Sample Letter of Recommendation
To Whom It May Concern:
This letter is intended as a professional recommendation for Jack Smith. I have been Jack’s supervisor at McMillan Industries for the past three years. I have worked with Jack on thirty different projects and have been constantly impressed with his professionalism and field performance.
Jack has demonstrated remarkable leadership and organizational abilities in all aspects of his work. His duties included managing a team of ten workers and maintaining relationships with past clients, and he excelled at both. Jack’s team is by far the most efficient I have ever worked with, and I have never met another employee with more dedication to our clients. I remember one instance where Jack spent nearly five hours on his day off on the phone with a client and asked for no pay in return. Dedication of that caliber is remarkably uncommon in our field.
Jack was an asset to our company even outside his main duties. His optimistic and cheerful attitude carried across his entire department, and his work alone resulted in a 5% increase in total company profits. In addition, Jack took the initiative to organize weekly meetings for his entire department, which seemed to greatly improve employee work ethics.
I wholeheartedly recommend Jack for employment. His skills would provide an advantage to any organization.
Sincerely,
John Doe
Supervisor, McMillan Industries
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Sample Academic Letter of Recommendation
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To Whom It May Concern:
This letter is intended as my personal recommendation for Jane Smith. I have been both Jane’s class advisor and psychology professor over the course of her four years at our university.
Jane has always impressed me with her dedication and focus. She has consistently maintained a 3.85 GPA and has never taken less than 17 credits. Jane was genuinely interested in the topics being discussed in my classes; she would often stay after the period ended and ask for more information. This was reflected in her research papers – Jane’s writing was of superior quality, and I cannot think of an instance where she did not earn an A from me.
During Jane’s first month at our university, I was meeting with her to reschedule a class. To my surprise, she requested an independent study: a research project in psychology. I would usually have rejected such a proposal from a freshman, but Jane’s seriousness and maturity toward the matter struck me, and I approved her request. Her resulting paper took first place at a local research conference and is set to be published later this year.
As both her professor and her advisor, I wholeheartedly recommend Jane for admittance to any academic institution.
Sincerely,
Dr. John Doe
Lemuria University
