november 2, 2008
letter of reference: kathleen floyd
dear prospective employer:
this is a letter of recommendation for kathleen floyd. i have only known kathleen since may, 2008 but i believe she is one of the finest students i have ever had. i highly recommend her to you.
kathleen took my introductory accountancy course in may. she excelled, earning a high a. i was impressed with her intelligent and insightful questions, by her understanding of fairly complex issues, her work ethic, interpersonal skills and team skills. it is abundantly clear that kathleen is a top student. at the university of shaaxi at xian, china she earned a business administration degree and was the top ranked student. students like her and wanted to participate with her. even though she is so bright and has a tremendous work ethic, she is also a great person. she is easy to talk to, speaks excellent english and has great interpersonal skills.
i encourage you to closely examine kathleen’s resume. you will see that she has had numerous jobs that deal with working with people. this reinforces what i tell you about her excellent interpersonal skills. she is friendly and personable.
in closing, there are three super qualities that kathleen has. they are not just good qualities, but some of the best you will find in any person. they are her knowledge, work ethic and interpersonal skills, including language skills. i highly recommend this great lady to you. i know you will make your organization better.
if you have any questions, please contact me at blathen@boisestate.edu. i am on a sabbatical to ireland until january, so this is the best way to contact me.
sincerely,
william c. lathen, ph.d and cpa
1. 忌炫耀头衔:MBA申请者有时候会犯这样的错误,他们往往以为显示推荐人的职位头衔以及推荐人同商学院的'关系有利于自己的申请,认为头衔及关系比推荐人对自己的了解和对自己能力的推荐重要。错!当商学院说MBA申请者的推荐信找以前的直接上司来写时,它希望你按照要求去做。因为直接上司(可能不是名人,不是第一老板比名人对你的为人、能力更了解。
2. 表扬要具体到事件:MBA申请者和推荐人有个坏习惯——把推荐信看成“形式主义”,以为商学院“只想要关于能力、梦想、决心之类的空话套话”。事实上,商学院招生官想看到的是“真实的,站得住脚的案例,这些案例能更好的展示推荐人想表扬的申请者的能力。”
3.这是推荐信,不是业绩考核:申请者同样需要警惕的是,很多推荐人误以为推荐信的写法和评论表一样。于是对申请者的评价往往“过于客观,缺乏赞誉”。
4.不要自己代写:现在自己代写推荐信很流行,很多申请者为了省事,往往自己速成推荐信,然后找推荐人签字。这样当然不可取。自己代写推荐信的结果通常是跟糟糕的。对于没有时间写推荐信或者你感觉文笔不够出彩的推荐人,你可以先问一下推荐人对自己的评价,然后自己写一份初稿,发给推荐人修改。这样做的好处是,第一,避免了诚信问题,第二,你对发出去的推荐信内容是有谱的。不会稀里糊涂就被葬送了前程。
对于推荐信,MBA申请者最好提前和推荐人策划一下,给推荐人提供一些曾做过的的能展示自己强项的具体案例(项目。有例子可循,推荐人写给招生官的推荐信就能将申请者的领导力表现得“有有肉”,而非干巴巴的“他是一个好领导”。对要在几千个差不多背景经历的MBA申请者里选学生的招生官而言,这些案例无疑是沙漠里的珍珠,立马就能让申请者脱颖而出,立马就能让申请者脱颖而出,所以其作用非同小可。
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