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on Sep 12, 2023
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Who to address cover letter to if recruiter can not be found

I am applying for a consulting internship at a company with an office in my college city. The office was made this year so I can not find any recruiters for this specific location. I could find an office contact on their site who is a partner. Should I address my cover letter for the application to the office contact or keep looking for a recruiter?

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Hello,

"Hiring Team” or “Hiring Manager”  is fine!

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Cristian
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on Sep 12, 2023
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Hi there!

You can address it to the ‘Hiring Team’. 

Don't worry too much about it. This really won't make a big difference. 

If you don't have a clear contact then a more general formulation works well instead.

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Ian
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Hi there,

I generally do “Hiring Manager”

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Hi there,

Q: Should I address my cover letter for the application to the office contact or keep looking for a recruiter?

If you cannot find the relevant HR person to address the cover letter, you can simply write “Dear recruiting team”.

Good luck!

Francesco

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Moritz
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Hi there,

In addition to the opening, which has been covered by others already, you should consider closing with “Yours faithfully, [Name]”, as opposed to “Sincerely, [Name]" or others. The latter is used when the recipient is unknown. 

It's a small detail but the most consistent, and form generally matters.

Best of luck!

Moritz

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