athelind: (Warning: Group Intellect)
athelind ([personal profile] athelind) wrote2010-05-06 01:40 pm

Tapping the Hive Mind: Greetings and Salutations!

Question:

When responding to a job posting that doesn't list a specific contact person, what's the best way to open a cover letter? I've been using "Dear Sir or Madam", but that sounds a little vague, a little stiff, and a lot like the opening to a Beatles song.

Obviously, the ideal option is to address a cover letter to a specific person, by name, but this is not always possible.

Should I stick with "Dear Sir or Madam", use some other gender-neutral salutation, or just leave it off entirely and dive right into the "Look At Me, I'm Wonderful!" part of the letter?

[Poll #1561114]


[identity profile] paka.livejournal.com 2010-05-07 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Please take any of my advice with a big grain of kosher rock salt, as I'm still not doing great on the jobhunting front.