When a student's years of study are coming to an end, and getting a diploma is close, it is worth thinking about finding a decent job. Help speed up employment letter of recommendation from a teacher or other representative of the educational institution where the student studied. A sample letter of recommendation can be downloaded below.

Employers are often afraid to hire young specialist without work experience, a student who does not apply his knowledge in practice. Only a diploma of education can tell about his qualities. Recommendations from the university will help potential employer present more clearly professional quality and skills of the candidate for the vacant position.

A letter of recommendation from a teacher can also be useful to a student when transferring to another educational institution. Traditionally, this paper is popular when transferring to foreign institutions.

Recommendations are made by a person who is able to make an objective description of the student, give an analysis of his inclinations, abilities and prescribe recommendations in a specific direction, for example, a teacher, supervisor.

The letter is a kind of characteristic, designed in a free form and reflecting the main qualities of a potential employee or student.

The document is in the form of a business letter. The address format is “student”, “you”, “colleague”. Artistic expressions are not used. Writing a letter on company letterhead will be an additional plus for the recommended one.

The most difficult moment is right choice recommender. For a student, one should choose not just a teacher who gives a course of lectures and has seen him several times, but a person with whom a long work has been carried out and who is able to provide complete information about the student.

You should usually start with a title. Next, the period of acquaintance of the recommender and the recommended one is indicated.

• Full Name;
• place and period of study;
• received specialty;
• moral qualities;
• personal achievements (participation in olympiads, contests, competitions);
• availability of certificates of honor received during study.

If you are thinking about entering a higher educational institution, then it will not be superfluous to have letter of recommendation for university admission. This is especially true if you want to enter a university abroad, where a letter of recommendation can play a decisive role. The chances of a successful admission can increase many times over if you complete it correctly.

This is relevant not only for admission to higher educational institutions abroad, but also for Russian universities. A letter of recommendation may be from the military unit in which the applicant served. If a letter is drawn up for him in which the recommendations are positive, the future student has every chance of receiving benefits during his studies.

For the university, this document is of great value, since it indicates the personal characteristics of the applicant, they can be used to trace the inclinations and abilities of the future student. The management of the university will be able to understand the positive and negative sides person, and based on these data, draw an appropriate conclusion about whether to take him for training or not.

First you need to know how you can get this document. In the event that the applicant is a graduate of a school or college, first of all, you can ask the director for a letter of recommendation, in extreme cases, you can use the request from the teacher to write the letter himself. If a person is already a graduate of a university, it is best to contact the supervisor. For employees, it is best to contact the employer. For military personnel - to the unit where he serves.

The tips below are best used if you want to write a letter of recommendation that is as informative as possible.

• If you have the opportunity to choose a person who will write a letter of recommendation for you, then it is best to contact a higher-ranking person. Recommendations from such people will be of much greater value.
• Be sure to indicate the person who compiled the letter of recommendation, as well as his position in relation to the person for whom the letter is being compiled.
• It is necessary to describe the character traits of the applicant. It's best if it's not a simple enum. You can describe specific situations where a person showed himself from one side or another, where it is proved that he has the necessary character traits that are described in the letter. The less formulaic the letter is written, the better. If the description makes the reader pay attention to the applicant, then we can say that the letter was written successfully. You need to be able to write a letter of recommendation, it is not so easy.
• It is good if the letter indicates the previous achievements and successes of the person. You can list the successes that the applicant managed to achieve in the previous time, as well as provide evidence.
• Description professional knowledge that the applicant has. You can list the inclination of a person to a particular science, which is given to him most easily.
• In order to compose a letter most effectively, you need to focus on the future specialty that the applicant wants to enter.
• Write the main recommendations based on the information that was presented above. It is the recommendations that will serve as the main conclusions for the leadership of the university.

for a 11 "a" graduate of the MBOU "Sosnovo-Ozerskaya secondary school No. 1" of the Yeravninsky district, Republic of Buryatia

Dambaev Ardan Valerievich 02/23/1998, birthplace Sosnovo-Ozerskoye village, Eravninsky district, passport data 8111 444331 issued by the TP of the Federal Migration Service of Russia for the Republic of Belarus in the Yeravninsky district dated 03/28/2012, residing at the address of the Republic of Belarus, Sosnovo-Ozerskoye village, Domninskaya st. 6a.

