Fill in four things and pick a tone. The post is put together in your browser from the examples on this page.
Tone
Humble and honest
I started a new role this week as [role] at [company].
I don't have all the answers yet. I have a lot of questions, a notebook, and a team that has been patient with both.
The part I'm most looking forward to: I get to [one thing you are excited about].
None of this happens alone. Thank you to [who you want to thank]. I learned most of what I know from you.
1. Decide whether LinkedIn should tell your network
LinkedIn can share job changes, education changes and work anniversaries with your network for you. The switch is Share profile updates. On desktop: click Me, then Settings & Privacy, then Visibility, and under Visibility of your LinkedIn activity turn the toggle on or off. The app has the same path from your profile photo.
If you plan to tidy up several parts of your profile, turn it off first so your network does not get an update for each edit. Turn it back on for the new job itself.
2. Add the new position
Click Me, then View Profile.
Click the Edit icon in your introduction section.
Add a new position with the new company and title.
At the top of the Add experience form, check the Notify network toggle. On means your network may hear about it. Off means they will not.
Click Save.
LinkedIn says a job update can take up to two hours to reach your network, and it may show as a post in the feed, an in app notification or an email. Automated update posts stay up for up to 90 days.
3. Update your headline
Your headline is the line under your name, and it shows in search results. Open the Edit intro form and change the Headline field if it still names your old title. Need ideas? See the headline examples by role.
4. Write your own post
The automatic update says what changed. Your post says why it matters to you. Use the builder above or one of the examples below. Keep the first line short, name the role and the company, and thank people by name.
5. Reply to the comments
People will write congratulations for days. A short, personal reply to each one is the part most people skip, and it is how old colleagues become warm contacts again.
When to post it
Tell your current manager and team before anything goes on LinkedIn. They should not learn it from the feed.
Wait until your new employer is fine with it being public. Some want to tell their own team first.
Many people post on or after their first day, when they can say something real about the work.
Post when you can stay around for an hour or two to reply to comments.
16 new job announcement examples
Each is filled in with a made up role and company. Copy one and change the details, or use the builder above. None is a real person's post.
Humble
Humble and honest
I started a new role this week as Head of Customer Success at Northwind Labs.
I don't have all the answers yet. I have a lot of questions, a notebook, and a team that has been patient with both.
The part I'm most looking forward to: I get to build the support team from the first hire.
None of this happens alone. Thank you to my old team at Fernhill. I learned most of what I know from you.
Some news: I've joined Northwind Labs as Head of Customer Success.
I'm going to spend the first month listening more than talking. There is a lot here I don't know yet, and I'd rather learn it properly.
What I'm looking forward to most is simple. I get to build the support team from the first hire.
Thank you to my old team at Fernhill. You made me better at this work, and I won't forget it.
Today is my first day as Head of Customer Success at Northwind Labs.
Before I say anything about the new job, I want to say thank you. Thank you to my old team at Fernhill. You gave me room to learn, to get things wrong, and to try again.
At Northwind Labs, I get to build the support team from the first hire. I'm walking in with everything you taught me.
If you helped me along the way, even with one coffee chat, I noticed. Thank you.
I've accepted a role as Head of Customer Success at Northwind Labs, and I start Monday.
A job search is mostly quiet work. Emails, calls, waiting. The people who checked in during those weeks made it bearable.
So first, thank you to my old team at Fernhill. Thank you also to everyone who sent a name, read a cover letter, or just asked how it was going.
In this role I get to build the support team from the first hire. I'll try to pay the help forward.
I start as Head of Customer Success at Northwind Labs on Monday, and I'm really glad about it.
Here's why, in plain terms. I get to build the support team from the first hire. That's the work I've wanted to do for a few years now.
I'll share what I learn as I go, the good parts and the hard parts.
Thank you to my old team at Fernhill for getting me ready for this.
New job: Head of Customer Success at Northwind Labs.
I've been smiling about this all week, so I'll keep it simple.
I get to build the support team from the first hire. The team is kind, the problems are real, and the customers care. That's a good mix.
Thank you to my old team at Fernhill. And if you're working on something similar, say hello. I'd like to compare notes.
I've joined Northwind Labs as Head of Customer Success.
I get to build the support team from the first hire. Thank you to my old team at Fernhill for getting me here.
I've joined Northwind Labs as Head of Customer Success. Here's the longer version, for anyone curious about how it happened.
Why I left: I wasn't unhappy. I had just stopped learning at the pace I wanted. When that happens, I think it's worth paying attention.
