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Your skill and creativity will be put to the test here. More often than not, the receptionist will not just give you the name of the hiring manager (but sometimes less experienced receptionists do). Also, there are companies who are only putting the name of an HR representative in the ad. But this is not the person you want. You need the person with the authority to hire.

One technique would be to call the company and simply ask the department that you need, for example “Publishing Department.” Then, whoever answers the phone, ask to speak with the publishing manager.