sir/madam

ecsb

Hi, quick question, new to jobseeking.
When writing a covering letter with app form and there is no named person, who do i address it to? ty

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

you could ring and ask - If unknown i always put

Dear Sir/Madam,

RE: (Job title)

and then write your letter

HTH - Me x

DVardysShadow

If you have no named contact, write to the company, whom you would correctly address as Dear Sirs.

inmypocketnottheirs

DVardysShadow wrote: »

If you have no named contact, write to the company, whom you would correctly address as Dear Sirs.

If we are talking true letter writing etiquette then you should finish with 'Yours faithfully'.

juno

inmypocketnottheirs wrote: »

If we are talking true letter writing etiquette then you should finish with 'Yours faithfully'.

As you've already got one "S" in "sirs" and don't need another in "sincerely".

That's how I remember it anyway

Dizzie77

I remember it as being faithful to someone you don't know (Unnamed) and sincere to someone you do - which I always thought was back to front, but it helps to remind me!

Savvy_Sue

I always start Dear Madam / Sir

I work for a women's charity, and our adverts are for female staff (which is legal in our case), but it surprises me how many people request the job pack with an email saying "dear sir"!

scubaangel

I just sent an email cover letter addressed to Dear Sirs, as the ad didn't give a name and the email address was a series of numbers so didn't give any clues as to who would be reading it.

shikoku

I always use 'Dear Sirs' I think it's totally generic rather than assuming the sex of the recipient, and 'Yours faithfully' of course.

westv

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

I always start Dear Madam / Sir

I work for a women's charity, and our adverts are for female staff (which is legal in our case), but it surprises me how many people request the job pack with an email saying "dear sir"!

They should start "Dear Sirs" as mentioned by others, not "Dear Sir".

dacouch

inmypocketnottheirs wrote: »

If we are talking true letter writing etiquette then you should finish with 'Yours faithfully'.

I once helped a friend of mine compose a letter, she finished it with "Yours faithfully" when it should have been "Yours sincerely". When I questioned her on this she thought yours sincerely was when it was addressed to a man and yours faithfully was when you addressed it to a woman...