

If you feel you can write me a positive recommendation, I would appreciate it very much. Since I gained much of my surveying experience while employed with your firm from 2016 to 2018, I feel a letter of recommendation from you would be very helpful. I am considering accepting a position with the state highway agency. I would be honored if you would write a letter of recommendation in my behalf. Since I have been working in your division for the past two years, I feel you are the person best qualified to assess my abilities. I was a student in two classes you taught last winter semester (English 314 and 425) and was one of the assistants in your research project. I am applying for a teaching position with the Community College and would be most appreciative if you could write a letter of recommendation in my behalf. As you know, I have been working as a student intern with that company for the past six months. I would be very grateful if you could write me a positive letter of recommendation for a position with Doe Electronics. I've enclosed a stamped, self-addressed envelope for your use in forwarding the recommendation to Doe. I'd greatly appreciate your help and feel that your recommendation will help me compete successfully for this position. Also, since the position I'm applying for requires some versatility with various desktop word-processing and typesetting applications, could you also mention my computer literacy? I'm hopeful you'll consider describing for Doe the broad range of projects I worked on while at Graphmaster-from fliers, newsletters, posters, and wedding announcements to some book-length projects. Would you be able to prepare a letter of recommendation for me? Because of the extensive training you gave me there, I naturally consider you one of the best references to vouch for my typesetting skills. It's been just over a year since I worked under your supervision at Graphmaster. This month I am applying for a position as a typesetter with Doe Publishers. Since some letter writers would write a weak letter before declining, be confident that the writer will write you a good letter of recommendation. The letter must be courteous, since asking for such a letter is an imposition on another's time. Explain how the recommendation should be sent.Īlways ask a person whose recommendation will be respected-teachers from whom you have taken classes, immediate supervisors with whom you have worked, or other persons whose judgments the reader will value. In some cases, you may be able to insert your resume as an attachment with an email request.Įxpress your gratitude for the reader's time and consideration. It may be helpful to attach it to your letter. You want the reader to write more than "Jane is a good person." The information on a fully-developed resume would help the reader remember specific events as well as offer him/her positive information to use on your behalf. Point out how your skills qualify you for the position. Give your reader some information to comment on by describing your past experiences, responsibilities, and contributions. Mention the dates during which your association took place.ĭescribe the specific position for which you are applying. Help the reader remember how he or she knows you (e.g.

Ask the reader to write a letter of recommendation in your behalf.
