Whos Who Getting Your Resume into the Right Hands

Whos Who Getting Your Resume into the Right Hands Whos Who Getting Your Resume into the Right HandsBy Caroline M.L. Potter, Yahoo HotJobsA well-crafted resume is important, but if it doesnt land in the right hands, its useless.Many people ask me if they should send their resumes to a companys human resources department, says New York City-based career coach Deborah Brown-Volkman. My answer is always, No menschengerecht resource departments are set up to screen you out this goes against your goal of getting into a company.Abandon your old tactics of blindly sending out your resume rather, Brown-Volkman says, You want to contact your future boss. Use these steps to make sure your resumes journey doesnt go awry.1. Start Your Search OnlineDepending on the size of a company and how elaborate its corporate Web site is, you may be able to find the name of your potential supervisor online. Company Web sites include links to what the company does, its philosophy, news stories, press releases, annual reports, the companys management team and more, says Brown-Volkman. All of this information is widely available -- all you have to do is sift through it.2. Identify the Right Right PersonYou may be able to find a company directory, but now youll need to determine who your best target truly is.You are searching for the highest rolle in an organizational chart whom you would report to, Brown-Volkman says. Find someone who already has your desired title and work your way up. Whether you would be working for this person directly or not does not matter. If youre still not sure, aim high. Go as high as you can go, even if that means to the head of the company, she says. You would much rather have your resume passed down, than thrown out (or filed) by someone who does not understand what you do.3. Be PersistentIf you strike out online, youre going to have get on the phone to find out who might be your future boss. Call the companys main line and ask for the name of the individual w ho heads a particular department -- its that simple, says Brown-Volkman. She urges job seekers not to give up until they receive the information they need.