How to download your resume from LinkedIn (3 ways)
By the Presr team ·
“Download my resume from LinkedIn” can mean three different files: your profile saved as a PDF, a resume you uploaded to LinkedIn when you applied for jobs, or an actual resume made from your profile. Here’s how to get each one, and which one to send an employer.
The short version.
- Your profile as a PDF: on a computer, open your profile, click More, then Save to PDF. You get LinkedIn’s layout, which you can’t edit.
- A resume you uploaded to an application: Settings & Privacy, then Data privacy, then Job application settings.
- A resume you can send: build it from your profile, edit it for the job, and download it as a PDF or Word file.
1. Save your LinkedIn profile as a PDF
LinkedIn has a built-in export for any profile you can view, your own included:
- On a computer, go to linkedin.com and open your profile.
- Click More, the button beside “Open to” under your name. On some layouts it’s called Resources.
- Choose Save to PDF. The file downloads in a few seconds.
Save to PDF is on LinkedIn’s desktop site. What you get is a printout of your profile: LinkedIn’s own layout, every section in LinkedIn’s order, and no way to change the design or the wording without retyping it somewhere else. It’s a good record of your profile, and rarely what you want to attach to an application.
2. Find a resume you uploaded to LinkedIn
When you apply for jobs on LinkedIn with a resume file, LinkedIn keeps the file so you can use it again. To see, download or delete those files:
- Click Me at the top of LinkedIn, then Settings & Privacy.
- Open Data privacy, and under job seeking, choose Job application settings.
- Your saved resumes are listed there, with options to download or delete each one.
These files aren’t shown on your profile. A resume attached to an application goes to the employer you applied to.
3. Build a real resume from your profile
To download a resume rather than a profile printout, turn the profile into one first. A LinkedIn resume builder does that without retyping. With Presr, a Chrome extension:
- Open your LinkedIn profile in Chrome, then open Presr in the side panel and press Sync this profile.
- Scroll the profile to the bottom. Presr reads each section as it comes into view, and never scrolls or types for you.
- Press Build resume. Edit anything, pick one of 11 templates, and download a PDF or Word file.
The free plan builds from your own profile with 1 download and no account. Your resumes stay in your browser, not on a server. For the other ways to do it by hand, see how to turn your LinkedIn profile into a resume.
Getting all your LinkedIn data
LinkedIn can also send you an archive of your account: Settings & Privacy, then Data privacy, then Get a copy of your data. LinkedIn emails you when it’s ready. It holds your profile, connections and more as data files, useful as a backup, not as a resume.
Which file to send an employer
- Send a resume, not the profile PDF. A resume is cut and worded for one job; the profile PDF is your whole career in LinkedIn’s layout.
- Send a PDF unless they ask for Word. A PDF keeps your layout; a Word file is for a recruiter who wants to edit it.
- Fit it to the posting first. See how to tailor your resume to a job description.
Questions about downloading from LinkedIn
How do I download my resume from LinkedIn?
For your profile as a PDF: on a computer, open your profile, click More, then Save to PDF. For a resume you uploaded when applying: Settings & Privacy, then Data privacy, then Job application settings. For an editable resume made from your profile, build it with a LinkedIn resume builder such as Presr and download a PDF or Word file.
How can I export my LinkedIn profile as a PDF?
On LinkedIn’s desktop site, open the profile, click More under the name (Resources on some layouts) and choose Save to PDF. The PDF uses LinkedIn’s layout and can’t be edited.
Where can I find my uploaded resume on LinkedIn?
Click Me, then Settings & Privacy, open Data privacy and choose Job application settings. Resumes you uploaded when applying for jobs are listed there, and you can download or delete them.
Does LinkedIn have a copy of my resume?
Only if you uploaded one, usually when applying for a job. LinkedIn keeps those files for later applications and lists them under Job application settings. They aren’t shown on your profile.
Can I download someone else’s resume from LinkedIn?
You can save another member’s profile as a PDF with Save to PDF, from the More button on their profile. A resume they attach to a job application goes to the employer they applied to, not to other members. Presr’s Pro plan builds a resume from another person’s profile, for recruiters and anyone writing resumes for other people.
Is LinkedIn’s Save to PDF a resume?
No. It’s your profile in LinkedIn’s layout, with every section in LinkedIn’s order and no way to edit it. Use it as a record of your profile, and send employers a resume worded for the job.
Turn your LinkedIn profile into a resume you can send. Free to start, no account needed.
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