Meanwhile, that company had three different job openings posted, and I would be qualified for any of them. Every job ad this company publishes includes the warning "Do not contact department managers directly." Somebody in Recruiting or HR fell down on the job so I decided to contact my hiring manager anyway, with or without permission. I didn't know which managers had the job openings but really, what difference does it make? "I should be in there, because I submitted a job application," I said.

Source: Forbes February 27, 2017 19:20 UTC