Adding attachments to your LinkedIn profile allows you to provide more in-depth information and samples of your work to showcase your skills and experience. Attachments can include documents, photos, videos, presentations, portfolios and more. Here is a step-by-step guide to adding attachments to your LinkedIn profile.
Why Add Attachments to Your LinkedIn Profile?
Adding relevant attachments to your LinkedIn profile can:
- Showcase your work – Provide samples of reports, presentations, designs, writing samples, etc. to demonstrate your skills.
- Support your experience – Share presentations, documents and projects from previous roles to back up your listed experience.
- Display your thought leadership – Share published articles, research papers, or conference presentations you have authored or delivered.
- Highlight special projects – Include attachments from volunteer work, academic projects, or other activities to showcase well-roundedness.
- Increase discoverability – Adding more content to your profile can help you come up in more LinkedIn searches.
The key is choosing meaningful attachments directly related to your professional background and targeted roles. Well-selected attachments give viewers more insight into your experience and abilities.
What Types of Files Can You Upload as Attachments?
LinkedIn supports uploading the following file types as attachments:
- Documents: PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Images: JPG, PNG, TIFF
- Video: MP4
- Audio: MP3
- Presentations: PDF, PowerPoint
- Zip files
The maximum file size for each attachment is 100MB. You can add up to 50 attachments to your profile.
Where to Add Attachments on Your LinkedIn Profile
You can add attachments in two main sections of your LinkedIn profile:
- Background section: Add attachments like documents, images, audio files and videos to the background section to support your listed experience, education, skills, volunteer work and accomplishments.
- Featured and Accomplishments sections: Upload samples of your work, documents, presentations, and media to showcase your best projects and accomplishments.
How to Add an Attachment to the Background Section
Follow these instructions to upload an attachment in your background section:
- Go to your LinkedIn profile page and click “Background” at the top.
- Go to the specific experience, education, skills, etc. section you want to add an attachment to.
- Click the “Add attachment” button at the bottom of that section.
- In the upload box, click “Upload a file from your computer” and select the file you want to upload.
- Fill in the title and description for the attachment. Make these detailed to explain what the attachment is.
- Check the box to certify you have rights to upload the attachment.
- Click “Save” to upload the attachment to your profile section.
The attachment file will now be visible in that profile section for viewers to click on and download.
How to Add an Attachment to the Featured or Accomplishments Section
To add an attachment to your Featured or Accomplishments section:
- Go to your profile page and click “Featured” or “Accomplishments” at the top.
- In the appropriate featured or accomplishment section, click the “Add attachment” button.
- Upload and describe the file the same way as for the background section.
- The attachment will now appear as part of that featured item or accomplishment for viewers to download.
Tips for Adding Effective Attachments
Follow these tips for getting the most out of attachments on your LinkedIn profile:
- Keep them relevant – Only upload attachments directly related to your professional experience, skills and qualifications.
- Highlight your best work – Feature attachments that represent your finest accomplishments and abilities.
- Keep file sizes reasonable – Avoid massive files viewers will lose patience downloading. Anything under 10MB isideal.
- Use brief, descriptive titles – Summarize what the attachment contains so viewers understand its relevance at a glance.
- Mention attachments in your profile text – Reference attachments in your experience descriptions to encourage viewers to download them.
- Include a variety – Upload different types of attachments – documents, presentations, images, audio, video – for a multi-media mix.
- Check for errors – Double check attachments for typos, formatting issues, non-functioning links etc. before uploading.
Final Takeaways
Adding well-chosen attachments provides proof and examples of your qualifications that a standard LinkedIn profile alone cannot. Attachments help you stand out from the crowd and give viewers a deeper perspective into your fit for a role.
Be selective about which attachments you upload – quality over quantity. A few strong, relevant attachments can sometimes have more impact than uploading everything you have. Focus on showcasing attachments that back up the details in your profile and demonstrate the unique skills you bring to the table.
