Dear Hiring manager,

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"Dear Recruitment Team" — Team Salutations Explained

"Dear Recruitment Team" fits high-volume employers with central TA — pair it with a direct note to the hiring manager when you can find them.

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“Dear Recruitment Team” fits high-volume employers where no individual owns your file yet — but it signals you are one of hundreds. Pair it with a direct note to the hiring manager when you can find them.

Example openings

Dear Recruitment Team,

I am submitting my application for the Supply Chain Analyst role
(requisition #8834) through your careers site.
Dear Hiring Team,

I am interested in the Software Engineer II position on the
Payments team.

Team vs individual salutations

  • Team: portal-only applications, campus recruiting, or postings signed “Talent Acquisition”
  • Individual: when you identified the manager or recruiter — always prefer a name
  • “Dear Recruiting Team” and “Dear Hiring Team” are interchangeable; match the language in the job ad when possible

Need the actual name instead of a generic salutation? Paste the job URL into DearHiringManager.io — find the hiring manager's name in about a minute, then open with “Dear [Name],” instead.