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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:
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While I *am* still in the process of looking for a job, I get the strong
feeling that you ought to send the coverletter and resume to a *person,*
regardless of whether or not the letter will be passed on to others. If
you find a specific person, you solve the "who" to send the letter to.
-David Castro
techwrtr -at- crl -dot- com
dcastro -at- hpsrdas -dot- sr -dot- hp -dot- com
