A fellow resume writer, Laura Smith-Proulx, CCMC, CPRW, CIC, recently shared with me how easy it is for job seekers to utilize LinkedIn to search for alums who are also hiring managers in their field — and I wanted to pass it on to all of you!
Once you’re logged on to LinkedIn:
- Perform an Advanced People Search (at the top of nearly every page).
- In the search criteria, add “manager” (or “director”) as a keyword.
- Select the desired industry from the list to the right.
- Scroll down a bit and add your school name.
- Leave all other fields blank unless you’d like to zero in on a geographic area, which you can limit by distance around a zip code.
- Depending on your search parameters, your results may include hundreds, if not thousands, of manager’s names.
- You can then find corporate mailing addresses and direct correspondence personally to selected managers.
Happy networking!