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> What do you use as a greeting in the cover letters you enclose with
> your resumes? Nothing I've tried lately feels just right, including
> the following:
> Dear Sir:
> Dear Sir or Madam: [might be appropriate for Nevada]
> Dear HR Department:
> Dear HR Department Staff:
> Hello:
When there doesn't seem to be a salutation that fits the
situation, omit the salutation entirely. Kind of along the
lines of "When you can't say something nice..."
I've tried all the alternatives (including Gentlemen:, Sirs:,
and all those mentioned above) and finally arrived at just
diving right into the letter without any salutation at all.
Sue Gallagher
StarBase Corp, Irvine CA
sgallagher -at- starbasecorp -dot- com
