What do you put on a cover letter if you don't have a persons name?

Question

Submitting a resume and cover letter on line. they don't give a name of a person so how do I address the cover letter? dear....

Answer 1

Dear Sir/ Madam

Make sure you end the letter with "Yours Faithfully" (rather than "Yours Sincerely" ) if there's no name.

Answer 2

There do tend to be alot of online forms that are not addressed to specific people, so this is something that you will likely come upon again and again.

While "To whom it May Concern" is an option, I don't like to use it because it seems kind of distant, or perhaps like you haven't done enough research into the company to know who it DOES concern.

So, first of all, try to look around on the website to learn about the company, who generally does the hiring, who your supervisor might be, if they have a Human Resources Department or if they don't (because many places don't) Even if this doesn't give you a specfic name, it will probably help you judge what type of person will be looking at that cover letter, and how to target your information to catch their attention.

If you really can't find any specific contact info by internet, phone or visit, you could use "To whom it may concern" "Dear Company X" or sometimes even just "Hello," To me, this depends on the position I am applying for, as well as company culture. While I will always lean towards more formality when in doubt, if a company culture looks extremely relaxed I am more likely to go with something like "Hello" rather than something so formal as "To Whom it May Concern"

Finally, I think its useful to make a little extra effort to show that you have researched the company and the position when you start a letter off with a general salutation. While its always important to show that you care about this company and this position, it seems more so when the beginning starts off generally.

Good luck!

Answer 3

I would make an effort to call the company on the telephone and ask for the correct spelling of a contact name. If you cannot get a contact name, then simply put "To Whom It May Concern" as the salutation on the cover letter. Explain that you discovered the job opening online and continue with the text of your cover letter. They will know that no name was provided and would not hold it against you, but on the other hand, it would seriously impress them if you took the effort to call the company and found out the correct contact name!

Answer 4

Dear Human Resources manager

Answer 5

Dear Sir or Madam

To Whom it May Concern

Company Name
Attn: Human Resources

Answer 6

Dear Managers,

Dear Human Resources Managers,

Dear Sir/Madam,

To Whom it May Concern,

Answer 7

Personnel Director

Answer 8

To Whom This May Concern

Answer 9

to whom it may concern/ Attention: Personell Manager

Or call the company and ask to whom should it be addressed(I would go for this one)

Answer 10

I would attention it to the HR (human resources) dept. they are the the ones who hire and fire.