Recommendation letter 实用写作.ppt

Peer assessment Recommendation letter Sing a song: Yellow Peer assessment One category of your résumé: social practice / extracurricular activities A sample résumé from 翟颖达. Recommendation letter Also known as reference letter To unknown prospective employers or the admission officers. A recommendation is a verification (证明) as well as an endorsement (赞同、认可). Process of writing a recommendation letter 1. Begin your recommendation by giving the full name of the recommended(被推荐人) while Mr., Ms. or Miss can be used hereinafter. (推荐人referee / recommender) 2. State your connection with the recommended and how long you have known him/her.(former student, current employer, senior colleague, supervisor / advisor / tutor / instructor / mentor) 3. Focus on the person’s experience and skills and support your statement with facts or examples. (relevant work experience, professional accomplishments, your sense of the person as a prospective employee or student). 4. State the person’s unique personalities. (trustworthy, optimistic, cautious, industrious, considerate, with a strong team spirit, etc.) 5. Close your letter with a summary statement strengthening your recommendation of and confidence in the person. 6. Offer to provide further information if necessary. (Give your name, occupational title, address and phone number.) Keep it within one page if possible. The letterhead stationery is preferred. Useful expressions for recommendation letters I am pleased to take this opportunity to recommend Mr. Zhang Xi, my former student from School of Management in SDU majoring in Business Administration, for acceptance into your program in International Finance. I am writing this recommendation in support of Miss Kong Chuilun, an outstanding graduate in our School of Chemistry, who has strongly desired to attend your Master’s program in Applied Chemistry at your university. I deem it my honor to recommend Li Chao to you. I have known Mr. Li for the past two years and