If you contact the manager/VP directly, then as long as you write a good email and include some professional links, you'll usually get a response. Contacting a

If you contact the manager/VP directly, then as long as you write a good email and include some professional links, you'll usually get a response. Contacting a peer has advantages, but on the other hand the manager gives you a straighter path to a job -- if you decide that that's what you want.