What salutation should be used except "Dear Sir\Madam," in motivation letter for enroll in Master or doctoral program?
"Dear person responsible for application review," ?
Also I read that ":" instead of "," must be used in salutations. Is it true?
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reviewer, future employee... – RyeɃreḁd Apr 22 '14 at 20:23
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"Dear Sir / Madam," with spaces and forward slash. This is not the time to try to be cute. – Apr 22 '14 at 22:23
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You can just start off with 'Greetings!', that's a better option when you are not sure whom you are addressing. – acidblue Apr 24 '14 at 06:56
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For formal letters, you should use ":". For informal letters, feel free to use "," or "—" instead. – Peter Shor Apr 24 '14 at 17:14
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2@acidblue: I might caution that using an exclamation point can come off as sounding a tad unprofessional in some situations. – Alex A. Apr 24 '14 at 19:35
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@Alex - Yes, I tend to user exclamations everywhere, it's better if you avoid it in a salutation. Thanks :) – acidblue Apr 28 '14 at 09:28
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You might find some other useful answers in the salutation tag. – Kit Z. Fox May 09 '14 at 13:26