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CorsAsh
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If you were emailing a company to ask if they happen to have any job opportunities (without having seen an advert saying so etc), how would you recommend beginning it? I dont have a specific person to email so I'm leaning towards either "Dear Sir or Madam" or "Dear Sirs" but am not really sure.

Normally I'd go with "Dear Sirs" but dont want some pedantic, girl power-loving feminist receptionist binning the email before anyone else gets to see it
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Ash, could you not do a little bit of online research into the company and try to finds the email address of the person in charge of recruitment?

If you can't, or it happens to be an email which could go to either a male or female, I would begin it 'Dear Sir or Madam'.
CorsAsh
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The comapny's website is pretty vague, with just a general email. I could FAO it to the MD but wouldn't that be a case of jumping the gun?

[Edited on 15-12-2006 by CorsAsh]
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Yes, but you could also FAO it to recruitment?
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"FAO: Recruitment at xxx"

That could work... then "Dear Sir or Madam" to begin the email?
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Yea, thats what I would put anyway mate.

Should really get back to tomorrow's essay I suppose!
CorsAsh
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Ahhh, university life... I remember what that was like...
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Yep, and my avatar was what uni life was like around this time last year! That was taken at around 4am, got bored so labelled my car!
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Dont start it FAO Recruitment as there is a strong possibility that they will assume its from a Recruitment Consultancy and the letter will go straight in the bin.

I would make some calls and find out who you need to address it to. Far better to have a name on the letter.

[Edited on 15-12-2006 by corsa5dr]
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The correct start would be

"Dear Sir / Madam"

Or

"To whom it may concern"

 
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