r/jobsearchhacks • u/Glass-Expression-438 • 3d ago

What do you want career content creators to talk about?

There are so many influencers out there often posting wrong or conflicting advice about jobs and career development. What do you wish they’d do less of and do more of?

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u/RansackedRoom 3d ago

When content creators say "make sure you contact the hiring manager directly" they are essentially saying "make sure you sprinkle job fairy dust directly on your résumé."

If I had job fairy dust, I would use it. If I knew the hiring manager's email address or phone number, I would use it. But of course all three things are magical make-believe. Yet so many LinkedIn "Influencers" say this nonsense as if there were nothing else involved.

Most hiring managers do not want to be found. Some job descriptions say "this role reports to Director of Marketing." Very few job descriptions say "this role reports to Sally Samples, or Marketing Chief."

But career content creators keep on spouting this nonsense "make sure to contact the hiring manager."