By To add a promotion on LinkedIn, go to your profile, scroll to the Experience section, click the + icon, and choose Add position. Enter your new title under the same company, set the start date, and end-date your previous role. LinkedIn then stacks both roles under one company heading, showing your progression.
That's the whole move in one paragraph. The details matter, though. Do it the wrong way and you either erase your old title from your history or accidentally blast a notification to 800 people before you've told your own team. This guide covers the exact clicks on desktop and mobile, how the same-company grouping works, how to update quietly, and what to write if you do want to announce it.
The short version
- Open your LinkedIn profile and scroll to Experience.
- Click the + icon at the top right of the section and select Add position (on some accounts the menu says Add role).
- Enter your new job title. In the company field, pick the same official company page as your current role.
- Set the start date of the new role, and give your previous role an end date that lines up with it.
- Decide whether to leave Notify network on or off, then save.
First decision: add a new position, don't edit the old one
There are two ways to record a promotion, and they produce very different profiles.
| Edit your existing entry | Add a new position | |
|---|---|---|
| What happens | Your old title is overwritten | Both titles appear, stacked under the company |
| Career story | Looks like you've held one role the whole time | Shows visible progression over time |
| When it makes sense | Fixing a typo, or a title tweak with no real change in scope | A genuine promotion or move to a new role |
For a real promotion, add a new position. Recruiters read the stacked timeline as evidence that a company invested in you more than once, which is exactly the signal you want on your profile. Editing in place throws that history away.
How to add a promotion on LinkedIn (desktop)
- Go to your profile. Click your photo or Me in the top navigation, then View profile.
- Scroll to the Experience section and click the + icon in its top-right corner. Choose Add position. (The pencil icon is for editing entries you already have; the plus is for adding.)
- Enter the new title. Use the real title from your offer or HR system so it matches what a background check or reference call would surface.
- Select the company from the dropdown rather than typing it free-form. The entry has to link to the same official company page as your previous role for LinkedIn to group them, per LinkedIn's position grouping documentation.
- Set your start date, and end-date the old role. LinkedIn usually prompts you to close out the previous position when you add a new one at the same company. Say yes.
- Rewrite the description for the new scope. A promotion post with the old job description under a new title reads as a title bump, not a step up. Two or three lines on what you now own is enough.
- Check the Notify network toggle before you hit save. On means LinkedIn may share the change with your connections; off means it updates silently. More on this below.
The full mechanics of adding, editing, and removing roles are covered in LinkedIn's official Experience section help page if your interface looks slightly different.
Doing it on the mobile app
The flow is the same, with taps instead of clicks: tap your profile photo, tap View profile, scroll to Experience, tap the +, and choose Add position. The company dropdown, date fields, and notification toggle all behave the way they do on desktop. If you care about how the grouped timeline looks, check it on desktop afterward, since that's where recruiters most often view profiles side by side.
Why your roles aren't grouping under one company
When a promotion is entered correctly, LinkedIn stacks your roles under a single company heading with a connected line between them. If your new role is floating as a separate entry instead, one of two things went wrong:
- The entries point at different company pages. "Acme" typed as free text and "Acme Inc." selected from the dropdown are different entities to LinkedIn. Edit both roles and pick the identical official page.
- There's a gap in your dates. LinkedIn groups positions when the new role's start date falls within one month of the previous role's end date, according to LinkedIn Help. A promotion dated three months after your old role ended breaks the chain.
Fix the company page and the dates, and the grouping applies automatically. There is no manual "group these" button.
How to add a promotion without notifying your network
You can update your profile completely quietly. There are two layers of control:
- The per-edit toggle. When you add or edit a position, look for the Notify network switch on the edit screen and turn it off before saving.
- The account-wide setting. Go to Settings & Privacy โ Visibility โ Share profile updates with your network and switch it off. LinkedIn's profile updates help page confirms this controls whether job changes generate a feed post, in-app notification, or email to your connections.
Two practical notes. LinkedIn says job updates can take up to two hours to be shared, so flipping the setting off after saving is a gamble; set it first. And the toggle only silences the automated announcement. Anyone who visits your profile will still see the new title, which is normally what you want.
This matters most when timing is sensitive: the promotion isn't public internally yet, compensation is still being finalized, or you'd rather announce it yourself with a proper post instead of LinkedIn's auto-generated one.
Announcing the promotion: what to actually write
An announcement post gets the news in front of far more people than the quiet profile change, and it tends to draw more engagement than almost anything else you'll post. If you write one, keep it short and specific:
- Say what changed. Old role, new role, what you'll own now. One or two sentences.
- Credit real people. Research by Eric VanEpps and Einav Hart, published in Harvard Business Review, found that pairing your own accomplishment with genuine credit to colleagues ("dual promotion") makes you come across as competent and likable, where pure self-promotion costs you warmth.
- Point forward. One line on what you're excited to work on next gives people something to comment on beyond "Congrats!"
A simple structure that works:
Some news: after [X years] as [old role] at [Company], I'm stepping into [new role]. Grateful to [manager/team] for backing me on [specific project]. Next up: [what you'll focus on]. If you're working on [related problem], I'd love to compare notes.
Skip the trophy-shelf paragraph listing every achievement since you joined. One concrete project beats ten adjectives.
Frequently asked questions
How do I add a new position at the same company on LinkedIn?
Use the + icon in the Experience section and choose Add position, exactly as you would for a new employer, but select the same company page from the dropdown. If the dates line up (new start within a month of the old end date), LinkedIn groups the roles under one company heading automatically.
Can I add a promotion to LinkedIn without posting it?
Yes. Turn off the Notify network toggle when you save the edit, and switch off Share profile updates with your network under Settings โ Visibility beforehand. Your profile still shows the new title to anyone who looks; LinkedIn just won't push it to feeds, notifications, or email.
How do you say you were promoted on LinkedIn?
The profile itself says it for you: two stacked titles at one company with dates reads as a promotion to anyone scanning it. If you announce it in a post, name the old and new role, thank the specific people who helped, and add a line about what's next. You don't need the word "promoted" in your headline.
Is "posting a promoted job on LinkedIn" the same thing?
No, that's a different feature with a confusingly similar name. Promoting a job on LinkedIn means paying to boost a job listing so more candidates see it, which is done through LinkedIn's job posting tools by recruiters and hiring managers. Adding a promotion to your profile, this article's topic, is free and lives in your Experience section.
Should I update my headline too?
Your headline doesn't change automatically when you add a role. If your headline mentions your title, edit it separately (the pencil icon at the top of your profile), since it's the first thing people see in search results, comments, and connection requests.
A promotion is a visibility spike. Use it.
For a week or so after you announce, your profile gets more views than usual: old colleagues, recruiters, and people in your market all click through. That's the moment to make sure the rest of your presence holds up, and, if you're building something, to start conversations while attention is warm. That's the part most people skip, and it's the part Linkdify exists for: turning LinkedIn attention into actual pipeline instead of a pile of congratulations emojis.