Job candidates complain a lot about the wall that's often erected between them and a company's hiring manager. If you're responding to a blind ad - where the manager's identity, and maybe even the company's identity, is hidden - how can you get in touch with the actual right person? The key is to use as many identifying details as you can find in the ad as clues, to figure out the company doing the hiring. Once you've done that, you may have to reach out to your extended network to determine who is responsible for screening job applicants - or making the final hiring decision. Myra Thomas gives some pointers on jobsinthemoney.com.
Finding the Manager Behind the Ad [JITM]
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Mark,
These are great tips. The on-line posting process certainly requires quite a bit of "cyber sleuthing" but by making the extra effort, candidates can sometimes distinguish themselves from the rest of the pack. Other ways to make an impact on the hiring manager include using a compelling subject line on your email correspondence and including a text only version of your document in the body of the email to save the hiring manager time and eliminate the fear of opening a file with a virus.
Those are good points, as well, Barbara. And, of course, making sure your correspondence is well-written, properly spelled and even uses (gasp) correct grammar help, too.
Thanks for writing,
Mark
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