Is it better to work with a company's recruiter (found on LinkedIn for example) or apply directly on the website? If I apply on the website is my resume etc. forwarded to HR or to a recruiter?

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Directly with a recruiter. You basically skipped the applying directly on the website part and you have an insider who’s advocating for you.

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Try to also liaise with the veterans employee organization at that company, they will advocate for you as well.

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NEVER apply through a website until someone there tells you to.

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Seems like most of us are on the same page.. but A1 to answer your question, at my last firm I was a hiring manager, typically making decisions on 5-10 roles each month.

If you apply, you add a filter to your review process (you're at the mercy of the ATS and the recruiter's review). If you're referred (especially by someone with a connection to that role), your resume goes around the ATS and directly to the recruiter or hiring manager.

For the roles I got referrals for, that person almost always got an interview (only once did I not give an interview, it was just too much of a stretch). In the interview, there's already a connection that others don't get (Amanda tells me great things, how did you two meet). Then you have your referrer working in the background, following up on your behalf before a decision is made.

In what universe would you want to take an interview you blindly applied for, knowing that most likely someone was already referred in with a huge advantage over you?

A lot of the times it’s the same thing. After you apply through a website your application goes to the company’s recruiter and the recruiter will contact you.

Recruiters won’t be, and aren’t looking at every single application. Some job reqs get 10k+ applications. It’s simply not possible to review every single one.

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