The education department of the municipality "Yeravninsky district" and the administration of the MBOU "Sosnovo-Ozerskoysosh No. 1" recommend Ardan Valerievich Dambaev, a graduate of the school, for admission to a military institution.

Dambaev Ardan Valeryevich is a current graduate of MBOU "Sosnovo-Ozerskaya secondary school No. 1", a contender for a gold medal, has a certificate with honors for basic general education.

Ardan's successes speak for themselves; he is one of the brightest and most significant representatives of the 2015 graduates. In 2012, Ardan took courses on the topic “ International communication technologies and oratory skills”, has a certificate of international personnel registration, assistance in obtaining higher education, including abroad, as well as in career guidance in the international field of activity in the system of non-governmental organizations under the UN, UNESCO, Ekaterinburg. Based on the results of this study, he received a diploma of a graduate of the Summer Academy of UNESCO International Youth Leaders for successfully completing the course "International communication technologies and oratory" with the right to participate in actions of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations at the UN, UNESCO.

This graduate has a high, positive performance of participation in International, All-Russian and municipal Olympiads and extracurricular activities:

International level:

2012, certificate of participation in international competition spelling literacy

All-Russian level:

2010, certificate of participation in the All-Russian youth subject championship in history (5th place)

Regional level:

2009, Diploma of the Interregional Research and Production Complex dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Buryat chronicler, Uligershin, local historian R.E. Erdyneev

2010, diploma, for the 1st place in the NPK artistic word competition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the honored cultural worker Sh.N. Nimbuev

2010 Certificate of honor for III place in the Republican NPC of teachers and students "Beligei tuyaa"

2010, diploma for III place at the republican mini-football competitions among teams general education schools RB

2010, certificate of the participant of the IV Republican contest of the artistic word "Wonderful Treasure of Buryatia"

2010, diploma for II place in the Futsal Festival among yard teams for the cup of deputies of the City Council

2011, a letter of thanks for participating in the III Republican Conference "Nimbuev Readings"

2011, certificate of honor, for the VI place in the Republican NPC of teachers and students "Beligei tuyaa"

2011, certificate of participation in the Republican competition "Gulamta" (10th place in the republic)

2011, the results of participation in the republican inter-subject competition "Polyathlon-monitoring" (achieved level - sufficient)

2013, certificate of a participant in the Republican Scientific and Practical Complex “Step into the Future”, section “Buryat language”

2013, diploma for III place in the Republican Olympiad of BSU "Baikal Perspective"

2013, a letter of thanks for participation in the V Republican SPC "Beligeytuyaa"

2013, a letter of thanks for participating in the interregional Olympiad in the Buryat language

2013, certificate of the participant of the Interregional Olympiad in Baikal Studies"

2013, certificate for II place in the 20th Republican football tournament "Ulhasaa Cup"

Certificate of participation in the Republican Complex Olympiad "Lingua-2013"

2014, Diploma of the Republican Research and Production Association "Star of the East", in the nomination "For the study of Buddhist traditions"

2014, Diploma for participation in the competition of the Buddhist Sandhi of Russia "Ehe helen-nyutagai magtaal"

2014, certificate of participation in the interregional, gaming competition"British Bulldog" in English (2nd place in the region)

2014, diploma for III place in the XXI republican mini-football tournament among youths

2014, diploma for II place in the region in the inter-regional competition in English "British Bulldog"

Dambaev Ardan Valerievich demonstrates a sufficiently high level of basic knowledge necessary for continuing education, possesses general educational and subject skills and abilities, and owns modern computer technologies. A graduate is able to navigate the educational, social situation on the basis of personally mastered subject knowledge, cultural heritage, norms of social behavior and interpersonal communication. Dambaev Ardan is able to systematize the material within the educational topic, is able to reason, knows the ways of rational work, is able to apply his knowledge in practice. Developed self-awareness and adequate self-esteem, the need for self-knowledge.

Dambaev Ardan is a developed personality capable of self-determination with a pronounced civic position and a sense of patriotism. The young man demonstrates social maturity, responsibility for his actions, has a legal culture. He is distinguished by the ability to defend his views and beliefs, the ability to find a non-standard solution in an unexpected life situation.

