Sharing Job Change on LinkedIn

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May 15,2022 at 4:28PM UTC

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Sharing Job Change on LinkedIn

I start a new job tomorrow and I want to wait a week or so before announcing the change on LinkedIn.

I know this may be silly, but I feel like a fraud leaving my 'old' job up during that time, but I don't want to appear unemployed or like I have a gap on my resume when I don't.

This is definitely an individual choice of how to handle it and I know LinkedIn is not a binding work agreement but dressed up social media, but how have others handled this?

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AnonymousMay 15,2022 at 4:43PM UTC
I always wait 90 days to make sure it's a fit and I've made it through my probation period.
AnonymousMay 15,2022 at 5:28PM UTC
Just do what you feel like doing.
The only scenario where this would matter to someone other than you is if someone is literally stalking your profile day by day. No one is checking well when will she change her linked in profile.? Just do what you feel like doing and move on. By the time you blink a week will pass by. Some people forget to update their profile for years after job changes,,..there is no linked in police waiting by the wings to reprimand them. Just focus more on your new role and excelling
Julie HumbirdMay 15,2022 at 5:42PM UTC
You can update LinkedIn without announcing the change. My hiring manager encouraged my update day 1. He had connected with me early in the hiring process. However, we own LinkedIn so …
Sam P'hMay 16,2022 at 11:58PM UTC
In your case then your LI profile is of upmost importance!
Alexis GladstoneMay 15,2022 at 6:11PM UTC
There are a lot of people who are not on LinkedIn on a regular basis and it takes them a few weeks or months to update their profile. I wouldn't worry about it unless there is a reason why it's important with your position or company.
Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition SpecialistMay 15,2022 at 8:28PM UTC
Not everyone updates their LinkedIn profile the second they switch jobs. Do it whenever you feel comfortable.
You can also turn off having your network being notified of the change if you want to.
JJMay 16,2022 at 2:43AM UTC
LinkedIn jobs are by the month so you new job would indicate June as the start.
Jenn IslamMay 16,2022 at 10:33AM UTC
You definitely won't appear as unemployed. Most people are not actively checking your profile, unless they're a recruiter/sourcer. Your old colleagues may check to see where you're going next. But a week (or even a month) is not a worrisome gap to have on your LinkedIn - it won't even be considered a gap. Some people wait months before they update their profile so you're already ahead of the game. Post at your leisure.
AnonymousMay 16,2022 at 1:00PM UTC
Do it whenever you feel like it. Like you said - LinkedIn is dressed up social media, I take posts on there with a grain of salt. Also they go by month I believe so it would just say you left your old employer in May 2022, and started at your new employer in May 2022.
If you were to get a different job down the road, they're going to look at what you put in your resume and application, not what is on your linked in and notice a one week gap. Finally even if it does for whatever reason show a 1 week gap, sometimes people take a week off between jobs. It's really not that big of a deal.
Sarah StadtherrMay 16,2022 at 1:42PM UTC
You can "end date" your current position. LI will then ask you a new position and you can make the choice of not adding it at that point. I did a similar thing while I was packing and moving and really didn't have a new job to list but the theory works.
AnonymousMay 16,2022 at 8:26PM UTC
Just quietly add in the end date with your former employer and then next week, put in your new employer with the start date. There isn't going to be any huge gap unless you didn't just leave your former employer...and even then, that shouldn't matter.
Sabrina CortesMay 17,2022 at 2:45AM UTC
I've always waited a bit before I added a job to my LinkedIn profile. It's not being a fraud, it's being prudent to make sure that job is a good fit. if you add it and then it turns out not to be what you expected, sure, you can remove it from your profile, but I almost always err on the side of caution. It's always better to be safe than sorry.