How to Move Sections in LinkedIn

Your LinkedIn profile isn't just a static resume - it's your professional storefront, and how you arrange the displays matters. The order of your sections tells a story, and learning how to control that narrative is one of the simplest, most effective ways to optimize your online presence. This guide will walk you through exactly how to move sections on your LinkedIn profile, why you should care, and how to structure your page to meet your specific career goals.

Why the Order of Your LinkedIn Sections Actually Matters

Think about the last time you visited someone's profile. What did you notice first? Your profile is prime real estate, and just like a website, there's content "above the fold" - what a visitor sees without scrolling. Putting your most impactful information at the top ensures it gets seen immediately. Essentially, rearranging your profile sections allows you to do three important things:

• Tell a compelling story: The layout of your profile creates a narrative. Are you a thought leader? Then your 'Activity' or 'Featured' section showing recent articles should be up top. Are you a technical expert looking for a job? Your 'Skills' and 'Experience' sections should get priority. By controlling the order, you control the story you tell about your professional journey.
• Capture your target audience: You wouldn't use the same elevator pitch for a potential investor and a potential employee. Your LinkedIn profile should be just as adaptable. Rearranging sections allows you to tailor your profile to the people you want to attract - be it recruiters, clients, or industry peers. A freelancer, for instance, should showcase their portfolio and client recommendations first.
• Highlight your most powerful assets: Maybe your resume isn't packed with Fortune 500 companies, but you have incredible client testimonials in your 'Recommendations' section. Or perhaps your college projects were groundbreaking. Move those sections higher! Lead with your strengths and make sure the best parts of your professional identity aren't buried at the bottom of the page.

How to Move Sections in LinkedIn: Your Step-by-Step Guide

Thankfully, LinkedIn makes this process incredibly simple. You don't need to dig through settings or perform any complicated maneuvers. It's all done with a simple click-and-drag interface right on your profile page. Follow these steps, and you'll be rearranging your profile in minutes.

Step 1: Navigate to Your Profile

Log in to your LinkedIn account. In the top navigation bar, click on the "Me" icon (which usually features your profile picture). From the dropdown menu, select "View Profile." This will take you to the main page where you and others see your professional information.

Step 2: Activate Edit Mode

Once you're on your profile, you'll see a blue "Open to" button and a gray "Add profile section" button just below your intro card (the part with your name and headline). To the immediate right of "Add profile section," you'll find a small pencil icon. Click this pencil icon. It will put your entire profile into "edit mode."

Step 3: Locate the Reorder Icon on a Section

Now that you're in edit mode, scroll down to any section you want to move, like 'About', 'Experience', or 'Skills'. As you hover over a section, you'll see controls appear in the top-right corner. One of these will be a "reorder" or "drag" icon. It looks like four horizontal lines stacked on top of each other. This little icon is your key to moving the entire section.

Pro Tip: If you don't see the reorder icon, it means one of two things: either you're not in edit mode (see Step 2), or you're trying to move a section that LinkedIn has locked in place.

Step 4: Click, Drag, and Drop

Click and hold your mouse down on the four-line icon. The section will appear to "lift" off the page slightly. While still holding the mouse button, drag the section up or down to its desired new position. You'll see outlines indicating where the section will land as you move it around. Once you've found the perfect spot, release the mouse button.

Step 5: Your Changes Are Saved Automatically

That's it! As soon as you drop the section into its new place, LinkedIn saves the change automatically. There isn't a master "Save" button you need to find. You can continue rearranging other sections or simply exit edit mode by clicking the small "X" or navigating away from your profile. Refresh the page, and you'll see your new layout is live for everyone to see.

Which Sections Can You Move (And Which Ones Are Locked)?

While LinkedIn gives you a great deal of flexibility, some sections are non-negotiable and have fixed positions. It's smart to know the rules of the playground before you start redesigning. Here's a quick breakdown.

Sections You Can Rearrange:

These core profile elements give you the most creative control over your narrative. Mix and match them to suit your goals.

• Activity
• About
• Featured
• Experience
• Education
• Licenses &, Certifications
• Skills
• Recommendations
• Courses
• Publications
• Projects
• Honors &, Awards
• Languages
• Organizations

Sections You Cannot Move:

These sections are locked in place by LinkedIn for structural and functional reasons.

• Your Intro Card: This block containing your profile picture, banner, name, headline, location, and contact info will always be at the very top. It's your handshake, and it's non-movable.
• Analytics &, Resources: These tools are only visible to you and remain fixed just below your intro card to provide quick access to your profile stats and creator tools.
• Interests: Your followed influencers, companies, and groups will always live at the very bottom of your profile. This part is meant to be supplemental information rather than a core part of your professional story.

Strategic Profile Layouts for Different Career Goals

Knowing how to move sections is only half the battle. Knowing why and where to place them is what turns this simple feature into a powerful branding tool. Here are a few strategic layout recipes tailored to common professional goals.

For the Active Job Seeker

Your goal is to grab a recruiter's attention in seconds and make it easier for them to see you're a perfect fit for the role.

• Top Section: About. Lead with a strong summary that's optimized with keywords from the job descriptions you're targeting. State your mission and what you're looking for.
• Second Section: Featured. Use this space to pin a PDF of your beautiful, formal resume, a link to your portfolio website, or a top project that shows off your skills in action.
• Third Section: Experience. This is the core of what recruiters are looking for. Place it high to get straight to your work history.
• Fourth Section: Skills. Pack this with relevant skills and get your network to endorse your top ones. It offers quick, scannable proof of your capabilities.

For the Freelancer or Consultant

Your goal is to build trust and prove you can deliver results for potential clients. Lead with social proof.

• Top Section: Featured. This is your digital billboard. Showcase case studies, client testimonials (as links or graphics), portfolio pieces, or a video explaining your services.
• Second Section: Recommendations. Nothing sells your services better than other people singing your praises. Get your past clients to write recommendations and place them right where prospects will see them.
• Third Section: About. After you've shown them what you can do, tell them who you are. Use this section to explain your methodology, your ideal client, and your unique value proposition.
• Fourth Section: Experience. Detail past client projects here, focusing on the results and ROI you delivered.

For the Founder or C-Suite Executive

Your goal is to establish authority, share your company's mission, and become a thought leader in your industry.

• Top Section: Activity. If you're consistently posting insightful content, sharing company news, or being featured in articles, putting your activity first shows you're an active and relevant voice. Make certain the last few posts paint the right picture before making this your top section.
• Second Section: About. This is your space for a powerful bio. Tell your story, state your "why," and articulate your vision for your company and industry.
• Third Section: Featured. Pin links to podcasts you've been on, articles you've written, or an interview where you discuss your vision. This provides a secondary layer of authority beyond your own posts.
• Fourth Section: Experience. This section supports your narrative, showing the career path that led you to your current leadership role.

Final Thoughts

Taking a few moments to rearrange the sections on your LinkedIn profile is a small effort with a big impact. It allows you to direct a visitor's attention, tell a more intentional story, and present yourself as the ideal candidate, consultant, or leader for the opportunities you want. You now have a clear, actionable playbook for shaping your professional narrative with just a few drags and drops.

Of course, a perfectly organized profile works best when it's also an active one. Consistent, valuable content solidifies your brand and keeps you top-of-mind with your network. This is where we personally found that having a smart plan and a painless scheduling tool makes a huge difference. When we created Postbase, our focus was to simplify social media management with a clean visual calendar and reliable scheduling. We use it to plan our LinkedIn content weeks in advance, get our videos published without issues, and manage all our conversations in one place, freeing us up to focus on the content itself rather than the logistics of posting it.