Letters of Recommendation Samples

 Review academic recommendation letter examples including college and graduate school letters of recommendation, letters for students, letters from teachers, letters for teachers, and other academic letters of recommendation.

Looking for your first job? Concerned about the references your employer might give you? Consider using a character reference (personal reference) in addition to or as an alternative to employment reference letters.  Neighbors and acquaintances may be willing to write a reference for you. Business acquaintances, academic advisors, customers, and vendors can all make good references.

References can be provided via email as well as in a formal written letter.  Here's a sample email reference letter.

These employment letters of recommendation examples include employee recommendation letters, letters from supervisors, recommendation letters for a promotion, letters from previous employers, personal recommendation letters, and other employment-related recommendation letters.

• Employment Reference Letters
• Personal and Reference Letters
• Sample Reference Letters

To a potential employer, a LinkedIn recommendation is a reference in advance and they add weight to your LinkedIn profile. The best way to get LinkedIn recommendations is to give them. When you recommend a LinkedIn member you are attesting to their qualifications and people love being recommended. They will most likely reciprocate if you take the time to recommend them.

Sample reference and recommendation letters, letter samples for character references, a reference letter template, and a letter asking for a reference.

This recommendation letter template shows the format of a typical letter of recommendation for employment or educational purposes.  Here is a template for a letter of recommendation that can be used to write your own letter of recommendation.

This recommendation letter template shows the format of a personal letter of recommendation.

Sample letters of recommendation for students including reference letters, academic references, personal references, letters asking for a reference, and lists of references.

What job seekers and employees need to know about references, including information on reference and recommendation letters, sample letters of recommendation and reference lists, how to ask for a reference, how to write a reference, and how to use references. There is also information on what reference checkers can ask about you and what previous employers can disclose.