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Addressing superior via email.
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| 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. |
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| She_Fitz |
| quote: | 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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| SasH21 |
| quote: | 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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| *~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. |
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| 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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| malek |
| no one uses Miss anymore because its offensive to most even if they're single, just use Mrs Last Name. |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| If you are unsure if they are married or not then always use Ms. LASTNAME in any professional correspondence. |
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| exstasie |
| quote: | 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.
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| 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
| quote: | 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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| djbruuen |
appreciate the replies everyone. I'll go with Ms. as it definitely seems the safest route.
thanks |
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| Skipper |
| quote: | Originally posted by SasH21
Dear Miss Last name,
Good luck! |
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| FunkyCrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
No |
| quote: | 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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