Yours For Free – A Reference Letter Sample For Copying
A well written character reference letter is a valuable resouce & a sample really should be kept on file.
Given that the job of a reference letter is to confirm to a third party that the person being referred is “OK”, the letter is to be written in a positive style and not used as an opportunity to demean someone.
That Makes Sense Doesn’t It?
Many company managers & owners simply prohibit the writing of reference letters of any kind, by their employees.
If the company you work for has this policy, it’s possibly not a good move to go ahead & write one.
If the particular individual has high credibility & you rate them as such, then you really should write one… Grab a plain sheet to write it on. You may wish to check with your boss prior to writing it, the last thing you want to do is jeopardise your job.
Composing a good letter is very much an art so if you don’t feel that you can produce a professional document, then ask someone else has the talent to do it.
Here’s a Sample Character Reference Letter to give you some ideas…
25 September 2009
Dear Sir
Employeed in the position of Sales manager, David Johnson has been an employee with United Paper since 2003.
During this entire period, David has proven to be an extremely valuable employee and is extremely efficient carrying out his day to day duties. I have been very impressed by his communication skills which have assisted the company to improve our client retention.
Ever ready to put in the extra effort, David is diligent, proud of what he does has a great eye for design, and stays on track, sticking to a plan.
David is a talented individual and since joining our company his efforts have been instrumental in the growth of the business as well improving our presence on the market place.
A terrific team player, David has been a delight to be associated with.
All his peers, clients and the management wish him the very best of luck in eveything he does.
Yours sincerely,
Brian Jones
How It’s Laid Out is Important…
Your sample character reference letter, of course, should be written in an acceptable format so it falls in line with standard business letter writing.
And for the benefit of anyone wishes to contact you, make sure you include relevant details in your letter.
GOOD WRITTEN COMMUNICATION IN THE BUSINESS WORLD… is more than desirable, it’s a critical ingredient. Those that can write any letter, not to mention a sample character reference letter are truly fortunate (I call them blessed) as it most certainly is an art in every sense of the word.
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