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A Recommendation Letter

Recommendation letters differ according to what they are for, i.e. their purpose, and from whom they are, i.e. HR, direct manager, colleagues (in not-so-common cases).

Such letters may be requested for a variety of reasons including a new job, a graduate degree application package or membership to a professional association. 


A recommendation letter would typically include the following: 

  • The employee's full name.
  • The name of the company.
  • His/her job title.
  • How long s/he have been working at the company.
  • Other positions held in the company and their time period.
  • What his/her responsibilities include.
  • The strong points in this employee.
  • Some of the employee's achievements.    

There are many other items that may be included.

In some cases, as proof of employment, a simple reference letter may requested. A reference letter just gives facts and dates, with no narrative about positive points and achievements.

 

Sample Recommendation Letter

Dear (Name),

(Full Name of Employee) has been an employee with (Company Name) since November 1999 when s/he was hired as (Position/Job Title 1). In December 2000, he was promoted to (Position/Job Title 2), which is his current position.


His responsibilities as (Position/Job Title 1) included (Job Responsibility 1), (Job Responsibility 2) and (Job Responsibility 3). After becoming (Position/Job Title 2), his/her job responsibilities changed to include (Job Responsibility 4), (Job Responsibility 5) and (Job Responsibility 6). 

S/He is a very cooperative, dedicated employee. His/Her strengths are most apparent in his/her learning ability, team player and leader qualities and commitment to deadlines.

Some of his/her achievements include: (Achievement 1), (Achievement 2) and (Achievement 3).

(Employee's Name) is a skilled (Position/Job Title), and comes highly recommended for such a position.

Sincerely,

(Name)
(Position) 

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