplaces filter to find candidates seeking on-site, hybrid and remote work.
So the words on your profile are the bait. Use the exact titles that appear in remote sales job ads: appointment setter, setter, closer, sales development representative (SDR), inside sales, customer success. Our guide to finding remote closing jobs covers where those ads live.
Your headline: the job you want, not the job you had
Your headline sits under your name and follows you into search results, comments and connection requests.
- Lead with the target title. “Remote Appointment Setter” or “Sales Closer (Remote)”.
- Add a bridge from your past. “Former Primary Teacher”, “Ex-Retail Manager”, “Nurse turned Sales”.
- Finish with a strength. “Calm on the phone”, “Great at follow-up”, “Trained in objection handling”.
Open to Work: the settings that matter for remote roles
According to LinkedIn Help, you turn it on from your profile by clicking the “Open to” button and choosing “Finding a new job”, or from the Jobs tab under Preferences. You’ll be asked for:
- Job titles. Add every title you’d genuinely take: Appointment Setter, Sales Development Representative, Inside Sales Representative, Remote Closer.
- Location types. Choose remote. Add hybrid only if you’d really travel to an office.
- Locations. Your city and country.
- Start date and employment types. If you want part-time or contract work, say so here.
- Visibility. You choose who sees it.
Visibility has three options. “All LinkedIn Members” shows everyone, including people at your current workplace, and adds the #OpenToWork photo frame. “Recruiters only” shows it just to people using LinkedIn Recruiter. LinkedIn says it takes steps to hide this from Recruiter users at your current company but that this privacy isn’t complete, so if you’re still employed, keep that in mind. “Visible only to you” just tailors your job recommendations.
One more thing from that help page: if you stop responding to recruiter messages, LinkedIn may email you to confirm you’re still looking and can remove the setting if you don’t reply.
Want help turning your background into a sales profile? Book a free call with the She Sells team.
Your About section: tell the story in sales language
Keep your About section short, warm and specific. A three-paragraph shape works:
- Who you are. One or two lines about your background. “I spent ten years in retail and the last four at home raising two boys.”
- What you bring. The skills that transfer, with a real example. “I ran a store that met its weekly sales targets, handled cranky customers every day and trained every new casual.”
- What you want. “I’m now training in remote sales and looking for a part-time appointment setting role with a coaching or service business, Australian or US hours.”
Write like you talk, and include search terms naturally: appointment setting, objection handling, CRM, follow-up.
Experience: reframing mum, teacher and retail life
You’ve been persuading, handling objections and following up for years. You just called it parenting, teaching or working the floor. The aim is the same as on a résumé (a CV in Australia), and our guide to writing a sales resume with no experience has full before-and-after bullets. On LinkedIn, keep each role to two to four lines that point at sales skills:
- Teacher: “Explained new ideas to 25 different learners a day, ran parent-teacher interviews and turned hard conversations into agreed next steps.”
- Retail: “Met weekly sales and upsell targets, handled complaints on the spot and opened and closed the store solo.”
- Nurse or carer: “Built trust quickly with stressed people and explained complex information in plain language.”
Only claim what you actually did. If you came from teaching, our piece on moving from teacher to sales goes deeper.
Time at home with kids: use the career break feature
LinkedIn lets you add a career break to the Experience section, with options including caregiving. When it launched the feature, LinkedIn reported from its own global survey that 64% of women had experienced a career break, and that 51% of hirers said they’re more likely to contact a candidate who gives context about their break. The survey is from 2022, but the lesson holds: a labelled gap beats a mystery gap. Add the dates, pick the reason, and list what you did.
Skills: the keywords recruiters type
LinkedIn Help says you can add up to 100 skills, and that keeping them relevant helps match you with the right opportunities. You don’t need 100. Aim for 10 to 20 that match the ads you’re applying for, with your most relevant ones first:
- Sales skills: Appointment Setting, Cold Calling, Lead Qualification, Objection Handling, Closing, Follow-up
- People skills: Customer Service, Active Listening, Relationship Building, Communication
- Tools: CRM, Google Workspace, Zoom, Calendly, Microsoft Excel (only the ones you’ve used)
LinkedIn also lets you tick where you used each skill, so link “Customer Service” to your retail role.
Featured and Activity: show, don’t just tell
The Featured section can hold LinkedIn posts you’ve written or shared, LinkedIn articles, links to outside websites, and uploaded media like documents and videos. Note that a post has to be published on LinkedIn before you can feature it. Good things to pin:
- A training certificate, if you’ve completed one
- A short post about what you’ve learned practising sales calls
- A 60-second video introducing yourself
Then use Activity. A few genuine comments a week on posts by sales leaders, coaches and business owners who hire setters and closers puts your face and headline in front of the people who do the hiring.
Searching for remote jobs yourself
Your profile brings recruiters to you, but don’t wait. LinkedIn Help describes searching the Jobs tab, selecting the Remote filter on the results page, then turning on the alerts toggle so new matching jobs come to you. Set separate alerts for “appointment setter”, “sales development representative” and “closer”. When offers come, check them carefully: many remote sales roles are commission-heavy or commission-only, results take time, and some “jobs” ask you to pay to join. Our guide to remote closer job offer red flags covers what to walk away from.
Where She Sells fits
A profile gets you noticed, but you still need the skills to pass the role play. She Sells covers both halves. She Launches is the foundation program, with live coaching, role play and sales frameworks. She Soars is the career program through the She Sells Cert III in Remote Sales certificate: once you’re certified, our recruitment team works with you to land a role within 90 days, or your money back. Details are on our programs page.
Brooke started as a primary school teacher in a small town, with no sales degree, and made $440 in her first month of remote sales in 2020. That’s her story, not a typical result, but it shows the starting line can be very ordinary.
Want to see if remote sales could work for you? Book a free call with the She Sells team.
Results vary. Nothing here is a promise of income. See our earnings disclaimer.
Frequently asked questions
Should I use the #OpenToWork photo frame?
If you aren’t currently employed, the frame is a clear signal to everyone in your network, including small business owners who hire setters without using LinkedIn Recruiter. If you’re still employed and want privacy, choose Recruiters only instead. LinkedIn says it tries to hide this from recruiters at your current company, but that privacy isn’t complete.
What should my LinkedIn headline say if I have no sales experience?
Lead with the role you’re going for, such as Remote Appointment Setter, then add a bridge from your past like Former Teacher or Ex-Retail Manager. If you’re still training, Appointment Setter in Training is honest and still searchable. Avoid words like unemployed or seeking opportunities.
How do I explain years at home with kids on LinkedIn?
Add a career break in the Experience section and choose caregiving as the reason. List the dates and anything you did in that time, like volunteering or running school events. LinkedIn’s 2022 survey found most hirers were more likely to contact candidates who explained their break.
Do I need LinkedIn Premium to get remote sales jobs?
Not to get started. Everything in this guide uses standard profile and job search features, and LinkedIn’s help pages for Open to Work, the Remote filter, Featured and Skills don’t list Premium as a requirement.
Is LinkedIn enough to land a remote sales job?
It helps you get found, but most hirers will still want to see you handle a sales conversation, often in a role play interview. Pair it with skills practice and careful vetting of offers, and expect it to take time.