Dambaev Ardan leads healthy lifestyle life, consciously relates to their health. This is an indispensable participant in school, regional sports events. He is engaged in the school military-patriotic circle "Zorig", which taught him to apply the simplest methods of first aid, to act in emergency situations.

At school, he is attentive, disciplined, accurate. The material explained by the teacher is learned quickly and easily. A graduate is able to build further training plans, to identify the meaning of his learning activities. He is always ready for lessons, he uses additional material in preparation. The graduate is able to argue his knowledge and the results obtained. Able to embody the acquired knowledge into spiritual and material activity forms. Dambaev Ardan is a repeated participant in subject Olympiads in the Buryat language and literature. Possesses good written and oral speech. He knows how to plan his working and free time. Dambaev Ardan is an interesting interlocutor, as he is an original, non-standard, peculiar person who has his own point of view on most issues.

If necessary, he knows how to defend his views and position, to decide in a situation of choice, while showing firmness and determination.

It has developed a sense of collectivism, mutual support. For his sensitive and sympathetic character among his comrades, he enjoys respect and trust. Responsibly and conscientiously performs duties in the class team. Rejoices in the success of his comrades. Never achieves his goal at the expense of others or to their detriment.

Kindness, modesty, responsiveness are the main features of his character.

Head of the NGO "Yeravninsky District": ___________ / Shagdarova V.I /

Director of secondary school No. 1: ____________________ / Tyshkenova I.Yu. /

Educational institutions usually require 1-2-3 letters of recommendation from students. Letters should contain the contact information of the teacher, fellow student, employer who writes the letter, so that the admissions staff can contact him and clarify some details if necessary.

It is important that the person writing the recommendation not only knows the applicant, but also teaches exactly the subject that is directly related to the chosen specialty. For example, if an application is submitted for a specialty in chemistry, and a recommendation is from a physical education teacher, then such a recommendation will have absolutely no value, since it will not be able to show the student's knowledge in the chosen specialty.

It is better to write recommendations immediately on English language, but if this is not possible, then the translation from Russian should be done by a specialist, indicating their personal and contact details and with the seal of their institution. provide professional translation services.

It is better that all the information provided is reliable, and the characteristics are confirmed by examples. Each letter of recommendation should complement the next, then when they are read, the admission committee will have the most favorable opinion about the student.

Practice online recommendations. They pass in such a way that after reading the letters of recommendation to the people who wrote them, links to a page with a ready-made login and password are sent to the postal address, on which they can fill out another recommendation. After entering, they will be offered a two or three page form, on which they will need to evaluate the merits of the contestant on a scale.

An example of a letter of recommendation from an employer for a student (in English)

RECOMMENDATION LETTER

This letter is issued to student name to confirm, that she has completed training practical work from 1/07/2013 until 25/08/2013 at Consulting Center Ltd in Moscow. student name has performed a wide range of assistant duties including practical services for organizations and individual entrepreneurs, looking for developing of their businesses. During her time spent with us, she gained experience in practical consulting activities, she has helped to conduct audit of management systems and learned methodologies of conducting analysis.

student name has done an excellent job and we wish her a good luck with her application and want to thank her once again for her contribution.

An example of a letter of recommendation from a mathematics teacher for a student (in Russian)

During the two years of teaching mathematics,Student Name showed himself to be a conscientious and active student, he diligently carried out his tasks. Takes with interest new material. I rate his knowledge today as good and excellent. Always striving for the best results and working on mistakes. Student Name a purposeful boy, I see in him a certain potential and interest in the subject. It was a pleasure to work with him and I wish Student Name all the best in the future.

