Letter Of Recommendation

by Stephanie Blye

The letter of recommendation is in fact a document or letter written by someone, who agrees to provide a brief overview of your proficiency, character, and achievements as known to the person writing it. Most employers want to see a list of references that they can contact in order to verify your employment record and information provided in your resume.The best persons to offer you a letter of recommendation are your former employer, your former colleagues or a former teacher.

The letters of recommendation differ depending on their purpose, the person sending them, the human resources department they are destined to, the direct manager and so on.



This type of letters can be solicited for a variety of reasons, including for occupying of a new position, an application for a specialization course or for joining a professional association.

A letter of recommendation contains the following areas:

• your complete name
• company's name
• title of the position you have worked on
• the period you have worked in the company
• other positions occupied in the company and the periods when you occupied those positions
• your responsibilities
• your strong points
• some of your achievements inside the company