I have the situation where I can only reach this superior via email which could lead to a job. The question is when addressing a female superior, what is the proper form to address them? should I write their full name in the greeting? use MS. instead of Mrs. or Miss (since I obviously don't know her marital status) Address only using the first name? thanks for the insights.

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Originally posted by djbruuen I have the situation where I can only reach this superior via email which could lead to a job. The question is when addressing a female superior, what is the proper form to address them? should I write their full name in the greeting? use MS. instead of Mrs. or Miss (since I obviously don't know her marital status) Address only using the first name? thanks for the insights.

Do you know her?

What is the context of the email? Is it business related or is it to sell yourself?

I generally reference people by their first name and can't think of any business emails I have seen where people use last names.

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Originally posted by djbruuen I have the situation where I can only reach this superior via email which could lead to a job. The question is when addressing a female superior, what is the proper form to address them? should I write their full name in the greeting? use MS. instead of Mrs. or Miss (since I obviously don't know her marital status) Address only using the first name? thanks for the insights.

Dear Ms. Last name,

Good luck!

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Last edited by SasH21 on Jun-10-2009 at 15:48

I always use "Ms" if you don't know her marital status. It's the safest route.

For a superior I would always use Ms. LAST NAME, as a sign of respect.

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thanks for the insights so far (unfortuantely conflicting)

she_fitz - i don't know her personally, it is a 'sell yourself' type of email. I've contimplated using only the first name as through 99% of my email dealing I don't even think twice about referring to anyone in any position by only the first name in a greeting (with the exception of an employment scenario)

sash21 - i like the idea of miss 'last name' but is this proper suit when not knowing her marital status - i guess its less offensive accidentally using miss instead of mrs. If only it was a male superior it'd be a no brainer.

no one uses Miss anymore because its offensive to most even if they're single, just use Mrs Last Name.

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If you are unsure if they are married or not then always use Ms. LASTNAME in any professional correspondence.

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Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* I always use "Ms" if you don't know her marital status. It's the safest route. For a superior I would always use Ms. LAST NAME, as a sign of respect.

+1

That is what I would do as well.

Ms. is probably the best route. I would advise against Mrs. or Miss.

Yes, you guys are right...Ms. is the way to go if you don't know her status - I just checked how I usually sign my e-mails! - the format they told us to use at work

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Originally posted by djbruuen thanks for the insights so far (unfortuantely conflicting) she_fitz - i don't know her personally, it is a 'sell yourself' type of email. I've contimplated using only the first name as through 99% of my email dealing I don't even think twice about referring to anyone in any position by only the first name in a greeting (with the exception of an employment scenario) sash21 - i like the idea of miss 'last name' but is this proper suit when not knowing her marital status - i guess its less offensive accidentally using miss instead of mrs. If only it was a male superior it'd be a no brainer.

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appreciate the replies everyone. I'll go with Ms. as it definitely seems the safest route.

thanks

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Originally posted by SasH21 Dear Miss Last name, Good luck!

No

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Originally posted by Skipper No

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Originally posted by SasH21 Yes, you guys are right...Ms. is the way to go if you don't know her status - I just checked how I usually sign my e-mails! - the format they told us to use at work

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