Not exact matches
Doing a good industry postdoc, however, can
help you develop a great rolodex of industry contacts and have a sense of what it is like
to work in a company, which can indeed be a plus, for most
hiring managers, if you
sell it well.
Although they may have the assistance of HR or a recruiting expert
to help draft the job advert, only the
hiring manager has the inside knowledge on what type of candidate is needed for the team, plus the
selling points they can mention
to position the company as an employer of choice.
While LinkedIn can
help to sell you
to hiring managers and recruiters, it's not productive
to just use it
to post another copy of your resume.
Cover letters
sell a candidate's personality and qualifications
to a
hiring manager and
help him decide favorably for them.