Thursday 29 December 2011

How effective is the recommendation letter writing in a competitive job market?

Most employers will demand a letter of recommendation these days when you apply for any job in any organization. These letters will provide the information about your character, your behaviour and your working capabilities. If you are saying something positive about you, very few people will believe you. But if someone who has been working with you since long time or monitoring your work recommends you and confirms your efficiency, employers will surely believe you. These recommendation letters are playing a vital role in making you get selected for the job.


Significance of Recommendation Letters
Recommendation Letter

Not everyone can provide the recommendation. For business recommendation, anyone who has been working with you for more than 6 months i.e., your colleague or your immediate senior can provide recommendation about your efficiency, performance and capabilities. A personal recommendation can be provided by a respected person in the society who knows the applicant very well and who can confirm the decent behaviour of the applicant.
Resume is the basic requirement for any job. After fulfilling these requirements, employer will generally ask you a recommendation letter from your previous company during the personal interview. This letter is required to know about your conduct during your previous employments and how efficient you are at your work.

When you are applying for a job in the job market, keep in mind that you are not alone standing in a queue. There are many others like you, even better than you waiting for the job opportunities. To withstand in this sturdy competition, you must make your application effective enough to grab the opportunity. Sending a copy of recommendation letter along with your application will surely add importance to your resume.

Who can recommend you?

Suppose you are a recent graduate and are now applying for the job in any company, you can get a letter of recommendation from your class teacher or principle. No one can provide a best recommendation if they don’t know you. Hence, you must make efforts to develop a relationship with the teachers to get a recommendation letter that is helpful in getting you dream job.

If you are working in any organization, you can get this letter from your immediate senior who supervises your work. Your colleague can also provide such business recommendation for you.

Here is the sample of recommendation letter to give you complete idea on writing such letters. This letter is written by the principle of college to recommend his/ her student in the company for an internship program.

Sample Recommendation Letter

From
Joseph L. Stephens
Principle
Violet Education Institute
Golden, CO 80401
Date: 4th March 2010
To
David C. Morales
Turbo Boost Solutions Ltd.
Anchorage, AK 99501
The purpose of this letter is to recommend my student Philip Stone for internship program in your organization. I feel proud to recommend him in your organization as I am observing his performance since past 3 years.
Philip Stone is a bright student of our college holding an excellent academic record. He is highly intelligent, perceptive and creative thinker. During his college tenure, he developed the skills like creative thinking, quick learning, effective listening, interpersonal communication, etc. He also participated actively in different competitions and won many of them. Because of his positive attitude and excellent humour, he has overcome many complex situations and emerged as a best student for the year.
I strongly recommend Philip in your company for the internship program. I assure you that he can match up with the work culture quickly and learn the things fluently. You can feel free to contact me for any query regarding Philip’s efficiency.
I thank you for giving me an opportunity to recommend Philip in your organization.
Sincerely,
Joseph Stephens
Principle
Violet Education Institute
Refer this recommendation letter to get detailed idea on writing such letters. An effective letter of recommendation will help you get the desired opportunity. 

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