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correct tone in email corresponsdence with potential employers

pwd · 2005-07-15 14:04:30

OK I know if you are applying for a job to use Dear Mr Smith....Yours sincerely, pw d etc But if you get a resonse in a more casual tone, eg-hi pw,...john, should you adapt the informal tone used by the employer/recruiter, or continue addresseing them as Mr/Ms?

15-07-2005 2:04pm

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pwd

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OK I know if you are applying for a job to use Dear Mr Smith....Yours sincerely, pw d etc

But if you get a resonse in a more casual tone, eg-hi pw,...john, should you adapt the informal tone used by the employer/recruiter, or continue addresseing them as Mr/Ms?

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#2 15-07-2005 2:13pm

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I would always use their forename if they signed off an email with just that eg. 'Thanks, John', as opposed to 'Thanks, John Smith'.

If it's the latter then it's still Mr. Smith all the way.

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#3 15-07-2005 2:23pm

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I always copy the way they address me.

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#4 15-07-2005 4:03pm

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k I'll do that from now on. Cheers

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#5 15-07-2005 4:06pm

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dublindude wrote:

I always copy the way they address me.

What WizZard said: copy they way they refer to themselves, not you.

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#6 16-07-2005 1:10am

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eoin_s wrote:

What WizZard said: copy they way they refer to themselves, not you.

Yes, I meant this as well. Keep with their tone. Otherwise you sound like a retard.

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