Sample Faculty Reference Letter
This form may be printed and personalized to suit NACE member needs.
Dear[Name of Employer]:
This reference letter is provided at the written request of [name of student], who has asked me to
serve as a reference on [his/her] behalf. It is my understanding that [name of student] is being considered by your organization for the position of [job title]. Please be advised that the information contained in this letter is confidential and should be treated as such. The information should not be disclosed to [name of student, if student has waived access] or anyone in your organization who would not be involved in the hiring decision regarding this individual. Additionally, the information should not be disclosed to anyone outside of your organization without the consent of the student.
I have known [name of student] for the past [number of months, semesters, years] as [he/she] has taken the following courses which I teach: [list courses, give brief description of content of course]. As [his/her] professor, I have had an opportunity to observe the student's participation and interaction in class and to evaluate the student's knowledge of the subject matter. I would rate the student's overall performance in these subjects as average. This is evidenced by [his/her] grades--[state the grades].
[One or two specific examples of the student's performance may be appropriate.] As part of [his/her] grade in [name of course], the student was required to prepare a paper. The paper was designed to measure the student's ability to research, to analyze the results of the research, and to write. [Discuss how the paper submitted by the student indicated to you the student's skills in these areas.]Based upon this, I rate the student's skills competent but not excelling.
The one area in which the student performed above average was in oral communications. [Give specific example to support this.]
Based upon the student's academic performance and my understanding of the position for which the student is applying, I believe the student would perform (place overall evaluation here).
If you would like to discuss this further, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
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| Reference Letter To whom it may concern This is to inform that Khmelnov Denis Evgenievich has worked in the Bekor trading house for the last four monthes and finished his work with the best references. The Bekor trading house is a large wholesale firm for a food supply. The firm has two branches in Moscow and is one of the leading suppliers on the Moscow market. Mr. Khmelnov took the position of the Head of Technical Support in the Bekor trading house. His duties included technical maintenance of computer network, user support and deployment of a new complex software for the firm's accounting automation. In his position, Mr. Khmelnov directly reported to the Technical Director of the firm and the Vice President for Development. We think that Mr. Khmelnov made a big contribution to the development of our firm and the present high efficiency of IT facilities of the company was achieved greatly due to his qualified work. As Mr. Khmelnov's main advantages we would like to mention his fundumental technical background, high level of responsibility for his mission and abilty to inquiry quickly into difficult technical problems. In the Bekor trading house, Mr. Khmelnov appears as initiative employee who is concerned about the firm's interests and communicates perfectly with his colleagues. In conclusion, personally, I would like to note that I have got a great pleasure working with Mr. Khmelnov. I appreciate his combination of dynamism, professional culture and team working and would like to wish him future successes in his professional career. President of the Bekor trading house Ayrapetyan G.A. March 15, 1996 NOTE: This is my translation of the original text in Russian. |