Adding Your Resume To Your LinkedIn

The TL;DR

In this article you will:

Follow a complete walkthrough of how to add your resume to your LinkedIn

The Premise

Recently I attended a LinkedIn event where recruiters in the industry gave free feedback on job seeker's LinkedIn "tagline" and profile in order to gain more traction in their job search. One of the big callouts I received was how I had included my resume in my LinkedIn and featured it prominently so that recruiters who were interested could easily download the document for their reference. Other attendees at the same event have reached out asking for help / a walkthrough of how to add their resume to their LinkedIn profile. This article aims to provide them (and folks like you) with a brief, but complete, walkthrough of how to accomplish this task.

The Execution

Navigate to your profile on LinkedIn
Scroll down a little bit and underneath "Resources" you should see a "Featured" section. In that section click the plus (+) icon in the upper right hand corner.

Wait! I Don't See A "Featured" Section!

If you don't see a "Featured" section on your profile don't fret! You can turn on this feature by clicking on the "Add profile section" button underneath your heading:

Clicking on that button will display a modal on your screen. Within that modal, expand the "Recommended" section (1) and click the "Add featured" option (2).

You'll be redirected to a new page where you can add "Featured" items to your profile.
After clicking the plus (+) icon, a dropdown menu will appear. From that dropdown select "Add media". A pop-up window of your file system will appear. Navigate to the copy of your resume that you want to add to your LinkedIn and click "Open"
A modal will appear on your screen with a "thumbnail" version of your resume and two text boxes / fields that you can edit - one for your Resume's "Title" (1) and one for your Resume's "Description" (2). Change the text in the "Title" text box / field to "Resume" (or something similar for clarity as it will automatically default to the file name of the resume you you selected). There's no need to add a "Description" unless you really want to add one. Once you've changed the "Title", click the blue "Save" button (3) in the bottom right hand corner of the modal.