There are four ways to add your resume to LinkedIn, and the right one depends on your goal. To apply for a job, attach it with Easy Apply. To reuse it across applications, save it in your job settings. To let recruiters and other visitors see it, add it to your Featured section. To share it with your network, post it. This guide walks through all four step by step, plus how to remove a resume and the privacy trade-offs to know before you upload one publicly.
One thing first: LinkedIn treats a resume you attach to job applications separately from one you display on your profile. They are not the same file and they do not sync, so pick the method that matches what you actually want to happen.
Which method should you use?
Before you upload anything, get clear on the goal. Each method puts your resume in a different place, in front of a different audience.
A quick rule of thumb: if you are applying to a specific job, use Easy Apply. If you want to be found, use the Featured section. Just know that a resume in your Featured section or a post is public, while one attached to an application is seen only by that employer.
Method 1: Attach your resume with Easy Apply
This is the most common reason people add a resume to LinkedIn, and the simplest. It attaches your file to a single job application, and it works the same on desktop and in the mobile app.
- Find a job with the blue Easy Apply button and open it.
- Click or tap Easy Apply.
- Fill in the required contact fields.
- Under Resume, select Upload resume and choose your file. LinkedIn recommends a PDF or Word document under 2 MB.
- Answer any screening questions, review, and select Submit application.
One catch, straight from LinkedIn's help center: you cannot add a resume after you submit. If you send an application without one, you cannot reopen it to attach a file or reapply to the same post, so attach it before you hit submit. LinkedIn also stores your four most recent resumes so you can reuse them, which leads to the next method.
