Add certifications, projects, and volunteering to showcase a complete, well-rounded professional profile.
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✅ Add only the sections that support your narrative
✅ Use additional sections to highlight achievements you can’t fit elsewhere
✅ Cross tag collaborators to boost credibility
✅ Use certifications to signal your next professional move
✅ Add links in volunteering to spotlight causes
LinkedIn has expanded massively since its early days.
What started with only experience, education, and recommendations now includes a long list of optional sections that help you showcase the full spectrum of your work.
These sections exist to capture achievements that are too specialized for Experience or too formal for About.
Think of them as structured extensions of your portfolio.
You can add all available sections through the Add profile section menu at the top of your profile.
LinkedIn offers many sections, but you don’t need all of them. Add only the ones that strengthen your positioning.
Common sections beyond Experience and Education include:
Some sections gain more power when they’re shared experiences.
When adding items like:
Mention the people you collaborated with and invite them to add the entry to their profile too.
Licenses & Certifications aren’t only for documenting formal training.
They also send subtle signals about where you’re heading.
If you are already mentioning collaborations, consider it also when posting new content.
Volunteering isn’t just a nice-to-have section.
It can show leadership, character, and alignment with organizations that matter to you.
When adding volunteering entries use Add a link to attach a campaign page, NGO site, or donation portal
Next, choose the most relevant skills and pin the top ones