When you guys apply to an industry role, do you usually reach out to management within that group before applying to connect/express interest? Haven't applied to jobs in a while...

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I applied and found someone who works in that same role thru LinkedIn and connected with him. He ended up passing my resume on to the hiring manager. I don't do this for every application, just the ones I'm more interested in

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I guess my question is - does it matter if you apply before reaching out or not? I just don't want to be dinged by HR before real people see it...

I'm not sure. I was told industry HR and recruiting takes forever so you may have a window between when you apply and when your reach out to someone. But if you're worried about it, reach out first and express interest in that specific position

You can prob find an ex pwc employee there, that can be one option of gaining some traction

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