contentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months agoA cool guide on emailing like a bossi.redd.itimagemessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageA cool guide on emailing like a bossi.redd.itcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square40fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareHupf@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-23 months agoHow 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>
minus-squaredexa_scantron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-23 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.
minus-squareChe Banana@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoGood morning, afternoon, etc is a fine neutral opening
minus-squarekralk@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoI hear that the gen Zs are just skipping salutations these days. I tend to go with “hi firstName”
minus-squaretaiyang@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoEither 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)
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.
If you’re in a more casual industry/company, or
If you’re in a more formal situation and know their salutation, or
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.
Good morning, afternoon, etc is a fine neutral opening
I hear that the gen Zs are just skipping salutations these days.
I tend to go with “hi firstName”
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.
Goes over super well with HR. (But seriously you probably can get away with this with so many unimportant emails lol)