LinkedIn vs Resume: What Goes Where
The strategic differences between your LinkedIn profile and resume — and how to make both work for you.
Your resume is the document. Your LinkedIn is the conversation. Treating them the same is the most common career mistake — here's how to make each one earn its keep.
Resume — tightly tailored
Edited per application, focused on relevance, max one page for most roles.
LinkedIn — broader and ongoing
A living portfolio with longer-form content, recommendations, and signals of how you think.
Why this matters
The advice in this guide is drawn from real recruiter conversations and analysis of what actually moves candidates forward. Apply it as a checklist on your next application.
Put it into practice
Don't try to apply everything at once. Pick the one or two changes that feel most relevant to your situation, ship the update, and measure the response over your next 10 applications.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Treating advice as universal — context always matters
- Over-editing until your voice disappears
- Skipping the proofread because you've read it 30 times
- Forgetting that recruiters are people, not algorithms
