Salutation to cold email someone who looks very androgynous
Hello All,
I know this is not your typical post but I was just looking for some advice on how to best handle this situation. I was able to find an alumni of my school through a LGBT professionals group on Linkedin and was hoping to try reaching out via a cold email. However as the title suggests I'm not sure if male or female pronouns would be appropriate as their picture is not overly clear as to what would be best. Any advice on how I should proceed? Would it be best to avoid a cold email entirely? Linkedin Possibly?
Thanks for any and all advice.
Just refer to them by their first name
99% of the time I start an email with,
"Hi First Name,"
as others have mentioned- First name, you-etc.
Name, you, and your. I don't know why you'd use third person pronouns (he/her/etc) when talking to directly to someone.
I think OP was referring to addressing them as "Mr./Ms. last name"
And why would he do that? You're talking to someone you want to work with, and you don't want to sound like you have a stick up your ass. I've haven't heard of anyone using Mr./Ms. with any success.
Make it exciting and form a relationship, put a "Mr" or "Ms". If you are right, they will be happy and surprised. If you are wrong, they will correct you and you teach you more about themselves. This is a great way for you to know who they are since that's what LGBT people want in society.
Or better yet, tell them you identify as an investment banker stuck in a student's body, and ask their help to make your dream come true
What time of day are you sending the email? "Good Morning" and "Good Afternoon" both work.
Dear First Name. If they take offence that you didn't address them as Dear Mr(s). Second Name, they're too up tight to be worth the time.
Xi/Xer/Xim?
I am pretty sure Tumblr has something for this.
Dear MrMs _____. Very important to not attach a space in between the Mr and Ms
Aloha is considered a formal greeting in Hawaii --- maybe that's worth considering?
--- the more you know ---
I sexually Identify as an investment banker. Ever since I was a boy I dreamed of soaring over the office floor dropping hot sticky DCF models on lowly summer interns. People say to me that a person being a investment banker is Impossible and I go to a non-target school but I don’t care, I’m beautiful. I’m having a plastic surgeon install Bloomberg Terminals, Excel macro guides and WallStreetOasis on my body. From now on I want you guys to call me “Lloyd” and respect my right to work on deals and work non-stop. If you can’t accept me you’re a investmentbankingphobe and need to check your non-target privilege. Thank you for being so understanding.
https://i.imgur.com/8SQZQYV.jpg
In all seriousness, just use first name. People are offended when their names are spelled incorrectly and when their pronouns are wrong. They tend to remember that more often than any other typo.
The first thing that comes to mind are the old Androgynous Pat skits on SNL. That's who I pictured you finding on LinkedIn
Dear Senior Faggot (I identify as a bigotted Messican),
Thank you for...
Hey you
The proper pronoun is Xe, you misogynistic fucks.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZuLedgfpx3A/USK4VYmt5KI/AAAAAAAAEkc/kXbDAXvXQ…
Hiring Manager - sex ambiguous (Originally Posted: 12/07/2006)
I have the name of a hiring manager who my cover letter needs to be addressed to, but based on the name I don't know whether it should be addressed to "Mr." or "Ms."
Also, there is no phone number for me to call in order to try and determine which would be the most appropriate. Any suggestions?
Have you tried googling their first name. Chances are someone else in the world has the same first name as they do. This might be a way of figuring it out.
i think you could put their full name in that type of situation like dear pat smith:
Did the google thing, 50/50 male/female results
whats the name? let us guess
Ambiguous Contact Name (Originally Posted: 02/03/2009)
I want to send a resume in to my school's career center, but the name of the contact is pretty ambiguous, so I don't know whether or not the person is a male or female. I've google searched and facebook searched, but nothing has come up. Any suggestions as to what I should do?
If you are sending an email just use the person's first name
Joe,
Attached please find my resume...blah blah blah..
The recruiter is most likely young, so it's okay to use his or her first name -- "Good morning _______"
Or, you could skip the name entirely and go with a greeting like -- "Greetings from X University!" Think outside the box a little and I hope that helps.
if you're referring to someone in your career center, then just call and see if its a man or woman that picks up...
Just call and ask to transferred to _______, and hang up once you know the gender. Simple and easy.
I wish I could do the dial/hang up combo, as I've done in the past (lol), but no phone number is listed. Just name and email.
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