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How do you find the hiring manager for a job posting?

Updated 2026-09-01 · Written by the Puvio team · Deepam, founder · Corrections · Start free

Alumni and people on the team. One line. You send it.

What should you do instead of hunting one title?

Parse the posting for team name, stack, and seniority. Search for people already on that team and alumni from your school or prior employers at that company.

Ask for a referral, an intro, or a blunt "do not bother." That is how you get into the room. Naming the wrong manager and pitching them as if they own the req is how you burn a first impression.

What does Puvio put on the role card?

Fit score, company research, and ranked contacts, alumni prioritized, on one card. Paste any LinkedIn profile URL for a draft that sounds like you. Critic pass, then you copy and send.

No LinkedIn login. No auto-send. A hiring_manager label in the product is a heuristic tag, not a claim that we found the req owner.

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Related questions

Is the hiring manager always named on the job post?: Often no. Treat alumni and people at the company as the primary path. Puvio ranks those contacts on the role card; it does not claim to identify the exact owner of the req. puvio.app/answers/how-to-find-hiring-manager-for-job
Do I need LinkedIn login for Puvio to find contacts?: No. Puvio never asks for LinkedIn login. Contact discovery uses public professional signals. You copy and send every message yourself. puvio.app/trust
Should I still apply on the company site?: Yes, when the portal requires it. Message first or the same day so you are a name, not only a packet. puvio.app/answers/how-to-ask-for-a-referral