Reccomendation Letter Guidelines
This form may be printed and personalized to suit NACE member
needs (UAH is a member of NACE: Nation Association of College
and Employers).
Also see the Authorization for Release form which can be
found here. (.pdf file)
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, above average, below average].
This is evidenced by [his/her] grades--[state the grades].
As part of [his/her] grade in [name of course], the student
was required to prepare a paper. [One or two specific examples
of the student's performance may be appropriate.] 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, competent but not excelling,
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,
[Your name, title]
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