How do you announce a certification on LinkedIn?

Name the certification, say why you took it, and give one thing you can do now. Then add it to the licenses and certifications section of your profile.

Should you post about every certification?

Post about the ones that change what you can do or what you want to be hired for. One good post beats a feed of badges.

What do you write when you pass an exam?

The result, one honest line about the work it took, and what you will do with it.

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LinkedIn certification post template

A certification post is read for what the certificate changed, not for the badge. Name it, say why you took it, and give one thing you can do now that you could not before. Fill in the blanks below and copy the result, or copy one of the examples. It is free and needs no sign-in. innernote can also write it in your own voice.

Your details

CertificationWhy you took itOne thing you can do nowWhat you will use it for Optional

Your post

I passed the certification exam.

I took it because why you took it.

What I can do now that I could not before: one thing you can do now.

What you will use it for, in one line.

Free to copy. Nothing you type here is uploaded.

Want it to sound like you?

That is the template everyone gets. innernote can write the same post in your own voice, from the details you just typed. Free for 3 days, no card.

Certification post examples

Three ways to say it. Copy one and change the details.

Short

Passed the AWS Solutions Architect exam this morning.

I took it because I was tired of nodding in meetings about our own infrastructure. I am nodding less now.

What it changed

I am now a certified Scrum Master.

The exam was the easy part. The useful part was the week of practice retros, where I learned I talk too much in them.

My team will be glad to hear I am working on that.

For the next person

I passed the PMP on my second try.

If you are studying for it: the practice exams matter more than the book, and the second attempt is not as bad as you fear.

Happy to share my notes with anyone preparing.

What do you write when you post a certification?

Lead with the certification by name. Then skip the badge and say what it changed: why you took it, and one thing you can do now that you could not do before. That is the part a recruiter or a client is reading for. If it was hard, say so. One honest line about the studying is worth more than the logo.

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Last updated October 4, 2026

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