Two ways to add a resume to LinkedIn:

  1. Featured section — visible to anyone who views your profile. Public.
  2. Easy Apply — sent only to recruiters when you apply via Easy Apply. Private.

Most people should use #2 only. Below is how to do both.

Adding to the Featured section (public)

The Featured section is a curated public showcase on your profile. Anyone who visits your profile can see it.

Steps:

  1. Go to your LinkedIn profile.
  2. Find the Featured section (under your About section). Add it if it's not there.
  3. Click the + button.
  4. Select Add media.
  5. Upload your resume PDF.
  6. Add a caption.

Don't. Public resumes attract scammers, recruiter spam from low-quality sources, and your LinkedIn profile already serves the public-CV role. Keep the resume off the public view.

Adding for Easy Apply (private — recommended)

LinkedIn lets you upload a resume that's automatically attached when you click Easy Apply on a job posting.

Steps:

  1. Click any Easy Apply button on a job listing.
  2. On the application form, click Upload resume.
  3. Select your PDF.
  4. LinkedIn saves it; the next Easy Apply auto-fills it.

To manage saved resumes:

  1. Go to Jobs → Application settings (gear icon).
  2. Under Manage resumes, you can view, delete, or set defaults.

LinkedIn keeps your last 4 uploaded resumes. You can pick which to use per application.

Should your resume be public on LinkedIn?

Usually no. Reasons:

  • Your LinkedIn profile already serves as a public CV. A public resume duplicates that.
  • Scammers and bot recruiters scrape public resumes. You don't need 17 calls about "an exciting opportunity."
  • You can't tailor a public resume per role. Your profile is generic; a tailored resume per application is much stronger signal.

Exceptions:

  • You're job-hunting actively and want passive inbound from recruiters.
  • You're a freelancer or contractor where being publicly findable is the point.

What format

PDF. Preserves formatting; renders consistently across devices. Don't upload Word docs.

File naming

Use a clear, professional name: firstname-lastname-resume.pdf. Recruiters get hundreds of files named "Resume.pdf" — yours stands out by being identifiable.

Update cadence

Refresh your uploaded resume any time you:

  • Change roles
  • Take on a major new project worth bullet-listing
  • Apply for a different category of role (e.g. moving from senior IC to manager)

The bigger pattern

LinkedIn Easy Apply is a small slice of the job market — most senior roles, most early-stage startups, and many Fortune 500 listings only exist on the company's career site. If you're job-hunting beyond LinkedIn, you need a tool that applies on company career sites too.

Sorce indexes 5M+ open roles across the broader job market — and our AI agent applies on the company's actual career site, with a tailored cover letter, on every job you swipe right.

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