Letter To Hiring Manager. Some other alternatives include addressing your cover letter to an entire department: Dear Engineering Department In order to get your cover letter into the hands of a hiring manager who cares, your resume has to get past the recruiter and, in many cases, the applicant tracking system they're using. Maybe this will one day be the case, but it is not the case yet, and my experience tells me that it won't be for at least another decade.
Hiring Managers value referrals from existing employees very highly. Use your cover letter to tell the hiring manager about the value you can bring to alleviate the organization's pain points, advance its strategic priorities, increase performance outcomes and support a high-performance culture. Address them by name if you know it.
So please bear in mind that you should come across as professional and polite.
Remember: Hiring managers and recruiters play a pivotal role in deciding who they want to interview.
Most hiring managers and HR people skim cover letters. or skip them entirely. Sign into LinkedIn and type in the company you want to apply to in the search box at the. So, how do you find out who's the hiring manager?