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When applying for a job and you find the hiring manager on Linkedin, what are your thoughts on contacting that person? Could it help your chances of getting an interview?

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When applying for a job and you find the hiring manager on Linkedin, what are your thoughts on contacting that person? Could it help your chances of getting an interview?

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  1. Anonymous

    If you have no previous experience with them, it's not really helpful most of the time. Some people will be irritated and others don't check LI very often. If you realize you have contacts in common, that might be an opportunity for you to reach out to someone you're already connected with to see if they have any insight into the role. I already know you are interested because you sent in an application. If someone I know and respect tells me you're a rock star who just needs the right opportunity, that will make me take a second look if you didn't get past the preliminary round on your own.

  2. Anonymous

    Please don't. It's always annoyed me when people do this when I have been hiring in the past.

  3. Maggie Soldano

    You're better off talking to someone close to the hiring manager. If you have a mutual acquiantence or know someone in the company who can refer you or recommend you to the hiring manager, that's more likely to get their attention. (Finding a hiring manager on LinkedIn used to be seen as "resourceful" but now it's just annoying.)

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