Why Northwind Labs: I talked to six people there before I said yes. Every one of them described the same problems in the same words. That told me the team is honest with each other, which matters more to me than any perk.
What I'll do: in this role I get to build the support team from the first hire. The first 90 days are about listening, learning the product, and finding one or two small wins.
What I'm taking with me: thank you to my old team at Fernhill. You taught me how to run a meeting, how to say no, and how to own a mistake.
If you're a customer or a future teammate, my inbox is open.
Today I start as Head of Customer Success at Northwind Labs. A few notes on the search, in case they help someone else.
It took four months. I applied to fewer places than most advice suggests, and I spent more time on each one. That worked better for me.
The best conversations came from people I already knew. Old coworkers, a former client, a friend of a friend. Nobody owes you a referral, so I tried to make each ask small and easy to say no to.
What drew me to Northwind Labs was the chance to do one specific thing. I get to build the support team from the first hire. I said that out loud in my first interview, and it's what we talked about in every round after.
Thank you to my old team at Fernhill. You wrote references, read drafts, and told me the truth when a pitch was weak.
If you're in the middle of a search right now, keep going. Send me a message if I can help.
After eight years as a high school teacher, I'm starting a new job as Head of Customer Success at Northwind Labs.
People ask if it feels like starting over. Some days, yes. But teaching gave me more than I expected: explaining hard ideas simply, reading a room, and staying calm when a plan falls apart.
In this role I get to build the support team from the first hire. It's new work, with a lot of the same muscles.
Thank you to my old team at Fernhill, and to my former students, who taught me more than I taught them.
If you're thinking about a switch, my messages are open.
I spent the last six years working in restaurants. As of this week, I'm Head of Customer Success at Northwind Labs.
The switch took two years of evening courses, a lot of practice projects, and more rejection emails than I'd like to count.
What carried over: working fast under pressure, handling unhappy guests, and caring about the small details nobody sees.
Now I get to build the support team from the first hire. I still can't quite believe it.
Thank you to my old team at Fernhill. You believed this was possible before I did.
After two years away from work to care for a family member, I'm back. I've joined Northwind Labs as Head of Customer Success.
I won't pretend the gap on my resume didn't worry me. It did. But the time taught me patience, planning, and how to stay steady when things are hard.
In this role I get to build the support team from the first hire.
Thank you to my old team at Fernhill, and to Northwind Labs for looking at the whole person and not just the dates.
I was laid off last spring. Today I start as Head of Customer Success at Northwind Labs.
The months in between were slower than I hoped. I took some time off, did a course, and had a lot of honest conversations about what I wanted next.
Here's what I landed on. I wanted a role where I get to build the support team from the first hire. This is that role.
Thank you to my old team at Fernhill. And to anyone still looking: it can take longer than feels fair. Keep going.
Some news from inside Northwind Labs: I'm moving into a new role as Head of Customer Success.
I've spent the last three years on a different team here, and I'm grateful for every one of them. Now I get to build the support team from the first hire.
Staying at the same company but starting fresh is a strange feeling. I know where the coffee is, but not much else.
Thank you to my old team at Fernhill for the support that made this move possible.
Same company, new job. I've moved into the Head of Customer Success role at Northwind Labs.
I asked for this move because I wanted to be closer to the problems I kept hearing about. Now I get to build the support team from the first hire.
My old team made this easy. They helped plan the handoff and cheered louder than I did. Thank you to my old team at Fernhill.
If you worked with me in my old role, nothing will get dropped. I'll make sure of it.
Should I post about my new job or just update my profile?
Do both. The profile update can notify your network automatically, but a post in your own words gets the replies. Thank people by name and say what you will work on.
When should I announce a new job on LinkedIn?
After you have told your old manager and team, and once your new employer is happy for it to be public. Many people wait until their first day so the post can say something real about the work.
How do I stop LinkedIn from telling everyone while I edit my profile?
Turn off Share profile updates under Settings and Privacy, then Visibility, before you edit. You can also switch off the Notify network toggle at the top of the Add experience form. Turn it back on for the one change you want shared.
How long does it take for my network to see the update?
LinkedIn says job updates can take up to two hours to be shared with your network.
Should I tag my new company?
Yes, tag the company page once. It helps people find it. Tag people only if you are thanking them for something specific.
What if I was laid off before this job?
You can say so in one line or not at all. The "Back after a break" examples show a plain way to mention time away without explaining more than you want to.