Fact: HR departments have been slashed to the bone, just like every other department. Now companies are relying more and more on technology to sift through what’s a good match and what’s not. Your wonderful human touches tend to go less and less noticed and you start to blend seamlessly into the Matrix.
An interesting study with Infopreneur.com, found that many HR Department employees have been run through the ringer during this recession, and are not very sympathetic (really?). They say instead of sending your resume to HR, send it one or two levels ahead of the hiring manager for the position you want. The benefit here is "Resumes travel down the food chain more easily than up", if the boss forwards your resume, a hiring manager is likely to give it a more thorough read, than the 10 seconds HR may spend on it.
So how do you do this? A couple ways would be, make friends, ask questions, go on company tours, and make a few calls. Do whatever you can to get the information you need. If you get the right person, you might stand a fair chance at being noticed, which could send you soaring to the next stage in the process.
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