How to write a job recommendation letter?

Legally speaking, a letter of recommendation (or "work letter") is an evidential legal document to prove your occupation and the length of work experience related to your occupation.

First, the contents of the letter of recommendation:

What should be included in the recommendation letter? It depends on the purpose of the letter of recommendation. Here, we only discuss what should be included in the employer's recommendation letter from the perspective of the demand of skilled immigrants in Canada. A letter of recommendation from a qualified employer should include the following three parts (both are indispensable):

(1) Applicant's occupation.

The applicant's occupation must be clearly stated in the first paragraph of the recommendation letter.

The definition of the applicant's occupation is a very important issue. The occupation definition listed in your recommendation letter should be completely consistent with the occupation definition filled in the first page of your application form (IMM8) and box 13. In fact, when you fill in the immigration application form, how to determine your occupation should be based on the contents of your recommendation letter.

When China people write letters of recommendation, they also make a common mistake, that is, they confuse occupation with position.

(2) the contents of the specific projects completed by the applicant in this unit or the specific work he participated in.

You must list the specific projects or jobs you are involved in.

(3) the professional skills used by the applicant in completing these projects.

If a letter of recommendation only lists the first two items, that is, the applicant's professional name and the project or work that the applicant participated in, but does not explain what professional skills he took to implement the project or complete the work at work, you may still have no way to prove your occupation.

Second, the recommendation letter format:

(1) Avoid the work attitude of recommending candidates.

For example, "so-and-so is conscientious and responsible in his work, skilled in professional skills, tacit cooperation with colleagues, and won the praise of leaders and colleagues", and so on. All meaningless lace words should be avoided. The length of words should be placed on the description of the essential content.

(2) Time sequence of each project or work.

(3) If the applicant has multiple jobs, each job must have a letter of recommendation.

(4) Letter of recommendation.

Whether the recommendation letter should be written in Chinese or English depends on the nature of your work unit and the education level of the person who wrote the recommendation letter. It's not something you can decide at will

(5) Should the recommendation letter be signed or sealed?

As we all know, people in China are used to reading company seals. Westerners are used to reading signatures.

My experience at present is that it should be signed by the person in charge of the unit and stamped with the official seal of the unit. The official seal can be the name seal of the unit or the personnel seal of the unit. It depends on the position of the person in charge of signing. However, never use irrelevant business seals, such as financial seals.

(6) the qualifications of the signatory.

The signer of the letter of recommendation can be the main person in charge of the unit or the head of the department (however, it must be your immediate superior. You can't be the head of other departments at your level. Not to mention your subordinates). The person in charge is not necessarily full-time. It can also be a deputy. In addition, the head of the personnel department may also be. As long as he can describe your work objectively and accurately. The signatory should leave a direct contact telephone number. The visa officer can call the recommender at any time to verify the contents of the recommendation letter (to prevent fraud).

(7) the paper and writing format used in the recommendation letter.

The recommendation letter must be on the company's stationery. You can't use mindless white paper. Otherwise it doesn't look real. Under the current technical conditions, it is best to use typing. Don't write by hand.

(8) The date of signing the recommendation letter.

The recommendation letter must be dated. A recommendation letter without a date looks sloppy. It is reminiscent that the accuracy of the content of the recommendation letter itself may be problematic.

(9) The business card of the signatory of the recommendation letter.

This is a document that must be attached, whether in Beijing, Hong Kong or Buffalo.

Third, can you not provide a letter of recommendation or work certificate?

For some applicants, it is sometimes difficult to provide letters of recommendation. For example, you don't want your current employer to know that you are applying for immigration to Canada; Or the original work unit has been revoked; Or have a bad relationship with the leaders of the original work unit.

Fourth, don't cheat.

Never tamper with the recommendation letter. It should be written truthfully. Because fraud can't stand the test. In recent years, the Canadian Immigration Department has been taking active measures to check the fraud of Chinese mainland applicants. If you find fraud, all your efforts, including elegant thinking, will be in vain.