Updated February 2026

Data Enrichment · How-to

How to Find Previous Job Title from LinkedIn Profile URL?

Derrick lets you Find Previous Job Title from linkedin profile url. Automate your data enrichment for free and have more time for what matters most: Closing.

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LinkedIn Profile URL

You get

Previous Job Title

In the Derrick web app, Google Sheets, Claude or the API.

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What is previous job title?

Previous Job Title is a B2B data attribute commonly used in sales prospecting and CRM enrichment workflows. Most sales teams pull it from a mix of LinkedIn, the company website and third-party data providers, then use it to qualify leads, route accounts to the right rep, or trigger personalised outreach sequences.

When you're working from a LinkedIn profile URL, the previous job title field becomes one of the most-requested enrichments because it lets you complete the buyer profile without forcing the prospect to fill another form. The trade-off is hit-rate: the previous job title value is only as findable as your LinkedIn profile URL is unambiguous.

Why you need previous job title for sales

Reliable previous job title data is one of the highest-leverage signals in B2B sales. It helps SDRs personalise outreach, lets RevOps segment accounts by ICP fit, and feeds CRM hygiene + scoring models that drive conversion. Without it, prospecting burns more credits and reps spend hours hunting for fields that should be enriched automatically.

For sales-ops teams whose primary input is LinkedIn profile URL, previous job title is what unlocks the next step in the funnel: it's the field reps need to personalise outreach, route the lead to the right rep, or score the account against the ICP. Without it, your LinkedIn profile URL-based pipeline runs blind on the most operationally relevant data point.

Why find previous job title from LinkedIn profile URL?

A LinkedIn profile URL is the gold-standard input for resolving previous job title: it uniquely identifies the person inside the LinkedIn graph, eliminates name collisions, and gives the resolver direct access to the prospect's current job title and company affiliation. Hit-rates from LinkedIn profile URL usually exceed every other input type for previous job title because LinkedIn itself maintains the freshest professional graph.

Common use cases for previous job title

Prospect-list enrichment before outreach
CRM hygiene + automatic field updates
ICP scoring + account prioritisation

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Open Derrick (web app or Google Sheets)

Derrick will allow you to find Previous Job Title in a few clicks without any technical skills. Create a free account in the Derrick web app (or install the Google Sheets add-on) and bring your list. Now you’re ready ! You can also find data such as last education dates,languages,skills,linkedin Company Url... Discover Derrick Now

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Enrich Lead Data

Congratulations, you have done the most complicated. Now let's see how to get previous job title from linkedin profile url.In order to Find previous job title With linkedin profile url, You will need to use the Enrich Lead Data Feature from Derrick App. It's quite easy to use. In the drop-down menu, select the column header that corresponds to a LinkedIn profile URL. Validate the operation by clicking on enrich, and let Derrick do his job.

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🎉 Done. You found the previous job title.

Every row of your list now has its previous job title. A few clicks, no code.

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Get the answer where you asked

Rows fill in the app or your sheet, your assistant answers in the chat, the API returns JSON. And it says when it found nothing, instead of guessing.

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Is finding previous job title free?

The free Derrick plan ships 100 credits per month with no credit card required, which is enough to find previous job title for ~100 LinkedIn profile URL inputs depending on the lookup type. Paid plans start at €9/month for 4,000 credits if you need more volume.

What's the hit rate for finding previous job title from LinkedIn profile URL?

Derrick runs a multi-source lookup rather than querying a single database, so coverage is broader than a single-source provider. The hit rate for previous job title from LinkedIn profile URL depends on how uniquely your LinkedIn profile URL identifies the target, on geography, and on B2B vs B2C context, so we don't publish a single headline number. When no source returns a confident match, Derrick leaves the cell empty rather than guessing.

Can I bulk-enrich previous job title for thousands of rows?

Yes - Derrick processes batch enrichment runs across thousands of rows in a single job, in the web app or in Google Sheets, with progress tracking and per-row credit accounting. The workflow above scales linearly: 1 row or 10,000 rows, the steps are identical.

How does Derrick compare to other previous job title finders?

Most previous job title tools live as standalone web apps that require CSV export then re-import. Derrick runs in its own web app, natively in Google Sheets, and through the API + MCP, with hit rates competitive with premium providers and pricing 3-10× cheaper than enterprise databases. See the full sales-tool comparison for a side-by-side review.

Do I need an API key to find previous job title from LinkedIn profile URL?

No - the Derrick web app and the Google Sheets add-on both work with a simple sign-in (no API keys, no developer account needed). If you'd rather hit the REST API directly or drive enrichment from Claude / ChatGPT via MCP, both are available on the same credit pool. The choice is workflow-dependent, not pricing-dependent.