By You changed roles. Maybe it's a promotion, maybe it's a new company, and now your LinkedIn profile is out of date. The fix takes about two minutes once you know where to click, but LinkedIn splits the job across three different places: the Experience section, the introduction section, and a notification setting buried in Settings & Privacy. This guide walks through all three.
Quick answer: To add a position change on LinkedIn, go to your profile, click Add profile section โ Core โ Add position, and fill in the new role. For a promotion, use the same company name so LinkedIn groups both roles under one entry. Then add an end date to your old position and update your introduction section so the new role shows at the top.
Step 1: Add the new position to your Experience section
The Experience section is the record of your work history, so this is where the new role goes first. Per LinkedIn's official instructions:
On desktop
- Click the Me icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage, then View Profile.
- Click Add profile section in your introduction section.
- Open the Core dropdown and click Add position.
- In the Add experience pop-up, enter the title, company, start date, and description.
- Click Save.
On mobile
- Tap your profile photo, then View Profile.
- Tap Add section.
- Under Core, tap Add position and fill in the details.
- Tap Save.
You can also scroll straight to the Experience section and use the + icon at the top of it. Both routes open the same Add experience form.
Step 2: Close out your old position
Adding the new role doesn't end the old one. If you skip this step, your profile shows two current positions, which confuses recruiters, prospects, and LinkedIn's own display logic.
- In the Experience section, click Show all experiences, then the Edit (pencil) icon next to your previous role.
- If you've left the role entirely, give it an end date.
- If you were promoted and the old title genuinely ended, set its end date to when the new title began.
Some people legitimately hold two current roles at once, such as a founder who also advises another company. That's fine, and LinkedIn lets you choose which one displays as your primary position. But a job you left in March still listed as current in October just looks like a stale profile.
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Promotion at the same company? Make the roles group together
This is the version of the question people ask most. When you're promoted, you don't edit the old position's title. You add a new position, and LinkedIn stacks both roles under a single company entry with your total tenure shown at the top. That stacked view is what signals career progression at a glance.
According to LinkedIn's position grouping rules, roles group automatically when two conditions are met:
| Condition | What it means in practice |
|---|---|
| Same Company Page | Both positions must link to the same company. Pick the company from the dropdown suggestions (with its logo) rather than typing a free-text variation of the name. |
| Dates line up | The new position's start date must be within one month of the previous position's end date. |
If your roles refuse to group, one of those two conditions is almost always the culprit. Check that both entries point to the identical Company Page, then check for a gap of more than a month between the old role's end date and the new role's start date.
Step 3: Update your introduction section
The introduction section is the card at the very top of your profile, and it doesn't always reflect a new position automatically. LinkedIn's help page covers this directly:
- Click the Edit (pencil) icon in your introduction section.
- In the Edit intro window, find the Current position field. You can select an existing role from the dropdown or click Add new position.
- If you're adding the role here, tick the I am currently working in this role checkbox.
- Save.
Two details worth knowing. First, if you hold more than one current position, this dropdown is where you pick which one displays. Second, your headline is a separate field in that same Edit intro window, so an old job title can survive in your headline even after everything else is updated. Give it a quick read before you close the window.
Decide who finds out: the notification setting
By default, LinkedIn can announce job changes to your network as a feed post, an in-app notification, or an email. Whether that happens is controlled by one toggle, documented in Share profile updates with your network:
Me โ Settings & Privacy โ Visibility โ Share profile updates with your network.
- Want the announcement? Leave the toggle on, then add the position. LinkedIn notes job updates can take up to two hours to reach your network, so don't panic when nothing appears instantly.
- Want a quiet update? Turn the toggle off before you edit your profile, make your changes, and flip it back on later if you like. This is the answer to updating your experience without posting about it.
Good to know: the toggle only controls proactive notifications. Anyone who visits your profile sees the change the moment you save it, and changes to the introduction section don't notify your network at all.
Why is my job change not showing up?
The usual suspects, in order of likelihood:
- The two-hour delay. Network notifications about job changes aren't instant. Give it a couple of hours before troubleshooting anything else.
- The sharing toggle is off. If Share profile updates with your network was off when you added the role, no announcement goes out. The toggle isn't retroactive, so flipping it on afterward won't announce an edit you already made.
- Your introduction section wasn't updated. The role exists in Experience, but your profile card still leads with the old position. Fix it via Edit intro, as above.
- The promotion didn't group. The new role sits in a separate company block because the company link or the dates don't match the grouping rules.
- A stale headline. The profile is correct everywhere except the one line everyone actually reads. Edit it in the intro section.
FAQ
How do I add a position change at the same company on LinkedIn?
Add a new position (don't overwrite the old one), select the same Company Page from the dropdown, set the start date, and give the previous role an end date within a month of it. LinkedIn groups both under one company entry with your total tenure.
How do I update my position on LinkedIn without notifying everyone?
Turn off Share profile updates with your network under Settings & Privacy โ Visibility before you make the edit. Your profile still updates for anyone who views it; LinkedIn just won't broadcast the change.
Should I edit my old position or add a new one for a promotion?
Add a new one. Editing the old title erases the progression. Two stacked titles under one company tells a better story than one title that quietly changed.
Can I show two current positions?
Yes. Leave both without end dates, and choose which one displays as your primary position in the Edit intro window. You can also reorder current positions within the Experience section.
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