Aligning Your LinkedIn Profile With Your Resume
Why consistency between your resume and LinkedIn matters, and which profile sections to update first for recruiter searches.
Recruiters frequently look you up after reading your resume. If the two tell different stories — different titles, dates, or focus — it creates doubt.
Update these first
- Headline: the target role plus your core specialty, not just your current title.
- About: a longer, first-person version of your resume summary.
- Experience: matching titles and dates, with two or three key achievements each.
- Skills: the same core skills you emphasize on your resume, so you appear in relevant searches.
Where they can differ
Your resume is tailored per application; your profile is a broader, evergreen view. It’s fine for LinkedIn to include more context, projects, and media.
Once your profile is aligned, run your resume through the ATS checker against a role you’re targeting, and read our guide to tailoring your resume.
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