Comments on: Should I Use “To Whom It May Concern” In My Cover Letter? http://www.gradversity.com/should-i-use-to-whom-it-may-concern-in-my-cover-letter/ Breaking Into The Entry Level Job Market Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:20:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Trevor Wilson http://www.gradversity.com/should-i-use-to-whom-it-may-concern-in-my-cover-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-4339 Trevor Wilson Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:20:43 +0000 http://www.gradversity.com/?p=3088#comment-4339 Tougher situation. You can try calling the firm's main line and see if you can get someone from there. Ultimately though, these are tougher nuts to crack... Tougher situation. You can try calling the firm’s main line and see if you can get someone from there. Ultimately though, these are tougher nuts to crack…

]]> By: Patrick Gordon http://www.gradversity.com/should-i-use-to-whom-it-may-concern-in-my-cover-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-4021 Patrick Gordon Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:20:30 +0000 http://www.gradversity.com/?p=3088#comment-4021 What if you are replying to an ad posted by a recruiting firm? In that case thre is no company to call. What if you are replying to an ad posted by a recruiting firm? In that case thre is no company to call.

]]> By: Trevor Wilson http://www.gradversity.com/should-i-use-to-whom-it-may-concern-in-my-cover-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-3350 Trevor Wilson Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:23:00 +0000 http://www.gradversity.com/?p=3088#comment-3350 Awesome! Glad to hear it! Awesome! Glad to hear it!

]]> By: pogi cute http://www.gradversity.com/should-i-use-to-whom-it-may-concern-in-my-cover-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-3330 pogi cute Sat, 02 Jul 2011 18:03:08 +0000 http://www.gradversity.com/?p=3088#comment-3330 just tried the advice, called the institution's main contact no. and she gave me the name of the dir. of the HR dept. thnks for the advice! just tried the advice, called the institution’s main contact no. and she gave me the name of the dir. of the HR dept. thnks for the advice!

]]> By: Trevor Wilson http://www.gradversity.com/should-i-use-to-whom-it-may-concern-in-my-cover-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-1247 Trevor Wilson Tue, 11 May 2010 00:13:11 +0000 http://www.gradversity.com/?p=3088#comment-1247 I prefer "Dear Hiring Manager" over "To Whom It May Concern" because it's less cliche. I prefer “Dear Hiring Manager” over “To Whom It May Concern” because it’s less cliche.

]]> By: Mark http://www.gradversity.com/should-i-use-to-whom-it-may-concern-in-my-cover-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-1245 Mark Sun, 09 May 2010 17:31:59 +0000 http://www.gradversity.com/?p=3088#comment-1245 <i>This sounds like interesting advice, but what of the companies that request no phone calls in their posting, or the occasional blind ad? Are you specifically against “To Whom it May Concern” or does any generic salutation irk you. Would a “Hello Hiring Manager” also fall under the never umbrella?</i> +1 This sounds like interesting advice, but what of the companies that request no phone calls in their posting, or the occasional blind ad? Are you specifically against “To Whom it May Concern” or does any generic salutation irk you. Would a “Hello Hiring Manager” also fall under the never umbrella?
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]]> By: Trevor Wilson http://www.gradversity.com/should-i-use-to-whom-it-may-concern-in-my-cover-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-1210 Trevor Wilson Tue, 04 May 2010 02:19:04 +0000 http://www.gradversity.com/?p=3088#comment-1210 I prefer the "Hiring Manager" line to the "To Whom It May Concern". I recognize that you can't always get a name to address it to, but I would still try to tailor the letter as much as possible in any case (instead of the generic line). One trick is to call the receptionist as ask for a name to address the cover letter to. It may not work, but it's worth a shot. I prefer the “Hiring Manager” line to the “To Whom It May Concern”. I recognize that you can’t always get a name to address it to, but I would still try to tailor the letter as much as possible in any case (instead of the generic line).

One trick is to call the receptionist as ask for a name to address the cover letter to. It may not work, but it’s worth a shot.

]]> By: Mitch Kocen http://www.gradversity.com/should-i-use-to-whom-it-may-concern-in-my-cover-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-1209 Mitch Kocen Mon, 03 May 2010 22:01:11 +0000 http://www.gradversity.com/?p=3088#comment-1209 This sounds like interesting advice, but what of the companies that request no phone calls in their posting, or the occasional blind ad? Are you specifically against "To Whom it May Concern" or does any generic salutation irk you. Would a "Hello Hiring Manager" also fall under the never umbrella? This sounds like interesting advice, but what of the companies that request no phone calls in their posting, or the occasional blind ad? Are you specifically against “To Whom it May Concern” or does any generic salutation irk you. Would a “Hello Hiring Manager” also fall under the never umbrella?

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