If they've done their targeting work, they should have identified people at their target companies to network with and work their way
towards hiring decision makers, to whom they can send their resume (perhaps via snail mail, as I suggest in the post) and make a case for hiring them.
Identify and network your way
towards hiring decision makers and their inner circle at your target companies, and stay top - of - mind with them.
Your ultimate goal is to networking
towards hiring decision makers at your target companies.
You've targeted employers or organizations that are a mutual good fit, and you'll work hard to network your way
towards their hiring decision makers.
That means starting first with a good list of companies, say 15 - 20, that are a mutual good - fit, positioning yourself as a good fit for them in your career collaterals (resume, bio, LinkedIn profile, etc.), and then networking your way
towards hiring decision makers at each one, so that you can circumvent the gatekeepers (Human Resources) and, hopefully, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS).
Not exact matches
Legal blogger Kevin O'Keefe noted that more and more,
decision makers are looking
towards firm blogs to decide whether to
hire said firm to represent them.
Since job fairs are geared especially
towards hiring, these are an excellent, targetted method for getting in front of
hiring managers or other career
decision makers.
Leverage LinkedIn to network
towards making first degree connections with those key
hiring decision makers.
Work
towards getting recommended to
hiring decision makers by others within the company.