unless I've spoken previously with the person and feel quite freindly I go for yours sincerely.
Does this mean that things did not go so well with the other opportunity with the practice just around the corner from you?
kind regards (!)
Shaun.
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Naa Shaun that interview was for a company, just working in their accounts department, interview went well, i'm just waiting to see if they can accomodate me as it is a volutary position and i have to wait until the new accounts assistant has found her feet and is able to spend time with me. I'm still applying for permenant roles though. I'm sure i've asked this question before but can't find the thread. Unless someone else has and i dreamed it was me lol. It's the personal bit of the letter and it confuses me as to what to finish with but i'll stick with sincerely. i try and apply for jobs off the directgov website thus cutting out the god awful recruitment agencies. I've had loads of phonecalls lately from recruitment people, leaving voicemail messages telling me they've found the perfick job for me and can i ring em back. Waste of time at the mo, seems the inexperience is crippling me terribly so, lol. no wonder so many people are self employed.
I say the interview went well, i had to fill a name card in to pin upon my lapel. Filled it in in the wrong section and instead of leaving it be i crossed it all out and filled it in again lol....good first impressions from someone wanting to work acurately with the firms money. It's been a rollercoaster of a ride for the last 12 months now but i'm still enjoying myself and the laughs are a plenty. Shame they don't hire people based upon how tollerant they are lol, mind you i can see why peoples tollerance runs out.
If you start a letter with Dear Sir or Dear Madam you end with Yours faithfully. If you start with Dear Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms xxxx you end with Yours sincerely.
Mind you these days people don't seem to bother much with the protocols.
Ok i've made a note of that, thanks Semsley and as you stated i think it's lack of people following protocols that has thrown me when i try to look this up. I don't know why but i have this feeling that starting and ending a letter correctly is important, although i guess general politeness will do it everytime as well.
Ok i've made a note of that, thanks Semsley and as you stated i think it's lack of people following protocols that has thrown me when i try to look this up. I don't know why but i have this feeling that starting and ending a letter correctly is important, although i guess general politeness will do it everytime as well.
I think it depends on the age of the person reading the application. If it is someone of the older generation (ie me) then starting and ending a letter correctly is important.
I also think it's important to type, not only your name, after the signature but put in brackets (Mr) or (Mrs) (Miss) (Ms) so that when responding to the letter the person knows to whom it should be addressed. Also put Enc or if more than one Encs a couple of lines underneath the signature if you are enclosing anything.
I don't know whether I'm right in my thinking but I do think that little touches like that help when people are considering applicants.
I always remember it by thinking no S with S. So If I write Dear Sir/Madam, then its Yours Faithfully. If I write someone's name then its Yours Sincerely
I learnt that when I did my RSA Typing years ago at night school, its the only bit thats really stuck inthe brain! I always remember can't have 2 'S's' so can't have dear Sir and yours Sincerely together in the same letter.
