Add and remove skills on your profile

Last updated: 3 weeks ago

You can add and remove skills from the Skills section on your profile. Maintaining a relevant list of skills on your profile will help others understand your strengths and match you with the right opportunities. You can add up to 100 skills to your profile.

If you don't have any skills listed on your profile, the Skills section won't appear.

To add the Skills section and skills:

  1. Click the Me icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage, then View Profile.

  2. Click Add profile section button in your introduction section.

  3. Click Core and select Add skills from the dropdown.

  4. In the Add skill pop-up window, you can:

    • Type the name of a skill and select it from the dropdown list that appears or select a skill from Suggested based on your profile. Once selected, it is automatically added to your list of skills. 
    • Select the checkboxes that show where you put this skill to use.  
    • Select the checkbox to follow this skill's collaborative articles page.

  5. Click Save.

Repeat the above steps to add more skills to your profile.

To remove skills:

  1. Click the Me icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage, then View Profile.

  2. Scroll to the Skills section and click the Edit icon.

  3. In the Skills page, click the Edit icon to the right of the skill that you want to delete.

  4. Click Delete skill on the lower left, and then confirm Delete.

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