Overview 

How to get to the Background Profile info

• Click your profile image in the upper right.
• From the drop-down menu, select "My Profile." This will take you to the "About" tab of your profile.
• In the menu on the left, you'll see a summary of the different sections of your profile Background.
• On the main page, you'll find the Background Content, which you can edit by following the instructions below:

About Section

Use your brief bio to give people a summary of who you are and what you're passionate about.

To enter edit mode for your Brief Bio About yourself:

1. Click the pencil icon in the upper right corner to go into edit mode.
2. Write a brief message
3. Click Save

Current And Past Experience

In Current and Past Experience, you can list your work history. Positions will be listed in the order added, with the most recently added positions at the top of the list - note that it's impossible to rearrange list items after adding them.

To enter edit mode for Current and Past Experience:

1. Click the pencil icon in the upper right corner to enter edit mode.

To add a new company:

2. Click in the text field under Add other companies you have worked at
3. Press the "Enter" or "Return" key on your keyboard. Alternatively, you can click the "Add" text to the far right.
4. Your new company will appear below.

To edit an added company:

5. Click "Edit/Remove Positions" to add details. This will open editing mode for that particular position.

6. Click in the "Company Name" text box to edit or remove your experience.
7. Click in the Location box and type in your location, then select the most appropriate location from the drop-down list that will appear as you type.
8. Enter details about your role in the Role text box.
9. Select a start date (month and year) if you wish.
10. You can also add an end date, or - if the role is current - check the "Present" box to indicate that you still work there.
11. Finally, describe your role in more detail in the Description text box.
12. When you're satisfied, click "Finish" to close editing mode for that position
13. Add as many experiences as you want, then, when you're done, click "Save" to preserve your changes.

Education Background

In the Background section, you can input info about your education, such as institutions and degrees. You'll also be able to share links highlighting your background or experience, such as links to your LinkedIn profile, Github, or other external websites.

To enter edit mode for Background:

1. Click the pencil icon in the upper right corner to enter edit mode.

To edit and add to your Education info:

You can choose to hide your graduation year by clicking the Hide box next to the graduation year box.

To add and edit links:

3. Once you've entered edit mode (see 1 above), you'll be able to add and edit links to external sites.
3a. First, you'll need to click the "Add A Link" text; this will prompt fields to appear into which you can enter your info.
3b. Click in the "Title" field to name the link; this can be a helpful way to help viewers understand what they'll see by clicking the link.
3c. Click in the "Link" text field to paste in the link itself.
3d. You can always delete links by clicking the "X" to the far right of each link.

• Linking accounts after signup
• What does linking an external account do?
• External account FAQs
• To link account
• To unlink account

Linking accounts after signup

You may have chosen to link up some of your external accounts during signup, but you'll also have the opportunity to do so after signup from the Link Accounts section of your profile. You can always unlink your accounts from here as well.

What does linking an external account do?

Linking an external account will allow you to choose that account as a sign in option then sign in using your login info for that account.

From LinkedIn and Facebook, we'll also be able to import some basic information:

• LinkedIn: We will be able to import your profile image, email address, and first and last name.
• Facebook: We will be able to import your profile image, full work history, and full education history

External account FAQs

• I'm having trouble connecting LinkedIn - help!
• I seem to have a duplicate account...what do I do?
• I connected LinkedIn, but not all my info is transferring. Why?
• Why do you ask for so many LinkedIn permissions? I don't want to give you access to my account.

How to link account

1. To link an account, simply click the account option you'd like to link (in the example below, we're using LinkedIn).

Once you've clicked to link your account, a pop-up will open (so make sure you're not blocking pop-ups in your browser!); follow the prompts there to sync up your account.

How to unlink account

2. When an account has been linked, you'll see confirmation and a link to view your profile on that account (if applicable).
3. If you've recently updated your data on your external account, you can update it here by clicking "Refresh Data."
4. You can unlink your account at any point by clicking "Unlink."