How to add a promotion on LinkedIn: the short answer
How to add a promotion on LinkedIn comes down to one rule: add the new title as a new position at the same company, and keep the old title with an end date. LinkedIn then groups both positions under the company and shows the move as career growth, not as a second job.
Everything else is a choice about audience. You decide whether LinkedIn tells your network, whether your headline changes with the title, and whether you announce the promotion in a post of your own. This guide follows LinkedIn Help for each step and says where the choice is yours.
| Step | Where on LinkedIn | What LinkedIn Help documents |
|---|---|---|
| Add the new title | Experience section, Add icon | A new position, with its own start date |
| Keep the company name | Company field in Add experience | Positions held at the same company are grouped |
| Close the old title | Edit icon on the previous position | Grouping needs the new start within one month of the old end |
| Decide on notifications | Notify network toggle, or Settings & Privacy | Job updates may take up to two hours to reach your network |
| Check the introduction | Edit intro, Primary position | The current position with the most recent start date shows first |
Promotion or new role: add a position, do not edit the old one
The most common mistake is editing the current title and typing the new one over it. The profile then reads as if you held the new title from your first day, and the role you were promoted from disappears. Anyone who knows the company can tell something is missing.
A promotion is a new position at the same employer. Add it as one, with its own start date, and give the old position an end date. The rule is the same whether the promotion changes your title, your team, your territory or your level.
| Situation | What to do on LinkedIn |
|---|---|
| Promotion to a new title | Add a new position at the same company, then end the old one |
| Same title, bigger team or territory | Edit the description of the current position |
| Move to a different department | Add a new position at the same company |
| New employer | Add a new position at the new company and end the old one |
| The title on the profile was simply wrong | Edit the current position: it is a correction, not a promotion |
How to add a promotion on LinkedIn on desktop
LinkedIn Help documents two routes to the same Add experience window: the Add icon in the Experience section, or Add profile section in your introduction section, then Core, then Add position. The steps below use the Experience section, because that is also where you close the old title.
Open your profile
Click the Me icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage, then click View Profile.
Open the Experience section
Scroll down to Experience, click Show all experiences, then click the Add icon at the top of the section.
Enter the new title at the same company
Type the new job title, pick your employer from the suggestions so the company name matches the old position, and set the employment type.
Set the start date
Enter the month the promotion took effect. Leave the end date empty, because this is now your current position.
Choose whether to notify your network
Use the Notify network toggle at the top of the Add experience window to decide whether your network hears about it, then click Save.
Close the old title
Click the Edit icon next to the previous position, add an end date within one month of the new start date, and click Save.
If you have no positions on your profile yet, the Experience section does not appear at all. In that case use Add profile section in the introduction section, open the Core dropdown and click Add position, as LinkedIn Help describes.
How to add a promotion in the LinkedIn app
In the app, LinkedIn Help routes you through your profile photo instead of the Me icon. The fields in the Add experience window are the same, so the rules about the company name and the dates apply without change.
- Open your profile. Tap your profile photo, then tap it again to open your profile.
- Add the new position. Scroll to Experience and tap the Add icon to the right of the section. Enter the new title at the same company and tap Save.
- Close the old title. Tap the Edit icon, then the Edit icon next to the previous position. Add the end date and tap Save.
- No Experience section yet. Tap Add section, then under Core tap Add position.
How LinkedIn groups a promotion under the same company
LinkedIn Help says positions in the Experience section are grouped automatically when they are held at the same company. Grouping is what turns two entries into a visible promotion: one company block, with each title listed inside it, instead of two separate jobs.
| Element of the group | What a reader sees |
|---|---|
| Company block | One section with the company name and logo |
| Positions | Each title listed in chronological order |
| Company tenure | Total time at the company, under the company name |
| Each title | Its own start date, end date and tenure |
The condition is in the dates. Positions are grouped when the start date of the new position is within one month of the previous position's end date at the same company. A gap longer than one month keeps them apart, even with the same employer.
Dates: closing the old title inside the one month window
Set the new start date to the month the promotion took effect, not the month you got around to updating LinkedIn. Then edit the old position and set its end date to the same month or the month before. Both dates then sit inside the window LinkedIn Help describes.
A position with no end date counts as current. Forgetting to close the old title leaves two current roles at one company, which reads as two jobs held at once rather than one promotion.
For a promotion that took effect months ago, back-date the new position to the real month. Grouping looks at the dates on the positions, not at the day you saved them.
