<p>So whenever I see example cover letters they have an area where you write in the employer's information including address and e-mail address.</p>
<p>But a lot of internships that I'm applying for don't have any specific person that I'm sending my application to or a specific address... Should I just ignore this part?</p>
<p>what I do, is I put my contact info in the upper right. Then on the “dear so and so” line, I write the name of the place I am applying, like “JP Morgan,” or “Department of Defense,” or “Microsoft,”… then I write my letter, and I write “Thank you for your consideration, soccerguy315” at the end on the right hand side.</p>
<p>Some websites and career centers will tell you to always address your cover letter to a person, and you should dig around or try to use contacts to find their name. I addressed any of my cover letters to a person for any of the government internships that I have gotten offers from. I did address a think tank cover letter to a specific person, since the info said to email senior fellow X and the interns would be working for him.</p>
<p>alright thanks. If it worked for you, then it should be fine.</p>
<p>2nd paragraph should read “I didn’t address any of my…”</p>
<p>sorry for the terrible English, lol</p>
<p>I think this “requirement” is left over from when you would have to mail your resume and the job postings would say “please mail your resume to X”… then it is obvious and you have a name.</p>
<p>Agreed. When applying to jobs that had no contact listed, I typically used the salutation “To Whom It May Concern:” Even when a contact was listed, I didn’t include contact information anywhere; it is no longer necessary unless the company specifically asks for it.</p>