# Change a LinkedIn profile URL with an explicit link handoff

Original constructed teaching cases. No real accounts, readers or customers.

## Case 1

U1 — Constructed unavailable name: the preferred custom portion is already assigned. Decision: choose another permitted stable variation or retain the current address; do not create another account or promise the platform will release the name. Outcome: a deliberate held or alternative choice, not a failed identity verification.

## Case 2

U2 — Constructed stale résumé: the profile’s new address opens correctly, but a previously exported résumé still contains the old string. Decision: inspect that actual link, update the résumé source and export a reviewed version if needed. Outcome: current profile checked; the old distributed file remains a separate reference, not automatically repaired.

## Case 3

U3 — Constructed prior-address removal: a member wants to unlink a prior custom address. Decision: read the current unlink/reuse warning, identify dependent references and perform only the intended authorized operation. Outcome: the observed linkage state is recorded; permanent control of the released string and universal old-link recovery are not claimed.