How to add a promotion on LinkedIn so both roles stack under one company

Add a promotion on LinkedIn by adding a new position at the same company in your Experience section.End the old role and start the new one within one month of each other.Use the same company name, so LinkedIn groups both roles under one company header.Choose whether to share the update with your network before you save.

The full steps below cover desktop and the app, the grouping rule, and what your network sees.

Why a promotion is a new position, not an edit

LinkedIn doesn't have a separate "promotion" button. You record a promotion the same way you record any new job: as a new position in your Experience section.

It's tempting to simply rename your current job title. Don't.

Editing the old entry erases the history. Your profile would show one role at the company, with your new title backdated to the day you joined, and the promotion itself disappears.

Adding a new position keeps both roles. LinkedIn then groups them under one company, so a visitor sees the progression at a glance.

That visible progression is the whole point of adding a promotion on LinkedIn. It shows you grew inside the company, which is a stronger signal than either title alone.

How to add a promotion on LinkedIn from a computer

Start by closing out the old role, then add the new one.

End your previous role

1. Click Me, then View Profile.
2. Scroll to Experience and click Show all experiences.
3. Edit your current role, and add an end date: the month your promotion started, or the month before.
4. Save the change.

Add the new role

1. Click the Add icon at the top of the Experience section. You can also use Add profile section, then Core, then Add position.
2. Fill in the Add experience form: your new title, the employment type, the company and the start date.
3. Type the company name exactly as before, and pick the same company from the suggestions.
4. Decide on sharing before you save (more on that below), then click Save.

LinkedIn's help page on managing your Experience section walks through the same form, including the Update my headline option.

How to add a promotion in the LinkedIn app

The app route works the same way, with fewer clicks:

1. Tap your profile photo, then go to your profile.
2. Scroll to Experience and tap the Add icon. Or tap Add section, then Core, then Add position.
3. Enter the new title, company and start date, then tap Save.

Remember to end the previous role as well. The app doesn't do that for you when you add a new position.

The one-month rule that makes roles group together

This is the detail most guides get wrong. Matching the company name isn't enough on its own.

LinkedIn's page on position grouping says positions at the same company group together when the new role starts within one month of the previous role's end date.

If the new start date is more than a month after the old end date, the roles won't group. They show as two separate entries, as if you'd left and come back.

So set the dates carefully:

• Old role ends in March, new role starts in March or April: grouped.
• Old role ends in March, new role starts in June: shown separately.

If your dates are right and the roles still sit apart, check the company name. LinkedIn suggests updating the company name on each entry so both point to the same company.

What a grouped promotion looks like on your profile

Once grouped, your Experience section shows one company block instead of two.

The company name and logo appear once, at the top. Underneath, each position is listed in order, with its own title and dates. Your total tenure at the company appears under the company name.

That total tenure is useful. A recruiter sees "4 yrs 2 mos" at one employer, then sees that you held three titles in that time.

LinkedIn also suggests setting the employment type on each position. It makes the progression clearer, for example from contract to full-time.

Should you share the promotion with your network?

You get to choose, and the right answer depends on your situation.

When you're editing on a computer, LinkedIn shows a Share with network toggle section. Turned on, your connections may see an update about your new role. Turned off, the change is quiet.

There's also an account-wide setting. LinkedIn's page on sharing profile updates explains it: go to Me, then Settings & Privacy, then Visibility. Under Visibility of your LinkedIn activity, open Share profile updates and switch it on or off.

Share it when:

• The promotion is public inside your company already.
• You want congratulations and visibility, for example in a client-facing role.

Keep it quiet when:

• Your manager hasn't announced it yet.
• You're making several profile edits at once and don't want each one broadcast.

Either way, anyone who visits your profile sees the change immediately. The toggle only controls the network update.

How long a promotion update takes to appear

Job updates aren't instant. LinkedIn says they may take up to two hours to be shared with your network.

The automated update post LinkedIn creates is also temporary. It's available for up to 90 days and then deleted.

If you want a permanent, visible record of the news, write your own post. The automated update is a notification; a written post is a story people can react to and comment on.

Update your headline to match the new title

The Add experience form includes an Update my headline option. Selecting it shows your current experience in your profile's introduction section.

It's worth doing on the same day. Your headline appears next to your name in search results, comments and messages, so an outdated title there contradicts your Experience section.

If you've written a custom headline, you may prefer to edit it by hand. Either way, the new title should appear somewhere near the top of your profile.

Writing a post about your promotion

The profile change records the promotion. A post tells the story behind it.

A short post usually works best:

• One line with the news: the new title and the company.
• One or two lines on what the new role involves.
• A thank-you to the people who helped, tagged where it fits.

For more ideas on tone and structure, these tips for announcing a new job on LinkedIn apply to internal moves as well.

Keep it about the work, not the title. "Leading the partnerships team" says more than "excited to announce."

Timing helps too. Post after the profile change is saved, so anyone who clicks through to your profile sees the new title already in place. A post announcing a role your profile doesn't show yet invites the question of whether it's real.

Adding a promotion you received years ago

You can backfill older promotions too. Many profiles show one long role that actually covered two or three titles.

Add each past title as its own position with its real dates. As long as each role starts within a month of the previous one ending, LinkedIn groups them all under the company.

Turn off sharing for these historical edits. Your network doesn't need an update about a promotion from 2019, and several updates in a row can look confusing.

Mistakes that break the stacked layout

Most layout problems come down to one of these:

• A gap between dates. More than a month between roles stops the grouping.
• Different company names. "Acme Inc." on one entry and "Acme" on another can split them.
• Overlapping current roles. Leaving the old role without an end date shows two current jobs.

Fix the dates first, then the company name. Most split layouts join up after that.

Your promotion checklist

Before you close your profile, check:

• The old role has an end date.
• The new role starts within a month of it.
• Both roles use the same company.
• Your headline shows the new title.
• The sharing choice matches what you want your network to see.

Then view your profile as a visitor would. If both titles sit under one company with the right dates, the promotion is recorded properly.

Promotion update questions

Will my connections be notified when I add a promotion?

Only if sharing is on. On a computer, the Share with network toggle controls this for the edit you're making, and the Share profile updates setting controls it for your account.

Why are my two roles at the same company showing separately?

Usually because the new role starts more than one month after the old one ended, or because the company names don't match. Adjust the dates or the company name, and LinkedIn groups them.

Can I remove the automatic update about my promotion?

LinkedIn says automated profile update posts are available for up to 90 days and then deleted. To avoid one in the first place, turn sharing off before you save the change.