Stop asking "what do HR managers look for"....here's why

[I'm Retired Now]

In my experience, a top notch Human Resources Professional who is responsible for recruiting and staffing likely knows more about how to find a job than almost anyone because they meet with so many candidates and look at so many resumes and participate in so many interview panels.

[Wry_Martini]

Originally Posted by Leah_V

Speaking from the '50 HR managers with 51 answers' mindset, as an HR manager i always find it very odd when someone tracks down my name to contact me on linked in as a follow up for their application.

That's how I feel. Plus, if that HR manager received 100 or 1,000 resumes for a position, just think of the number of follow-ups they might get via LinkedIn! (And that's probably not the only position they're recruiting for!).

Originally Posted by Rocco Barbosa

I find it odd that you're on LinkedIn (A website for NETWORKING) and when people use it for it's intended purposes, you have a disdain for it.

Do you find it odd that people put gas in their cars?

I think there's a difference between cold-calling or blind networking, and using degrees of separation to network. The first, I loathe. The second, I'm more open to.

[cowherjaw]

Originally Posted by I'm Retired Now

In my experience, a top notch Human Resources Professional who is responsible for recruiting and staffing likely knows more about how to find a job than almost anyone because they meet with so many candidates and look at so many resumes and participate in so many interview panels.

What is this in response to?

Originally Posted by Wry_Martini

That's how I feel. Plus, if that HR manager received 100 or 1,000 resumes for a position, just think of the number of follow-ups they might get via LinkedIn! (And that's probably not the only position they're recruiting for!).

I am thinking that they don't get many just yet as many are still trying to figure out what LinkedIn is and how it should be used.

Just imagine, you recruiters can now use LinkedIn follow up as an elimination mechanism instead of living 30 miles away or being unemployed for 4 months. You guys love to disqualify arbitrarily; this will help save you tons of time.