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How to add a resume to LinkedIn

You can add a resume to LinkedIn in three ways: attach it when you apply with Easy Apply, save up to four in your job application settings for later applications, or post it in your profile's Featured section. Only the Featured section makes it public: anyone viewing your profile can open it.

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By Rajesh Kumar · How these pages are made

Three ways to add your resume, compared

WhereWho sees itUse it for
With an Easy Apply applicationThat employerA resume tailored to one job
Job application settingsNo one, until you attach it to an applicationKeeping up to four ready to reuse
Your profile's Featured sectionAnyone who views your profileShowing your resume to everyone

For most people the first two are enough: recruiters see your profile anyway, and a resume sent with an application can be tailored to that job. The Featured section suits freelancers and people who want every visitor to be able to download their resume.

1. Attach your resume when you apply

On jobs that show an Easy Apply button, LinkedIn asks for a resume as part of the application:

  1. Search for the job and open it.
  2. Click Easy Apply and fill in the fields it asks for.
  3. Under Resume, click Upload resume and choose the file.
  4. Click Submit application.

LinkedIn takes Microsoft Word or PDF files, recommends keeping them under 2 MB, and keeps your four most recently uploaded resumes so you can pick one again next time. Attach it before you submit: LinkedIn says that once an application has gone without a resume, you can't reopen it to add one, or apply to the same post again.

2. Save resumes for later applications

To upload a resume without applying to anything yet:

  1. Open the Jobs tab and click Preferences.
  2. Click Resumes and application data.
  3. Click Upload resume.

The same page holds the Share resume data with recruiters switch. LinkedIn turns that switch on after you apply for a job; with it on, recruiters can find you through what your resume contains. You can turn it off on this page at any time.

Update, replace or delete a resume on LinkedIn

LinkedIn has no “edit” for an uploaded file: to update a resume, upload the new version and delete the old one. Both happen on the same page:

  1. Open the Jobs tab, click Preferences, then Resumes and application data.
  2. Click Upload resume and choose the new file.
  3. Click the icon beside the old resume and select Delete.

A resume you sent with an application was shared with that employer when you applied. A resume in your Featured section is changed in the Featured section itself: add the new file there as described below, and take the old one off.

To put your resume where every visitor can open it, add it to the Featured section, which sits near the top of your profile:

  1. Click the Me icon, then View Profile.
  2. Click Add profile section, open Recommended and click Add featured.
  3. Click the + icon and select Media as the type of work sample.
  4. Pick your resume file, give it a title and a short description, and save.

Should your resume be public?

LinkedIn is clear on the difference: a resume you upload with an application is shared with that hirer, but a resume you post as media on your profile or in a post “will be visible to anyone viewing your profile or that post”.

Before you feature it, make a public version:

  • take out your phone number and home address (your email and city are enough for a public page);
  • remove anything you wouldn't want your current employer to read;
  • save it as a PDF, so it looks the same on every screen.

The other direction is just as useful: with your profile link on your resume, a recruiter can click straight through to your profile.

On a computer: click Me, then View Profile. Your public profile URL is under Public profile & URL on the right; click the edit icon beside it to see the full address and copy it.

In the LinkedIn app: tap your profile photo, tap it again to open your profile, then tap Contact info. Your profile URL is listed there; tap the edit icon to change it.

Make it short. Click the edit icon next to the URL and type a custom ending, such as linkedin.com/in/priya-sharma. LinkedIn's rules: 3 to 100 characters, no spaces, symbols or special characters, and not the word “LinkedIn”. You can change it up to five times in six months, so pick one you'll keep.

Put your LinkedIn link on your resume

Put it with your contact details, at the top of the page next to your email and phone number. Leave out the https://www. part; linkedin.com/in/your-name is enough. In CVEmber, type it into the LinkedIn field and every template prints it in your contact line.

Turn your LinkedIn profile into a PDF

LinkedIn can save any profile, including yours, as a PDF: open the profile, click More (or Resources) in the introduction section and choose Save to PDF. It works on desktop only, and LinkedIn notes that it supports English profiles.

That PDF is a printout of your profile, not a resume: it has no room for tailoring and follows LinkedIn's layout. To start a real resume from your profile instead, paste your profile text into CVEmber's import and it becomes a resume you can edit and tailor.

Adding certifications and promotions

Two updates people often look for once their resume and profile are in step:

  • A certification: on your profile, click Add profile section, open Recommended and choose Add licenses & certifications. Enter the issuing organisation exactly as it appears on your certificate.
  • A promotion: add the new role as a new position at the same company. Click Add profile section, open Core and choose Add position, then give your old role its end date. On your resume, show it the same way: the new title as its own entry under the employer, with its own dates.

Whatever you change on LinkedIn, change on your resume too. Our resume examples show how each role reads when it is written well.

Sources

Checked on 4 October 2026.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

How do I see the resume I uploaded to LinkedIn?

Open the Jobs tab, click Preferences, then Resumes and application data. Your uploaded resumes are listed there, and you can delete any of them.

Why can't I upload my CV on LinkedIn?

Check the file first: LinkedIn takes Microsoft Word or PDF files and recommends keeping them under 2 MB. If you are applying, attach the file before you submit: LinkedIn does not let you reopen an application that went without a resume.

Can I add a PDF resume to my LinkedIn profile?

Yes. Add it to the Featured section as Media; anyone who views your profile can then open it. To keep it private, upload it in your job application settings instead, where only employers you apply to see it.

Where to add resume in LinkedIn?

Two places: in a job application through Easy Apply, where LinkedIn keeps the resumes you upload, or on your profile in the Featured section as Media, where anyone who views your profile can open it.

How to add LinkedIn to CV?

Copy your public profile URL from your LinkedIn profile (you can shorten it to a custom URL in LinkedIn's settings) and put it in your CV's contact line next to your email.

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