• @[email protected]English
    6•5 months ago

    How do you even start? I’m regularly stumbling on the form of address for unfamiliar people in a business context, especially when it’s hard to infer their gender by name.

    Dear Sir or Madam

    To whom it may concern

    Hello <given name>

    • @[email protected]English
      7•5 months ago

      I hear that the gen Zs are just skipping salutations these days.

      I tend to go with “hi firstName”

    • Che BananaEnglish
      6•5 months ago

      Good morning, afternoon, etc is a fine neutral opening

    • @[email protected]English
      5•5 months ago

      Hello [First name]

      If you’re in a more casual industry/company, or

      Hello [Dr/Mr/Ms Lastname]

      If you’re in a more formal situation and know their salutation, or

      Hello [Full Name]

      If you’re in a more formal situation and you don’t. It’s ok to be less formal in email than in a written letter.

    • @[email protected]English
      2•5 months ago

      Either or, I don’t think most people care.

      Now, you wanna make a splash… "Yo dawg, So I heard you’re hiring. Hit me up.

      • Employable Guy"

      Goes over super well with HR. (But seriously you probably can get away with this with so many unimportant emails lol)