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>What do you use as a greeting in the cover letters you enclose with
>your resumes? Nothing I've tried lately feels just right, including
>the following:
>Dear Sir:
>Dear Sir or Madam: [might be appropriate for Nevada]
>Dear HR Department:
>Dear HR Department Staff:
>Hello:
> You can guess where I am career-wise right now, and I'd appreciate a
> few thoughts from the savants and sinners that inhabit Tech World.
> [ -- soon to be a major Disney theme area, complete with 8-foot
> talking figures representing the top ten members of the Tech Writers'
> Hall of Fame.]
When I was job-hunting, I always addressed my cover letter/resume
package to a specific person. Then I would use
"Dear Mr. X" or "Dear Ms. Y." The one-and-only time I couldn't
get a specific name, I was told to use "Dear Human Resources."
Sounded odd to me, but that's what they wanted.
To do this, you will need to call the potential employer for the
information.
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Dave Meek
