Sample Character Reference Letter, Worth its Weight in Gold

Some folks can whip up a sample character reference letter straight off the top of their head, for those who cant, its a good idea to keep one on file.

If a person requests you to pen a letter, it goes without saying they would anticipate that it contained only good things about them. Did your Mom ever say to you, "If you have nothing nice to say about someone, then dont say anything"

THAT MAKES SENSE DOESNT IT?

Some businesses state that providing character reference letters is against company policy. If youre against writing one, certainly this makes it easy for you.

If the company you work for has this policy, its possibly not a good move to go ahead & write one.

If the particular individual has high credibility & you rate them as such, then you really ahould write one... Grab a plain sheet to write it on. You may wish to check with your boss prior to writing it, the last thing you want to do is jeopardise you job.

Composing a good letter is very much an art so if you dont feel that you can produce a professional document, then dont ask someone else has the talent to do it.

A CHARACTER REFERRENCE LETTER SAMPLE...

Here is a sample to give you an idea to kick off with.

March 25 2009

Dear sir/madam, David Johnson has been employed with The Stevens Corporation since 2001 in the position of Chief Engineer.

Throughout his employment Ive been extremely impressed by Davids skill in his chosen career & his ability to put his skill to practice. Hes an extremely strong communicator which has helped us to nurture our existing customers. Ever ready to put in the extra effort, David is diligent, proud of what he does has a great eye for design, and stays on track working on a plan.

Since joining us his contributions towards the companys growth has been significant and include improved product quality, greater an increase in our credibility and redesigning of outdated equipment.

David is a pleasure to work with and is a great team player.

All of us at here at The Stevens Corporation, and our customers, wish him every success in the future..

Yours sincerely,

Brian Jones

LAYOUT IS IMPORTANT...

Your sample character reference letter, of course, should be written in an acceptable format so it falls in line with standard business letter writing.

And for the benefit of anyone wishes to contact you, make sure you include relevant details in your letter.

In the business world, communication is all important.

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AND SPEAKING ABOUT COMMUNICATION... Those who are naturally strong communicators, particularly written communication, simply dont understand problems in this area.

are totally alien to them. If you would like to learn more about written business communication, check out this

- its loaded with lots of tips on business writing.