What is the proper salutation for a business letter if you don't know whether the recipient is a man or woman? (as in a cover letter for a job application)
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I believe "Dear Sir or Madam" is correct.
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If you don't know who the recipient is at all the Sir or Ma'am will do. If you know the name but not the gender I guess I wouldn't use the formal talk at all but just hello.
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Dear Sir/Madam,
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For the last cover letter I did, I also didn't know if the person was a man or woman so for the saluation line I put Good Afternoon,
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I have used "Dear Personnel" or "Dear Human Resources" before.
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For a cover letter, if you don’t know the name of the individual, address it to the individual’s title in the company and then use dear Sir or Madam: Here is an example: Head of Human Resource ABC Company 123 Sesame Street Dear Sir or Madam:
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