Is Kyeong a guy or a girl?

[Starkicker]

I'm writing up a cover letter for a job when I realize that I don't know if this person is a man or a woman.

I guess I could just leave out the Mr. or Ms. but I'd like to know. I can't really call to ask "Hi, I'd like to work there ... um what's in the boss's pants?"

So some help please. Is Kyeong a man's name or a woman's name?

[Gilda Dent]

It's a family name. There's no way to know the sex of the person by that. It's like asking if Smith is a man's name or a woman's name.

Gilda

[Sir Tim Drake]

Did you try Googling the person's name?

[darkkeeperjr]

Go to the job web site and see if you can get a list of people who work there.

Call the job and who ever answer the phone ask them.

[Sleeper]

Why not see how long you can go on the bluff with using their name? No need to use the title unless they break first. It's salutation chicken!

[Starkicker]

Why not see how long you can go on the bluff with using their name? No need to use the title unless they break first. It's salutation chicken!

Reminds me of being in classes with people, who I've met before - they know me I don't remember their names - just a whole lot of "hey how are YOU doing?" type stuff.

Anyway, I got around it.

It's a job in a school, I just addressed the letter to "Principal Cho", duh. I guess I'll find out if they are male or female when I meet them.

[Night]

Sounds like you really need to leave off the Mr or Ms..

What you're probably dealing with is a "Family Name/Indiviual Name" rather "Individual Name/Family name" as in the case of the baskeball player "Tao Ming" would probably be formally Mr. Tao instead of Mr. Ming. I know the family in that case is Tao. If you can get it right you might get a lot of points in the greeting for knowing, but unless you do know; it's better to leave it out.

[Iangould]

Why not see how long you can go on the bluff with using their name? No need to use the title unless they break first. It's salutation chicken!

But if they're really androgynous-looking he could get the job and still not know.

Just think of the potential for embarassment as the office Christmas party.

[Sleeper]

But if they're really androgynous-looking he could get the job and still not know.
Handshakes might not be definitive, but they work in a lot of situations.

[StoneGold]

But if they're really androgynous-looking he could get the job and still not know.

Just think of the potential for embarassment as the office Christmas party.
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