> I never had a problem finding an email address of a position by just looking at the website.
This is true, there is no problem finding an email address in general. I am just wondering why it is not the default way, on LinkedIn at least. Why does the apply button redirect me to a 3rd party site rather than providing me an email address?
> If you apply somewhere looking at the website should be part of your application process anyway.
I agree though for me that kind of research takes place after getting a first reply. Researching every companies website manually on the first, cold, outreach does not seem worth it.
So what I had in mind is a tool that scrapes contact info from company websites and does the first outreach. Utilizing templates for position name, company name and likewise, keeping track of applications. Get the benefits of mentioned 3rd party sites, but removing the man in the middle part of it.
> This is true, there is no problem finding an email address in general. I am just wondering why it is not the default way, on LinkedIn at least. Why does the apply button redirect me to a 3rd party site rather than providing me an email address?
Because that's the URL the company decided to put there as it most likely is connected to their ATS where they can easily track applications and make sure everyone gets their response, gets screened by the appropriate person. They could just put an email address there if they want to. It's not really a Linkedin problem.
> Because that's the URL the company decided to put there as it most likely is connected to their ATS where they can easily track applications and make sure everyone gets their response, gets screened by the appropriate person.
This is true, there is no problem finding an email address in general. I am just wondering why it is not the default way, on LinkedIn at least. Why does the apply button redirect me to a 3rd party site rather than providing me an email address?
> If you apply somewhere looking at the website should be part of your application process anyway.
I agree though for me that kind of research takes place after getting a first reply. Researching every companies website manually on the first, cold, outreach does not seem worth it.
So what I had in mind is a tool that scrapes contact info from company websites and does the first outreach. Utilizing templates for position name, company name and likewise, keeping track of applications. Get the benefits of mentioned 3rd party sites, but removing the man in the middle part of it.