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Dynamic Cover Letters
Job-Search Cover Letter Tutorial

 

Page 55 of the Cover Letter Tutorial

 

Responding to Anonymous Job Postings and Blind-Box Job Ads

 

The only situation in which you will not be able to find out the name of the person to whom to write is when the job ad does not identofy the company and when the want ad is a blind-box ad.

 

If you respond to one of these "faceless" ads, you can address your letter in one of three ways:

• Dear Hiring Manager for [name of advertised position]
• Dear Boxholder, Dear Friends
• Simply leave off the salutation and begin with the body of the letter

 

There are many reasons why employers do not wish to disclose their identity -- though most are afraid of simply being overwhelmed with job-seeker responses. However, job-seekers should also be aware that scammers often use these types of ads to obtain personal information... so beware and only apply to ads published on trustworthy sites/media.

 

 

 

Lost? Check out the Map to the Cover Letter Tutorial... or go to the home page of the Cover Letter Tutorial for Developing Stunningly Effective Job-Search Cover Letters.

 

 

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