Cover letters

DCFC79

Whats the best way to start a cover letter when you dont actually know the person but they're name is in the job ad ?

I was thinking of addressing it to the person named in the ad but ts that ok to do ?
How should I end it ?
Would it be ok to use Dear First Name Surname ?

anamenottaken

DCFC79 wrote: »

Whats the best way to start a cover letter when you dont actually know the person but they're name is in the job ad ?

I was thinking of addressing it to the person named in the ad but ts that ok to do ?
How should I end it ?
Would it be ok to use Dear First Name Surname ?

Dear Ms Surname/Family Name
(or use whatever title is given or is appropriate for the first name)

End Yours sincerely

1940sGal

If you know the person's name, address it as 'Dear Mr//Mrs/Ms X X'. If you want to make sure, it wouldn't hurt to call the company up and ask who to address it to. I always try to do this as it shows you've done a little research and took the time to make it that bit more personal.

If you use their name, end the letter with 'Yours Sincerely', if you go for 'Dear Sir/Madam', end it with 'Yours Faithfully'.

DCFC79

anamenottaken wrote: »

Dear Ms Surname/Family Name
(or use whatever title is given or is appropriate for the first name)

End Yours sincerely

Seems I was wrong in what I was thinking

Thanks

anamenottaken

1940sGal wrote: »

If you know the person's name, address it as 'Dear Mr//Mrs/Ms X X'. If you want to make sure, it wouldn't hurt to call the company up and ask who to address it to. I always try to do this as it shows you've done a little research and took the time to make it that bit more personal.

If you use their name, end the letter with 'Yours Sincerely', if you go for 'Dear Sir/Madam', end it with 'Yours Faithfully'.

Here's a pedant writing -

The complimentary close uses an initial capital for the first word only, not both.

DCFC79

1940sGal wrote: »

If you know the person's name, address it as 'Dear Mr//Mrs/Ms X X'. If you want to make sure, it wouldn't hurt to call the company up and ask who to address it to. I always try to do this as it shows you've done a little research and took the time to make it that bit more personal.

If you use their name, end the letter with 'Yours Sincerely', if you go for 'Dear Sir/Madam', end it with 'Yours Faithfully'.

Thanks

I know who to address it to as the ad says to send the Cover letter and CV to so and so. Also emailed her to ask if they were still recruiting.

1940sGal

anamenottaken wrote: »

Here's a pedant writing -

The complimentary close uses an initial capital for the first word only, not both.

Now that is pedantic haha

DCFC79

Thanks 1940sGal and anamenottaken,

InsideInsurance

I have to say that I am possibly over familiar but I address it to them by their first name. We are after all talking about future colleagues here and I'd hope most companies are on first name basis these days rather than calling your managers by their surnames etc.

OneYorkshireLass

InsideInsurance wrote: »

I have to say that I am possibly over familiar but I address it to them by their first name. We are after all talking about future colleagues here and I'd hope most companies are on first name basis these days rather than calling your managers by their surnames etc.

IMO that is over familiar.
I'd call a potential future colleague/boss by their surname before I was formally introduced to them at interview by their first name.

DCFC79

OneYorkshireLass wrote: »

IMO that is over familiar.
I'd call a potential future colleague/boss by their surname before I was formally introduced to them at interview by their first name.

Yes so would I when meeting an employer for first time, they sometimes say to call them by they're first name once im introduced.