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Free advice
May. 15th, 2008 03:28 pmI am hiring again. I LOVE hiring. No really, I do. I love getting the bazillion emails and hitting delete - and reading the good submissions, of course.
Seriously: when my name is in the ad and email there is no excuse for starting your cover letter (if you even send one, which you should as I specified that you do) saying "Dear Sirs" or "Dear Sir or Madam" or "To Whom It May Concern." It concerns me and I told you my name. If I see any of those phrases it's an automatic delete for you!
But using my name is not required, I just want to know that you actually do meet my requirements for "superior attention to detail" and "excellent verbal and written skills." It's an ancient ninja technique.
Seriously: when my name is in the ad and email there is no excuse for starting your cover letter (if you even send one, which you should as I specified that you do) saying "Dear Sirs" or "Dear Sir or Madam" or "To Whom It May Concern." It concerns me and I told you my name. If I see any of those phrases it's an automatic delete for you!
But using my name is not required, I just want to know that you actually do meet my requirements for "superior attention to detail" and "excellent verbal and written skills." It's an ancient ninja technique.