Greeting Of Letter
When you
are writing a letter for employment or business purposes, it's important to
address the individual you are writing to formally, unless you know them well.
The appropriate title for writing to a male is Mr. For a
female, use Ms. Ms. is more professional than Mrs. even if you know the person you
are writing to is married. For a medical doctor or someone with a PhD, use Dr.
If you don't know whether the individual is a man or woman
use a gender neutral greeting and simply include their first and last name i.e.
Dear Tristan Dolan.
The following is a list of letter salutation examples that
are appropriate for business and employment-related correspondence.
Letter Greeting Examples
- Dear Mr. Doni
- Dear Mr. Paijo
- Dear Mbah Kakung
- Dear Dr. Joko
Follow
the greeting with a colon or comma, a space, and then start the first paragraph
of your letter. For example:
Dear
Mr. Sule:
First
paragraph of letter.
When You Don't Have a Contact Person
If
you don't have a contact person at the company either leave off the salutation
from your cover letter and start with the first paragraph of your letter or use
a general salutation. For example:
To
whom it may concern:
First
paragraph of letter.
General Salutations
- To whom it may concern
- Dear Hiring Manager
- Dear Human Resources Manager
Dear Sir or Madam