Company name and employment type: the two fields that decide grouping
Grouping needs the same company. Start typing the name and pick your employer from the suggestions, so the new position points to the same LinkedIn Page as the old one. A company typed as free text, or spelled differently, can end up outside the group.
LinkedIn Help adds a tip: specify the employment type for each position to show your career progression within a company. If two positions are grouped by mistake, it says to check and update the company name to separate them.
Should you notify your network about a promotion?
LinkedIn lets you choose. With sharing on, a job change may generate a post in your network's feed, an in-app notification or an email notification. With it off, nothing is sent, but anyone who opens your profile still sees the new title as soon as you save it.
| Notify your network when | Keep it quiet when |
|---|---|
| The promotion is public inside the company | The team has not been told yet |
| Clients and prospects now deal with you in the new scope | You are only fixing dates or tidying old entries |
| You want the congratulations as a reason to reconnect | You are editing several other sections the same day |
| You plan no separate announcement post | You will announce it yourself in a post |
Congratulations from the notification are also the easiest reason to reconnect you will get this year. A connection who comments has started a conversation, and a reply that thanks them and asks one question about their work keeps it going.
How to add a promotion on LinkedIn without notifying your network
There are two switches. The first sits in the editor: LinkedIn Help describes a toggle in the Notify network section at the top of the Add experience window. Turn it off before you click Save, and that one change stays out of your network's notifications.
The second is the default. Click the Me icon, choose Settings & Privacy, open the Visibility tab and click Share profile updates under Visibility of your LinkedIn activity. Switch the toggle off. LinkedIn saves the change automatically.
Neither switch hides the change itself. LinkedIn Help is explicit that anyone who views your profile sees your edits as soon as you save them, even if you have not chosen to notify your network. Our guide to who viewed your LinkedIn profile covers who those visitors are.
What happens after you save: timing and the automatic post
| What | What LinkedIn Help says |
|---|---|
| Your profile | Shows the change as soon as you save it |
| Job update to your network | May take up to two hours to be shared |
| Education update | May take up to 24 hours to be shared |
| Automated update post | Available for up to 90 days, then deleted with its comments and reactions |
| Your Posts tab | Automated update posts do not appear there |
| Edits after saving | Editing or deleting the update may affect the notification |
The 90 day limit matters if the congratulations thread is something you want to keep. Reply to the comments while the automated post still exists, and write your own post if you want an announcement that stays on your activity.
Your headline and the introduction section after a promotion
When you add a position, LinkedIn Help describes an Update my headline option that displays your current experience in the introduction section. If your headline is simply your title, use it. If you wrote a custom headline, rewrite it by hand so it names the new scope.
By default, the introduction section shows the current position and company from your Experience section. With more than one current position, the one with the most recent start date is listed first, and you can choose which one appears under Primary position when you edit the intro.
Custom headlines that describe the buyer you help, rather than your title, survive promotions better. Our LinkedIn headline examples show both kinds side by side.
Two current roles: reordering the Experience section
Some promotions add a role instead of replacing one, such as a team lead title on top of an individual role. Both stay current, with no end date. LinkedIn Help says the Sort icon appears once you have two or more current positions.
Click the Edit icon on the Experience section, then the Sort icon in the upper right corner. Drag the positions into the order you want and close the window to save it. Past positions cannot be reordered: LinkedIn keeps them in chronological order.
What to write under the new title
The description under the new title is where most promotions are wasted. Copying the job description repeats responsibilities the title already implies. Write what changed: the scope you now own, the team, the accounts, or the number you are measured on.
Keep the old position's description as well, because its key achievements explain why the promotion happened. Repeating the same three achievements under both titles makes the promotion look like a rename, a point our guide to the LinkedIn experience section covers in more detail.
| Reads as a rename | Reads as a promotion |
|---|---|
| Responsible for managing the sales team | Leading the six-person team that covers mid-market accounts in the Northeast |
| Handling key accounts | Owning renewals for the accounts I opened as an account executive |
| Driving results | Measured on team pipeline and on how fast new reps ramp |
These lines were written for this page. Swap in your own scope, and delete any claim you could not back up in an interview or a sales call.
The profile sections to update with a promotion
| Section | What to change | Where to read more |
|---|---|---|
| Headline | The title, or the scope if you wrote a custom headline | Headline examples |
| About | One line about the new responsibility | Your own words |
| Skills | Add the skills the new role uses to the new position | LinkedIn skills |
| Featured | Swap in work that shows the new scope | Featured section |
| Banner | Only if it names your old team or role | Banner size |
| Secondary language profile | Update each position by hand | LinkedIn Help |
LinkedIn Help notes that you can add different skills to each experience, and that they also appear in the Skills section. Adding them to the new position ties each skill to the role where you actually use it.
