When Writing A Cover Letter, What To Do If I Don’t Have The Employer’s Name?
I am applying for jobs off Monster.com and similar sites. When you apply online, they do not give you the employer’s name– only the company hiring. If I cannot write “Dear [Employer's Name], to whom do I address it? “Dear Sir/Madam” seems too formal, and a simple “Hello,” too informal. Help!
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Posted On: Jun 8th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
To whom it may concern
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I own a resume service. I can tell you, unequivocally, that you should do everything humanly possible to find out the name of the human resources professional responsible for reviewing incoming documents. If you cannot find this out, see if you can get the name of the person in charge of HR, and address it to that person. Mail to the top person in the department is often given prority. You should address it to either individual with their name AND title.
If you cannot find the information, then the other posters are correct; you may say, “Dear Sir or Madame.”
I hope you get the job. Good luck!!! -
Address your letter as normal, your address on the right margin. If you don’t know the company’s address, just leave it blank and address the letter : To Whom It May Concearn.
Then, once you’ve finnished the letter, P.P. it and say that you’ve attached a CV or something. That way, the company won’t reel the fact that you’ve missed their address as it’s a formal covering letter, not a proposal. -
Try to find it. Call the company and ask for the hiring manager’s name associated with that job position, or at least ask for the name of someone in HR.
Trust me, this will look much better and only take you a minute or two to find out. -
You can try dear Mr. or Mrs.
You can try to all of that may concern
I have learned in english and from previous experiences however that when writing a buisness letter Its a good idea to use Dear Sir Or Madam: -
I took a business communications class and my instructor told me to put:
Dear Sir/Madam:
NOT To whom it may concern: -
To Whom It May Concern -
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call and ask OR to whom it may concern
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To whom it my concern: