Recruiters often receive hundreds, if not thousands, of applications for a job listing — and whether you’re submitting the same resume for the 50th time or spent an hour crafting the perfect cover letter, there’s no guarantee someone will look at your application, or invite you to an interview, after you hit “submit.”But there’s a surefire way to stand out in the job search, a step that most candidates forget to do after they send in their application, Jeff Hyman, the CEO of Recruit Rockstars, tells CNBC Make It: following up with a company’s hiring manager, or recruiter, over email. “It takes a little bit of confidence and research, but it works better than any technique that I’ve seen in getting a hiring manager’s attention,” he says. “As a hiring manager, when I get a note like that — which is rare — I always read it.”Before sending an email to the hiring manager or your would-be boss, however, it’s important to double-check the instructions on the job posting, Paul McDonald, senior executive director for Robert Half, says. “Some organizations will say, ‘Do not contact us,'” he adds, but nine times out of ten, it’s a smart job search tactic that…
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This 5-minute email hack can help you stand out in the job search—here's how – CNBC
