Here you’ll find answers to your questions, and information about XING features. You can also contact the XING Support team if you need any other assistance.
If you’d like to change your status, for example if you’ve started a full-time job or completed your studies, you can change your status below the "Professional experience" and "Educational background" sections in your
profile.
Please note: If you change your status either to or from student, you will be requested to enter a company or university which will be displayed alongside your name and at the top of your profile.
To change the business experience listed in your profile, just click on the "edit" button next to the items you'd like to change.
If you do not indicate how long you were employed, your job history will not be shown chronologically, but rather in the order in which you entered the information.
If you would like to add information, you can do so by clicking the button "Add entry".
We recommend that you fill out this information in as much detail as possible. This will increase the quality of your profile, thereby increasing your chances of being found by current and former colleagues.
You can enter individual professional qualifications you may have in your profile, under "Educational background". Just click on the "Edit" button underneath "Qualifications". Please enter each qualification separately. If you wish to enter another qualification, just click on the plus sign. By entering each qualification separately, you make it easier for other XING members to find your profile.
Here are some sample qualifications: Certified public accountant (1997); English as a second language (TOEFL 1999); System Administrator (MCSA, MCSE)
You can tell XING members more about your education in the educational background section on your profile. This section is located on your profile page.
If you are recent graduate or student you can also determine here which university is displayed alongside your name and at the top of your profile.
You can enter all the universities you have studied or are still studying at, the qualifications you have and the languages you speak. We recommend that you include as detailed information as possible about your educational background. This will boost the quality of your profile and the chance of being found by your student friends, past and present.
You can make changes at any time; just remember to press save when you've finished.
As a rule, your "professional experience" is listed automatically by date, in reverse chronological order. If you do not enter dates, the order is determined by the order in which you enter the experience. The first job you enter will appear first, at the top of the page.
If you wish to reverse the order of the positions, but don't want to enter a date, try the following: Erase all positions, except for your current job. Now re-enter all previous positions in reverse chronological order, starting with your first job and progressing towards the present. Don't forget to save your changes, and refresh your browser.
