To Whom It May Concern
Who can I address a cover letter to if I don’t have contact information for the head of the department? I tried looking it up on the company page and calling the operator with no luck. Is “to whom it may concern” acceptable or does that look too lazy and unprofessional?
Natasha-- address the letter to the company, Human Resources Department, then make the salutation "Dear Hiring Manager:" That will cover it nicely......Good hunting!....Doris Ann
if it is for a job application, Hiring Manager, Recruitment Team, HR or Personnel usually works for larger companies. Smaller ones, maybe President.
Hi Nathan, You can use dear hiring professional if you really can't find a name..But don't use to whom it may concern they will think you don't really care in cover letter. I hope this help...
Susan
I agree with Matt's reply below but if you can't find the correct person "To Whom it May Concern" is ok. Make sure you capitalize it correctly & use a colon at the end instead of a comma. That will help.
There will be times when you simply cannot learn the names of hiring manager. I can't tell you how many rejection notices I've received that began, "Dear Applicant".
When the names are unknown, sometimes the company wants it that way. In those instances, Attn Hiring Manager - Attn Human Resources - or - In Regards to the Open Project Manager Position (or whatever it is you're applying for) will have to suffice.
Yes you should try to find out the contact name, putting To Whom It May Concern isn't very presentable. There has to be a place on-line to find that out. Good Luck :)
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Attn Hiring Manager
Dear Office Manager Human Resources Director Operations Management
Natasha, You may get myriad responses to this question. My answer depends on the route your cover letter is taking to the company. If you are applying from a career website (i.e. Indeed, Career Builder...) I would recommend using "To the Reader" or "To the Hiring Manager" or even "To the Human Resource Manager". If the company's website does not have a contact email address consider sending your cover letter and resume via US Mail where you can print "Attn.: Human Resource Manager" on the envelope and then reference that position on your cover letter. These are just some ideas. --- One thing I would NOT worry about is in getting the addressee wrong. Although I would not use "To Whom it May Concern" the others that I mentioned above SHOULD BE adequate and acceptable to the company. Any company that would throw your cover letter away simply because you did not know (even though you tried) the name of the HR Manager or Hiring Manager may be an indicator of that company's 'mentality' - and may be a factor in your decision to even consider working at this company.