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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Who to address cover letter to if recruiter can not be found
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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.
Best,
Cristian
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Hello,
"Hiring Team” or “Hiring Manager” is fine!
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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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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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