How to get a hiring manager to respond to you on LinkedIn

This article was named by JobMob.co.il as the top job search blog post for 2020. It was originally published here.

Margaret Buj

The job market is very tough now – many people are out of work, millions have applied for unemployment benefits, and many companies sometimes put hiring on hold for the rest of 2020. Although many companies are still recruiting, you are competing with past candidates.

While you can definitely hire by applying online if you are well suited for the role and can tailor the app accordingly, you are more likely to get a job through the web.

Even if the company you are interested in currently has no relevant vacancies, it doesn’t mean you can’t connect with a hiring manager or recruiter. You definitely don’t have to apply for an advertising role just, now is a good time to seek an information interview.

Here’s how you can connect with a hiring manager:

• Find the hiring manager on LinkedIn and send them a personalized connection request. You won’t always be able to figure out who that person is, especially in a huge company with multiple teams and stakeholders, but figure it out as much as possible. For example, if you usually report to the Director of Analytics, find a company on LinkedIn that the head of analytics is interested in.
• If you can’t find a hiring manager, try to find out the recruiters related to vacancies or HR, as they usually don’t handle hiring)
• Try to find out what the biggest business pain points of a hiring manager or company are through your online research and Position yourself as someone who can solve that particular problem.
• Send this person thoughtful (and concise!) with your beautiful resume/resume, along with a personal note about yourself and why you are interested in their organization. Always make this message personalized and focus on them, not you first. Don’t send the same message to different organizations, minimal effort won’t bring you the results you want. You need to be able to differentiate yourself.
• Start your information by telling the hiring manager why you are interested in their company and saying something concise to prove that you have finished your research and understand their pain. By reading news, watching industry interviews on YouTube and censoring their social media, conducting research on their websites. That’s all, mentioning the results you provide for your current/former employers to make sure they are relevant to the company you are interested in.

Here is a sample template:

Hello [their name]

Thank you for accepting my invitation to connect on LinkedIn.

My current job is/I have been recently hired as [your job title] exist [company name – explain what they do if necessary].

I’ve been interested in your company for several months because I [mention something you like about their mission, initiatives you’ve seen in the news or on their social media platforms – it really can be anything that proves you’ve actually done your research and aren’t just sending the same message to different hiring managers in various organisations!]

In my time [company name]I [mention a few things you did – use active verbs, what the results were and why it mattered. Ask yourself “So what?” at the end of each statement you make. Think of an important thing you did and impact it had on your department or solving a business problem and try to quantify it if you can].

I’m really interested [mention a couple of things that are relevant to them] I really want to be one [mention some characteristics of the kind of a team or a company you’re looking to join and of course this would describe the type of a company you’re interested in] exist [startup / corporate / government /international, something relevant] environment.

I like [pick something from the summary statement of your resume that describes what makes you unique]. I’m attaching my resume/resume where you will find more details about the program I lead.

I understand that you may not have any public vacancy at the moment [check their careers site first]. Is it possible to schedule a brief message interview via phone/zoom to see if you need my skills in the future?

Thank you, I hope to receive your letter as soon as possible.

Warm greetings

[Your full name and phone number]

Obviously don’t copy this template as a word, but use a similar structure to create something. No matter how well tailored your message, not everyone will respond to you, but if you send something truly personalized, the chances of getting a response will be greatly increased.

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