Timeline for Reaching out former manager over recruiter
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| Nov 13, 2023 at 8:34 | comment | added | mclayton | In some cases the manager might tell you that you need to apply through the recruiter anyway (e.g. an exclusivity clause on filling the role), but now the manager knows to expect your cv and can make sure it gets forwarded by the recruiter and might even fast-track an interview or give a recommendation / personal reference to the interview panel - in any case contacting the manager can do no harm, and might give you a procedural advantage over other candidates… | |
| Nov 12, 2023 at 16:17 | comment | added | keshlam | THIS is what "networking" should mean. Not the speed-dating shallow thing that is being marketed under that name. Establish real relationships, then use them to ask what opportunities exist or can be made based on their understanding of you as individual and professional. Real life friends are tremendously more useful than Facebook "friends", as well as simply bringing more joy to your life. | |
| Nov 12, 2023 at 14:18 | history | answered | mxyzplk | CC BY-SA 4.0 |