There will come a time wherein you will have to write a reference letter for someone. It could be for a friend or for an employee. Reference letters are mostly needed in resumes. You could always help someone to have that impressive resume on the way you advertise or endorse a previous employee’s performance.

If you don’t know how to start your letter, you can always ask for your employee’s resume and a list of his or her accomplishments. This will serve as a guide when you compose your letter. State in the letter how long you’ve known the person. Also, don’t forget to write the dates of employment and the details of the work. Include positive characteristics of the person and the reason why he or she is a good candidate for the job position.

SAMPLE LETTER

June 2, 2010

Joanna Tabor
ABS Engineering Company
4321 Sundance Street
Athens, CO 88823

XYZ Performance Parts Company
Production Department
9876 Starlight Drive
Ephesus, CO 88821

To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing to endorse to you Ms. Jenna Brookes, my previous employee. I was his manager in ABS Engineering Company for almost five years. I didn’t make a mistake in promoting her to mechanical engineer last term. She makes it a point that she submits good outputs that even exceed the requirements’ necessitated quality.

Ms. Brookes is an enthusiastic employee. She can work well with other people and also individually. But she is really more of a leader than a follower. She can manage and supervise other employees as well. Little or no supervision is needed when she is working. She has a reliable working habit that gives you the assurance that you can always count on her.

Ms. Brookes is also good in management planning and implementing programs and techniques. She is also open and willing to learn new things. I assure you that hiring her will be a good decision as she is one of the best employees that I had. She could be an asset to your team and the whole organization as well. In cases of emergency, she is always willing to help.

Should you need more information, please feel free to contact me. Thank you very much and have a nice day.

Sincerely,

Joanna Tabor
Projects Supervisor
ABS Engineering