Add projects to your profile

Last updated: 10 months ago

Showcase your impact by adding projects to your profile. Whether it’s a major launch, a cross-functional initiative, or a creative experiment, projects help you tell the story of what you’ve built. Highlight key milestones, recognize collaborators, and make your work discoverable to others across the organization.

To add a project to your profile: 

  1. Click the Me icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage. 

  2. Click View Profile.

  3. Click Add profile section in your introduction section. 

  4. Click Add project. 

  5. In the Add project pop-up window, specify the following details: 

    Fields Descriptions
    Project name  Specify the name of the project. 
    Description  Type a brief description that highlishts information about the project.
    Skills Click Add skill to add your top 5 skills used in this project. These will also appear in your Skills section. Example: Project management.
    Media  Click Add media to add images, documents, sites, or presentations.
    Additional details  Select the start month, start year, end month, and end year from the dropdown menu. 
    Contributors 

    Add connections who contribute to the project. 

    Click Add contributor, type the contributor’s name, and select them from suggestions. They’ll receive a notification.

    The contributor’s name only appears if they are your LinkedIn connection.

    Associated with  

    Select the institution or organization from the dropdown menu.

  6. Click Save to add the project to your profile. 

  7. (Optional) Click Start a post to share your project with your network. 

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