Your LinkedIn profile can give you a useful first draft: job titles, dates, education and descriptions you have already written. Export your profile as a PDF when the option is available, or copy the relevant text. Then turn that material into a document for a particular application.

The important work happens after the import. A broad profile and a focused resume serve different reading situations. The resume needs to show the evidence for this job without asking the reader to work through everything you have ever done.

Save your LinkedIn profile as a PDF

LinkedIn’s help page describes a desktop PDF export from the introduction area of your profile. It notes that the feature is unavailable in the mobile app, is limited to English-language profiles and may not be accessible to every member. Source: LinkedIn’s profile PDF export instructions.

On desktop:

  1. Open your own profile through the Me menu and View profile.
  2. Look for More or Resources in the introduction area.
  3. Choose Save to PDF, if that option appears.
  4. Open the downloaded file and check which information it contains.

Do not assume the export includes every detail you need. Compare it with your profile and make notes of missing projects, qualifications or role descriptions before you start editing.

If the PDF option is missing, use text

You can still work from your own profile without the export. Copy the relevant sections into a document or the editor’s pasted-text import:

  • Your headline and About text, if useful.
  • Job titles, employers, dates and descriptions.
  • Education and relevant qualifications.
  • Selected projects, skills and volunteer work.

Keep a clear heading before each section so the text has context. Remove navigation labels and unrelated material that came along with copying the page. Include your contact details separately if they are missing from the profile text.

Only use material you can verify. An old profile may be accurate for the time it was written and still be incomplete today. Check whether “present” really means your current role and whether a qualification has since expired.

Import the material into MorphicID

Open the resume editor, choose the LinkedIn import option and provide the profile PDF or pasted text. The current workflow imports information you supply; it does not connect to your LinkedIn account or retrieve a full career history from a profile URL.

An imported document is a rebuilt draft, not a promise that the original layout or every detail will be preserved. Review names, job titles, employers, dates and sections before working on the language.

If the draft joins two roles together or places a project under the wrong employer, correct that structure first. Better wording cannot fix a mistaken employment timeline.

The existing resume editing guide explains the wider import and editing workflow. Use the LinkedIn source when your profile is the clearest material you have, rather than spending time creating a placeholder CV just to upload it.

Choose what belongs in this resume

Start with the role you want to apply for. Identify the actual responsibilities and qualifications, then look through your profile for evidence that relates to them.

A profile might include a first job, several unrelated projects and a detailed account of your interests. Your application may need more space for recent work and less for background that does not help explain your fit.

You can keep an earlier role as a short entry when it gives useful timeline context. You do not need to give every position the same number of bullets. Do not remove a role merely to make the career story look more convenient if that creates a misleading account.

For a repeatable selection process, read how to tailor a resume to a job description.

Rewrite the About section for the application

LinkedIn About text often covers motivation, interests and several kinds of work. A resume introduction usually needs a smaller selection of relevant facts.

Consider this fictional profile sentence:

I love bringing people together, solving difficult problems and finding new ways for teams to work better.

It may sound natural on a profile, but the resume still needs to explain the work behind it. If the underlying facts support it, a focused version could say:

Project coordinator supporting software implementation for retail clients. Organize rollout plans, maintain issue logs and coordinate decisions between account managers and technical teams.

The second version is not created by replacing casual words with corporate words. It is created by adding the facts. Our resume summary examples show more ways to make that introduction specific.

Turn role descriptions into evidence

An imported experience section may consist of long paragraphs or very short labels. Split the material into the responsibilities, projects and outcomes you can explain.

For a fictional profile that says “Worked on customer onboarding,” ask what that involved. Did you run calls, configure accounts, write instructions or review support tickets? Those answers are what the resume needs.

If you wrote setup instructions that colleagues used with new customers, say so. If you only contributed one part of a team process, name that part. Importing from LinkedIn does not make every existing claim precise enough for the next application.

Keep the facts consistent between the profile and the resume. A shorter description is fine. Contradictory dates or a newly inflated title can leave a reader unsure which version to trust.

If you are updating the profile as well, use our LinkedIn headline examples to make your direction clear and the LinkedIn About section guide to explain the work behind it. These are separate writing tasks from tailoring a resume to one posting; the underlying facts should still agree.

Export and check the finished document

Choose a layout with a clear reading order, export the format the employer accepts, and inspect the actual file. Check the contact details, links, page breaks and any fields the application fills from the upload.

See the PDF versus Word guide if both formats are allowed. In MorphicID, manual editing is free and PDF or Word exports are included in paid packages.

Common questions

Can I use the downloaded LinkedIn PDF as my resume?

It may be an accepted attachment if the application allows PDF, but inspect the content first. A profile export is a starting document; it is not automatically tailored to the role or complete enough for your application.

The current LinkedIn workflow uses a PDF or pasted profile text that you provide. It does not fetch a full profile from a URL or connect your account.

Do I need to rewrite my whole LinkedIn profile first?

No. Check the facts, import what you have, and focus the resume on the job. Update the profile separately if it contains outdated information.