Profiles in a second language need their own pass. LinkedIn Help says a secondary language profile does not reflect changes to the English profile automatically, so each position there has to be updated by hand.
How to announce a promotion on LinkedIn
The automatic update is a notification. An announcement is a post you write. Click Start a post at the top of your homepage, choose who can see it, and write. LinkedIn Help lists a Celebrate icon in the composer for celebrating an occasion, and a Clock icon for scheduling the post.
A post can run to 3,000 characters, per LinkedIn Help, but a promotion post rarely needs more than five short lines. Our LinkedIn post character limit guide covers how much of a longer post shows before readers have to expand it.
| Part of the post | Its job | Leave out |
|---|---|---|
| The new title | Say what changed, in one line | The org chart |
| What changes for readers | Why a client or colleague should care | The job description |
| A specific thank you | Name the person and what they did | A list of twenty names |
| One open question | Give people a reason to comment | "Let me know if you need anything" |
Post it after the automated update has gone out, or turn the automated update off and post only yours. Two announcements of the same news in one feed look like a broadcast. Our LinkedIn posting best practices cover timing and format.
A promotion when you sell for a living
For a seller, the title is part of every message. Prospects click your name before they reply, and a new title changes what they expect from the conversation: a team lead reads differently from an account executive, and a regional head differently again.
- Tell open accounts directly. A client should hear about a new contact person from you, not from a feed notification.
- Update everything that repeats the title. Your email signature, calendar booking page and any saved message templates that mention your role.
- Check the headline against your outreach. If your connection note says one thing and your headline says another, the prospect notices before you do.
The profile is the landing page for every connection request you send. Our guide on how to create a LinkedIn profile covers the rest of what a prospect reads there.
When a prospect gets promoted
The same update works in reverse. A prospect's promotion is one of the clearer reasons to write: new scope, new goals, and often a team to build. Our LinkedIn Sales Navigator guide explains how alerts on saved leads bring job changes to you.
Congratulate first, and keep the pitch out of the first message. A note that names the new role and asks one question about what they are taking on reads as attention. A note that congratulates and pitches in the same line reads as a template.
Hi {{firstName}}, congratulations on the move to {{newTitle}}. {{specificDetailAboutTheRole}} sounds like a bigger job than it looks from outside. What is the first thing you want to change in the new role?
The promotion is months old, or the next message is a pitch. Check the start date on their profile before you write, and keep your reply about their answer. If they respond, our LinkedIn follow-up message guide covers what to send next.
Keep the Experience section accurate
LinkedIn Help sets a rule for the whole section: associations with organizations must be accurately labeled and reflect real professional experience. For a promotion, that means the real title and the real start date, not the title you expect to get or a date that stretches your tenure.
Wait until the promotion is official before you add it. A new title that appears on your profile before your manager has told the team puts both of you in an awkward conversation, and the automatic notification can travel faster than the internal email.
Checklist before you click Save
- New position, not an edit. The old title is still on the profile.
- Same company name. Picked from the suggestions, matching the previous position.
- Dates inside the window. The new start is within one month of the old end.
- Employment type set. On both positions.
- Notification decided. The toggle is on or off on purpose.
- Headline checked. Updated automatically, or rewritten by hand.
- Description rewritten. What changed, not the job description.
Common mistakes when adding a promotion on LinkedIn
- Typing the new title over the old one, which erases the role you were promoted from.
- Leaving the old position without an end date, so the profile shows two current jobs at one company.
- Choosing a differently spelled company name, which keeps the two roles apart.
- Starting the new position more than a month after the old one ends, which breaks the grouping.
- Notifying the network before the promotion is announced inside the company.
- Posting an announcement on top of the automated update on the same day.
- Copying the job description into the new position instead of saying what changed.
- Forgetting the secondary language profile, which keeps showing the old title.
A promotion post you can adapt
The post below was written for this page. It keeps to four short parts: the change, why it matters to readers, a specific thank you and one question. Replace every placeholder and cut any line that does not sound like you.
After {{timeInPreviousRole}} as {{previousTitle}} at {{company}}, I have started as {{newTitle}}. What changes for the people I work with: {{whatChangesForThem}}. Thank you to {{nameOrTeam}}, who {{specificThingTheyDid}}. If you are working on {{problemYouNowOwn}}, I would like to hear how you approach it.
