Letter of Recommendation
Letter of recommendation writing tips, samples, examples, templates
and formats are linked below. (Less-formally called recommendation
letters and reference letters.) Includes links to
free letter of recommendation samples and templates you may download
for your own use or to give to your references as examples.
Giving your references examples is a good idea, because not everybody
knows how to write such letters. Your references might be glad
you offered. So might you!
It's also a good idea to ask for a letter of recommendation that
explains why employment termination wasn't your fault, if that's
the case.
For example, it's no secret that employers often use the cover
of layoffs to unload problem employees, to avoid the potential
legal hassles of outright firing them.
Subsequently, a letter
of recommendation that explains why termination wasn't your
fault and praises your performance might be a good thing to offer,
when an interviewer asks why you left your job.
Regardless of why you left your job, employers with whom you're
interviewing might be satisfied with letters of recommendation,
verses pestering your busy references by phone. All it takes to
blow it for you, is one unanswered reference call or a hurried
response to it. Better yet, you'll already know what your references
have to say about you.
Asking
for a Letter of Recommendation
How and whom to ask. Also includes guidelines for writing one.
From Seeking Success.
Download Letter
of Recommendation Sample or Template
Download a free, job-related sample or template from right here
at TechnicalJobSearch.com. Tailor it to recommend an employee or
offer it to your references as an example for recommending you.
The three samples and template are in a business letter format,
and of a file type suitable for editing in most word processors.
Take your pick.
Download
Letter of Recommendation Template
Microsoft offers several flavors of free letter of recommendation
templates and reference letter templates related to jobs, already
formatted with example paragraphs you may edit and save. You can
preview the templates in your browser, but must have Microsoft® Word
installed on your computer to edit and save them.
How
to Write Winning Letters of Recommendation
In his Instant
Recommendation Letter Kit - How to Write Winning Letters of Recommendation,
best-selling author Shaun Fawcett provides a wealth of tips, tricks
and pointers about how to write every kind of recommendation and
reference letter, along with 60+ professional templates, all in
one place. Purchasing Shaun's kit entitles you to download the
templates for free and edit them for personal use. Has received
excellent reviews at this writing.
Letter
of Recommendation Example
Simple and effective, three-paragraph example from Career Consulting
Corner.
Reference
Letter Template - Poor Performance
Fill-in-the-blanks template reflecting an employee's poor performance
on the job. Requires the free Adobe
Acrobat Reader. Courtesy of MBAdesk.com.
Reference
Letter Template - Strong Performance
Fill-in-the-blanks template praising an employee's strong performance
on the job. Requires the free Adobe
Acrobat Reader. Courtesy of MBAdesk.com.
Sample
Letters of Recommendation
College, fellowship and job-related samples.
Writing
a Letter of Recommendation
Monster.com provides a couple of positive recommendation letter
samples to help you write one.
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