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Export LinkedIn Profile as a PDF Resume?

I've spent the last year or two updating and adding to my LinkedIn profile and it has a ton of information about me. But now the job I'm applying for wants a resume from me and I really don't want to create one from scratch. Is there a way to export my profile information from LinkedIn so I can sidestep the problem?


Dave's Answer:

There is a way to do that and while it's different from even a year ago [see my now obsolete article Can LinkedIn Produce a Resume For Me? to compare with the current approach] it's not too hard to figure out.

As a first step, it's obviously a good idea to give your LinkedIn Profile a once over, a quick pass to ensure that it doesn't show as current jobs you had in the past, shows everything you're currently involved with, etc. Looks good? Good!

Now on LinkedIn, look along the top menu for "Profile":

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You can pop up the choices and see what options it gives you...

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Or you can just click on the word "Profile" itself. Either way, you'll want to end up looking at your own profile, which will look just like mine (though hopefully with a different photo!)

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Click on the "Edit" button and a number of options appear:

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Choose Export to PDF and you'll be ready to go, though in some browsers it'll default to showing you the PDF document rather than saving it on your computer. This is Safari on a Mac:

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I choose "Save File", click "OK" and seconds later I have a file "DaveTaylor.pdf" that I can forward along to hiring managers, etc. Hope that helps out and good luck with the new job!


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Reader Comments To Date: 2

Anne Pryor said, on January 24, 2013 5:18 AM:

Thanks for this tip. I also download my profile to a PDF and save it each month. As a career coach I also recommend that you visit www.linkedinlabs.com and check out their resume builder. In addition www.doyoubuzz.com is another free resume site that will populate from LinkedIn. By the way, API systems do not read PDFs so it's best to have your resume in a text rich or Word file. Be well, Anne Pryor

Alfonso Rodriguez said, on February 10, 2013 6:52 AM:

Buyer beware !! doyoubuzz.com may be "free" but will not populate from Linkedin. I have tried it and the whole thing really sucks. 15 minutes of my life wasted, so don't waste yours registering, etc. to doyoubuzz.

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