company address in cover letter

[ajay12121]

since we no longer send mail via snailmail, is including the address of the company as part of the cover letter still required?
i know it will make it more professional, but say one was applying for a company and their mailing address is not listed and googling produces no results, is it ok to omit the mailing address section?

[a89aries]

My cover letters are about as basic as they get, I go under the impression that the formalities are all but dead now a days. These people are busy and want to be able to skim over my CV quickly to see where i'm from, why I'm sending them my CV, and why I think that its the job for me. Keep the riff raf out of the application.

[geronimo]

I don't think it really matters either way. There have been times when I've included the company's address on my cover letter, and times when I haven't. With either format, I've both received and been rejected from interviews, so I doubt it's important when other factors matter more.

[number8888]

If you coverletter is written as a word document attachment then you should write it as a formal letter with the proper headings and salutations and stuff. If you are simply writing it as an email then yeah you can omit it.

I think the former is the better way to go. It's always better to make a good impression. At least it wouldn't hurt.