The promotion is not official yet, or the post thanks the company in general terms and says nothing about what changes for readers. Wait for the internal announcement, and name one concrete change.
Frequently asked questions
How do I add a promotion on LinkedIn?
Open your profile, click the Add icon in the Experience section and add the new title as a new position at the same company. Then give the old title an end date within one month of the new start date, so LinkedIn groups both roles under one company.
How to add promotion on LinkedIn without it looking like a new job?
Use exactly the same company name, picked from the suggestions, and keep the dates within one month of each other. LinkedIn then groups both positions under one company block and shows the total tenure under the company name.
How do I add a promotion on LinkedIn without notifying my network?
Turn off the Notify network toggle at the top of the Add experience window before you click Save. To change the default, go to Settings & Privacy, Visibility, Share profile updates and switch the toggle off. Anyone who opens your profile still sees the new title at once.
How do I show a promotion in the same company on LinkedIn?
Add the new title as a separate position with the same company. LinkedIn groups positions at one company when the new start date is within one month of the previous end date, lists the titles in order and shows each one with its own dates.
Should I add a promotion as a new position or edit my current one?
Add it as a new position. Editing the current title replaces the old one, so the profile loses the progression. A new position at the same company keeps both titles, each with its own dates and tenure, grouped under the company.
Why are my positions not grouped under the same company?
Either the company names differ, or the new position starts more than one month after the previous one ends. LinkedIn Help names both conditions. Pick the company from the suggestions so the names match, then check both dates.
How do I add a promotion on LinkedIn on mobile?
Tap your profile photo, tap it again to open your profile, then tap the Add icon to the right of the Experience section. Enter the new title at the same company, set the dates, choose whether to notify your network and tap Save.
Does LinkedIn notify my connections when I get promoted?
Only if sharing is on. With it on, LinkedIn may create a post in your network's feed, an in-app notification or an email notification. LinkedIn Help says updates about your job may take up to two hours to reach your network.
How long does it take for a promotion to show on LinkedIn?
Your profile shows the new title as soon as you save it. The notification to your network is slower: LinkedIn Help says job updates may take up to two hours to be shared, and education updates up to 24 hours.
How do I announce a promotion on LinkedIn?
Click Start a post, choose who can see it, and write what changed and who helped. The composer also has a Celebrate icon for occasions. Posts can run to 3,000 characters, but a promotion announcement reads better in a few short lines.
What should I write in a LinkedIn promotion post?
The new title, what changes for the people you work with, a specific thank you and one open question. Skip the list of duties. The promotion post at the end of this page was written for it and can be adapted.
Should I update my headline after a promotion?
Yes, if your headline names your title. When you add the position, LinkedIn offers Update my headline, which shows the current experience in your introduction section. A custom headline has to be rewritten by hand so it matches the new role.
Can I have two current positions on LinkedIn?
Yes. With two or more current positions, the Sort icon appears in the Experience section and you can drag them into the order you want. In the introduction section, choose which one shows under Primary position.
How do I remove a promotion that was added by mistake?
Open the Experience section, click the Edit icon next to the position, then Delete experience and Delete. LinkedIn Help warns that editing or deleting an update after adding it may affect the notification that was generated.
- LinkedIn Help, Manage your profile Experience section, for adding, editing and deleting positions on desktop and in the app, Update my headline, the accurate labeling rule and the secondary language note, checked Sep 26, 2026.
- LinkedIn Help, Position grouping in your profile's experience section, for the one month grouping rule, the employment type tip, what a group shows and separating positions grouped by mistake, checked Sep 26, 2026.
- LinkedIn Help, Share profile updates, for the setting path, the toggle while editing, the two hour and 24 hour delays, the 90 day limit on automated posts and the immediate visibility of edits, checked Sep 26, 2026.
- LinkedIn Help, Update your current position in your introduction section, for the default current position, Primary position and the Notify network toggle in Add experience, checked Sep 26, 2026.
- LinkedIn Help, Reorder your current positions in the Experience section of your profile, for the Sort icon, reordering current roles and the fixed order of past roles, checked Sep 26, 2026.
- LinkedIn Help, Post and share updates, for Start a post, the Celebrate and Clock icons, audience settings and the 3,000 character limit, checked Sep 26, 2026.
- Jeluvi entries this guide builds on: LinkedIn experience section, LinkedIn headline examples, LinkedIn skills, LinkedIn Sales Navigator.
- The promotion post, the description examples and the congratulations note were written for this page. No engagement, reply or response figures are quoted.