Should I use dear in a cover letter?

Should I use dear in a cover letter?

Never use “To Whom it May Concern” or “Dear or Sir or Madam”—nothing could be more generic (not to mention archaic). Your cover letter could be the first opportunity you have to make an impression on the hiring manager, so make sure you show that you did your company research.

What can I use instead of Mr and Mrs?

Luebbert uses they/them pronouns and has their students address them with honorific Mx. — a gender-neutral alternative to the gendered Mr., Ms., Miss and Mrs. that most of us grew up using for our teachers.

Is Sir a gender neutral term?

Official unisex term: As ‘Sir’ has so many usages already, make ‘Ma’am’ the official unisex term – The Economic Times.

How do you refer to someone without gender?

In situations where a pronoun needs to refer to a person whose gender isn’t known, writers sometimes use “he or she” or “he/she” (or even “s/he”), “her/him,” etc., as we did in the example just above.