An example of a great extended letter of recommendation from a teacher-professor for a student (in English)

RECOMMENDATION LETTER

Dear Admission Committee,

I am writing this letter to give my highest possible recommendation for Student Name. I know Student Name through his work in my laboratory. Student Name first approached me two years ago about the possibility of practice in my laboratory for a summer. At our first meeting I described the general outline of the project he might work on. He asked good questions and appeared intelligent. He then went to the library and found many papers on the subject and read them carefully. He did this independently - I did not ask him to do this. I learned that he had done this at our second meeting, and I was quite impressed at his motivation and independence. Student Name obtained funding from a program at our University to work in the lab for a summer. during that summer, student name demonstrated the ability to work independently with great creativity and enthusiasm. He also put in many long hours. He worked as hard as my best graduate student. I teamed student name with another student to work on a project involving testing of patients having shoulder pathology. The project included recruiting patients, testing patients using biomechanical instrumentation, and data analysis. student name excelled in each one of these areas. His interpersonal skills were excellent. He “schmoozed” the clinical staff to facilitate recruitment of patients. He tested the patients professionally. Sometimes this testing required long days due to the extensive setup and calibration of equipment each morning before the clinic began operation. He stayed after the testing sessions to back up data, clean up the area, and start data processing programs to run overnight. He was usually the first one in the lab in the morning and the last to leave in the evening. The other student working with student name commented favorably about working with student name. He said student name got along well with everyone, pulled his own weight on the project, and had the ability to compromise with other team members. One incident illustrates this point. There is a staff member in an adjoining lab that is a rather prickly person who has had many problems with students in the past. student name had to interact with this staff person in order to get his project done. student name was able to find a common interest with this staff person, which was folk dancing, and build a rapport based on this mutual interest. At the end of the summer the staff person noted what a pleasure it was to work with student name. student name also volunteered to help others in the lab. One of the other students was doing a project on knee biomechanics, and it required harvesting knees from the University's morgue. student name volunteered to help harvest the knees on several occasions. I asked the graduate student in charge of that project about student name, and he commented that student name has excellent dissection skills. I was especially taken by student name creative mind and independent work ethics. He continued to read the literature independently and generate interesting hypotheses. We met about every other week, and at several meetings he presented papers and information that was new to me. By the end of the summer he was introducing me to scientific papers that were directly relevant to his study that I hadn’t seen before. student name also showed remarkable problem solving ability. Our instrumentation system began having problems midway through his experiment. student name spent a full weekend troubleshooting the system. He discovered there was a loose wire in the A/D connection box. student name is going to be the first author on a manuscript that he is preparing for publication. He followed through on his promise to write the manuscript during his M2 year. Moreover, he handled the manuscript revisions and saw the manuscript through to publication. This illustrates his high level of motivation. In summary, student name is clearly the best student I have worked with in the last 10 years. I would very much like him to match our residency program. Even though I hope he stays here, I think he would be an outstanding asset to your program. I give him my highest recommendation.

Sincerely, Professor Name (Signature)

An example of a letter of recommendation for a university (in English) from a student

RECOMMENDATION LETTER

To Whom it May Concern

It is my pleasure to recommend student name for admission to at. I am a fifth-year Ph.D. student at the University of California, Berkeley. I came to know student name when I was her Graduate Student Instructor for Philosophy (Ethical Relativism). The course comprised . student name distinguished herself by submitting an exceptionally well researched and interesting project on ethical practices in ancient Greece. I would rank her in the top 2% of students that I have taught in the past five years in respect of her writing ability and research skills. overall, student name is highly intelligent and has good analytical skills. Her project on ethical practices in ancient Greece demonstrated her ability to come a detailed understanding of the ethical practices of another, very different, culture, and to analyze the consequences of those practices for contemporary ethical theories. She gave a particularly interesting discussion of the difficult practice of infanticide, and showed both sensitivity and detachment when discussing its ethical consequences. Her overall intelligence is also reflected in her grades for the course, which were by far the best in the class. student name has excellent communication skills. Her written work is both clear and concise, as well as interesting to read. She demonstrated her oral articulateness in the discussion sections that were an integral part of the course. Each discussion section focused on a particular ethical dilemma. Students were required to analyze morally problematic situations, and to develop and argue for their own ethical views with regard to the issue in question. student name was highly proficient in applying the course material in analyzing the problem situations. She always explained her views very concisely and gave supporting arguments that were both clear and persuasive. student name also demonstrated good teamwork skills in group assignments. At a personal level student name is a well disciplined, industrious student with a pleasant personality. She went well beyond the course requirements in the quantity and quality of her project, putting in a lot of extra research and attending office hours every week. throughout the course, student name demonstrated great perseverance and initiative. Not only was she interested in and motivated to learn the material, but she also put great work into assimilating it to her own experience and developing her own ideas about each ethical topic that we discussed. student name is unquestionably an exceptional candidate for graduate study in Ethics. student name work in Philosophy suggests that she would greatly benefit from the opportunities for intellectual development provided by a sustained period of graduate study. She has proven herself to have the perseverance, initiative, and intellectual creativity necessary to complete an advanced graduate degree. I would therefore highly recommend student name . If her performance in my class is a good indication of how she would perform as a graduate student, she would be an extremely positive asset to your program. If I can be of any further assistance, or provide you with any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

