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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I haven’t had to look for a job since 1996.

My son is a smart, hardworking college student.

Based on what his relatives do and what he’s like, he will probably end up with an offbeat career at a small or midsize organization.

I told my son, “To get past the LinkedIn/Indeed wall, try meeting interesting people from interesting, small companies in person, and just send in resumes outside of a formal hiring process for a specific position.”

My son told me that he has been informed that, if he tries to send in resumes outside a formal hiring process, employers will blacklist him.

Is my son right about the blacklisting situation? Would all employers blacklist him for “just sending in a resume”?

If not: How can he figure out when it’s OK to send in a resume outside a formal hiring process and when it’s clearly a bad idea?[/quote]

I'm not the recruiter...but that sounds crazy.  My college student kid almost never goes through the "formal hiring process".  He finds college alums and fraternity alums that work for a company, or goes through his LinkedIn network (he has tons of VC and other industry contacts) to find someone who worked at the company, etc.

He doesn't cold email anyone a resume, if that's what your son is referring...but having a trusted source forward your email to an actual human at one of these companies (hopefully with a positive note) is a huge advantage.[/quote]

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