A fellow resume writer, Laura Smith-Proulx, CCMC, CPRW, CIC, recently shared with me how easy it is for job seekers to utilize LinkedIn to search for alums who are also hiring managers in their field  — and I wanted to pass it on to all of you!

Once you're logged on to LinkedIn:

1. Perform an Advanced People Search (at the top of nearly every page).
2. In the search criteria, add "manager" (or "director") as a keyword.
3. Select the desired industry from the list to the right.
4. Scroll down a bit and add your school name.
5. Leave all other fields blank unless you'd like to zero in on a geographic area, which you can limit by distance around a zip code.
6. Depending on your search parameters, your results may include hundreds, if not thousands, of manager's names.
7. You can then find corporate mailing addresses and direct correspondence personally to selected managers.

Happy networking!