yours sincerely,

Imagine the situation: you are a student and you urgently need a letter of recommendation for some occasion ( Letter of Recommendation or Recommendation Letter). How to get started, where to start? Represented? Fine! It is in this article that you will learn how to write a letter of recommendation to a student in English. What is a recommendation letter?

The task is not easy, but not the most difficult either. Having familiarized yourself with the main points of writing a letter of recommendation, with examples of writing it, very soon you will be able to write as many letters of recommendation as you need. Most importantly, be careful and follow our advice.

Let's first understand what a letter of recommendation is and "what it is eaten with." As a rule, a letter of recommendation is a kind of document that is a review about a person from his former manager or employee. If a student needs a letter of recommendation from a place of practice, for admission to a master's program or for another occasion, then, as a rule, it is written by a teacher, dean, group curator, fellow students, etc.

Thus, the recommendation letter is written by the recommender. For a graduate, a person without work experience, a professor, dean of the faculty can act as a recommender. The letter of recommendation may contain brief description learning skills and qualities, achievements of a person, his main successes during his studies, strengths.

If you decide to help your student and write a letter of recommendation for him, then ask him to provide some data in writing:

• His interests, extracurricular activities, hobbies and his achievements in this (for example, he is the captain of a sports team);
• Data on why he wants to enter this or that job, why he is interested in this area, whether he is ready for this;
• Recipient's address and stamped envelope.

We bring to your attention a number of basic points, following which you can easily cope with a letter of recommendation for a student.

• Introduction

In this part, we write about who and where exactly we recommend. How well we know this student, how he manifests himself in school and outside of it. If you are a teacher, then it is appropriate to indicate your academic degree, etc. here.

• Activity characteristics

At this point, it is important to write not only about studying. Perhaps your student showed himself in some other way: he worked as a laboratory assistant, secretary, replaced you in lectures, or other options. More details and specifics. But do not exaggerate to praise the student, the selection committee will not accept this.

• Personal qualities

It is important to mention what qualities are inherent this person: attentiveness, diligence, etc. Again, details and specifics are welcome. It is necessary to write the truth, it is not necessary to reward the student with such traits that he does not possess.

Summarize the letter by emphasizing the most important characteristics and make a verdict, draw a conclusion.

So, you already know the basic rules, let's move on to writing the letter itself!
Sample letter of recommendation for a student in English

Mr. Anders!
John Fonteyn was a student of our college since the 2000 semester. He was always an outstanding student.
Mr. Fonteyn demonstrated his full grasp of the subject matter in his class performance as well as in written work. His assignments were always executed with punctuality and talent. Moreover, he was an enthusiastic participant in class discussions and helped to make the courses rewarding experiences for everyone. He is a hard-working, patient and responsible man.
Therefore, I can recommend Mr. Fonteyn, surely and without any hesitation, for the position of assistant in your travel agency.
Yours truly, Mr. Johns, Boston College

Here is an example with translation:

Mr Anders!
John Fontaine has been a student at our college since 2000. He has always been an outstanding student.
Mr. Fontaine demonstrated complete assimilation of the subject material, both in class and in written work. His work has always been distinguished by punctuality and talent. Moreover, he was an active participant in the class discussions and helped make the course an experience for everyone. He is a hardworking, patient and responsible person.
Therefore, I can recommend Mr. Fontaine, confidently and without any hesitation, as an assistant in your travel agency.
Sincerely, Mr. Jones, Boston College

Use this example as a tracing paper and try to write your own.

As you can see, writing a letter of recommendation in English is not that difficult. Keep it up, friends, and you will succeed!