How To Approach A Hiring Manager

The question is often asked, “Should you go directly to a company Hiring Manager or the Human Resources Department?” Although Human Resources departments will not appreciate this answer, my training is to send a resume to the Hiring Manager. You increase your success when it falls in front of the Hiring Manager because they are more likely to understand your technical qualifications, and they generally make it a priority to get the help they need sooner than anyone else. When you do not hear from a Hiring Manager after a first contact it could be due to many reasons including tax deadlines, vacation, incorrect email address, no interest, etc. Therefore, I recommend you make contact a second time in the event your qualifications were overlooked the first time. People become distracted with new projects each day so a simple second reminder is a very good idea. It is easy to get lost in a hiring managers inbox especially when they may have many emails to follow up with from within their own organization.