Turn On, Link In, Drop Out
LinkedIn is a powerful tool to help you find open roles. But their InMail service is really excellent at getting yourself noticed after you have applied for a role. Once you've applied for the position on LinkedIn (or really any job board), go back to LinkedIn and search the company's People section to find who the role might report to. Sometimes you might find several possibilities or maybe the hiring manager's boss. Next, use the LinkedIn InMail process to contact them directly and let them know how interested you are in the role, as well as outlining your skills/experience. This will typically cost you an InMail credit if they are not in your network, but that is a worthy gamble to land a new job. Now your name will stand out to the hiring manager (or if you didn't reach the correct person, sometimes that employee will forward your message to the hiring manager themselves). The more you can stand out from the crowd of resumes, the more likely you'll land an interview and be able to "drop out" of the job hunt.
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