How to add a resume on a LinkedIn profile?

Getting an internship or a job of any sort is very much needed at multiple times. While earlier things used to be different and people had to find different ways to get a job, online platforms have made it rather simpler. Therefore, in today’s guide, we will discuss how one can upload a resume on a LinkedIn profile and what are the possible ways of doing the same. With that said, let us begin.

Uploading a resume on LinkedIn

When somebody is using a platform where they are hunting for a job, it becomes important for them to showcase their skills and abilities. This is where the resume comes into play. Now the employers who have been looking through the potential candidates have something concrete to rely upon, improving their decision to choose the best of the available people. Resumes are basically an encapsulation of an individual’s skills and history of working, as well as their specializations. Therefore, it is important to be uploaded, especially on a platform like LinkedIn, where all the huge companies look for employees. 

How to upload a resume on LinkedIn? 

There are two possible ways to upload a resume on LinkedIn, depending on when you are uploading them and where in your profile you upload them. Let us look at this in detail. 

Adding a resume to a LinkedIn profile

If an individual wants to add their resume to their LinkedIn profile, then they need to—

• Download LinkedIn from the App Store and then log in using their credentials. 
• Once inside, they can visit the profile picture that is often located at the top of the screen.
• Here, Add Profile Section and choose ‘Media’ from the Featured Section. 
• Now, from the window that pops up on the screen, choose your resume file.
• Click on ‘Upload’ and then save the changes that you just made.

That is simply how you can add your resume to your LinkedIn Profile. But this isn’t where the story ends. There is another method as well. However, it can be used in a different situation, which is the latter part of the same process. 

Adding a resume while submitting a job application

Another way and time to add a resume is while submitting an application for a job or an internship. Let us see how one can do it for themselves—

• Log in to your LinkedIn account on the app that you can download from the App Store. 
• Now look for the job where you want to apply, and while applying, enter all the details it asks for.
• In the section where they ask for a resume, choose a file from the media available on the device and upload it.

Your resume will be uploaded here, which can now be submitted along with an ‘About’ and the application that you are submitting to the company where you are applying for a post. Whatever it is, it is better to create a decent and skillful resume that goes with your apt personality and then keep it with us until we have to submit. Resumes can be edited and re-uploaded if there are any chances of mistakes in them.