You could call to ask for a name, unless the ad specifically says "No calls please." Or you could write "Dear Sirs and Mesdames:" Others will have other suggestions. Speak up others! ;-) Jay Heuman Visitor & Volunteer Services Coordinator Joslyn Art Museum 2200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE, 68102 342-3300 (telephone) 342-2376 (fax) "You can’t lock up art in a vault and keep it frozen for posterity. Then the artist is betrayed, history is betrayed." (Walter Persegati) > -----Original Message----- > From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > On Behalf Of ksf > Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 12:18 am > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: no-name ads > > > If you are answering an ad, and it says to address the letter to, > say, Executive Assistant Search or Human Resources Department, > what do you put in the line reserved for "Dear Mr../Ms. Whoever ?" > > People say you should not write "To Whom it May Concern." But > what else can you do? Do you have to call the place of business > and ask for a name? Or is there a reason the name is not in the > ad? > > Thanks for any help. > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain > detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a > one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The > body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line > e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of > the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).