Russian Employer Application — How to Fill "To" and "From"

A Russian employer application is a formal letter from an employee or job applicant to the management of an organization. The header must follow Russian business letter rules: recipient in the dative case, sender in the genitive case.

The Application Header

Standard structure for an employer application:

1. "Кому" (To) — recipient (position, organization, full name)
2. "От кого" (From) — sender (full name, sometimes position)
3. Date — right-aligned

Who Goes in the "To" Field

The "Кому" line is always in the dative case:

• Генеральному директору ООО [company name] [full name]
• Директору [company name] [full name]
• Руководителю [company name] [full name]

Example for a CEO:

Генеральному директору ООО "StroyMir"
Sokolov Alexey Petrovich

Header Template

Генеральному директору ООО "StroyMir"
Sokolov Alexey Petrovich

From project manager
Ivanova Natalia Sergeevna

                                          15 May 2026

Common Mistakes

1. Wrong case — "Директору" (dative) vs "Директора" (accusative). Always use dative: "Генеральному директору".
2. Extra prepositions — "На имя генерального директора". Use simply: "Генеральному директору".
3. Informal job titles — "gen. директору" instead of full "Генеральному директору".

Checklist

• [ ] "Кому" — dative case
• [ ] "От кого" — genitive case
• [ ] Date is right-aligned
• [ ] No extra prepositions
• [ ] Job title and company name match official documents

Online Generator

To format an employer application header without errors — use the generator. Select "Employer" or "Director" scenario and the system will fill in the correct grammatical forms.

Note: Russian grammatical cases follow strict patterns. The generator provides standard forms. For unusual or complex titles, verify the result against a Russian grammar reference.