1、Unit 8 推荐信（Letter of Recommendation）,推荐信是向某单位，如公司、学校等推荐和说明求职或求学人员情况的信件。一般是由领导、专家等有关人员从第三方的角度向用人单位或学校提供有关当事人的相关信息和推荐意见。推荐信有时直接附在个人简历之后，有时也单独存在。语言要求简明扼要，实事求是。推荐信虽然会因为推荐人的不同而在内容上有不同的侧重点，但模式上大体来说还是有规律可循的。,一封推荐信应该提供如下信息： who you are， your connection with the person you are recommending，why they are quali
2、fied the specific skills they have. 此外，(推荐信上应提供推荐人的工作单位、地址、电话等以便对方联系，以便用人单位可以了解、确认情况;签名后必须注意职称或学衔。) 推荐信在西方国家是求职，求学的必备材料。 写推荐信的人必须对被推荐者有一定的了解。最好有较深的资历。如被推荐者的原单位领导，本专业的专家等，名声越大越好。,推荐信大体上可分为两种：专业推荐信（特意为被推荐人申请某一单位的某一职务而写的。写信人应了解聘方的要求、工作性质等有关情况以便有的放矢地推荐被荐人）。通常推荐信（即一封信可以用于不同的聘人单位，通常以“To Whom it May Concer
3、n”）为称呼。推荐信要多写优点，充分肯定成绩，篇幅不宜过长，也不能三言两语。 一般包括以下三个内容： 1指出被推荐的人及推荐的原因； 2介绍被推荐人的情况； 3总结说明被推荐人值得被推荐(例如能胜任工作)。,下面是一个推荐信模版，它可以帮助你写好一封推荐信。 Salutation如果你的推荐信是要给某一个人的，你应该加上称呼，例如Dear Dr. Smith， Dear Mr. Jones，等等。如果你的推荐信非常general，你在称呼的地方写To Whom it May Concern 或者不写称呼也可以。 Paragraph 1推荐信的第一段应该说明你和被推荐人的关系，包括你是怎么认识他
4、/她的，还有你写这封推荐信的资格。,Paragraph 2推荐信的第二段应该包括被推荐人的个人信息，说明他/她的资格、能力，还有你为什么要为他/她写推荐信。如果必要的话，可以分几段来描述细节。 Paragraph 3如果是推荐被推荐人应聘某个职位，推荐信应该描述这个人的能力能适合他/她所要求的职位。可以参考招聘广告上对职位的要求和被推荐人的简历一起来写。,Summary主要内容叙述清楚后，还应该加一个简短的总结。总结部分应该再简述一下你为什么要推荐这个人。可以写上I highly recommend the person，I recommend the person without reser
5、vation 或者其他类似的话。 Conclusion推荐信的结尾部分应该写上你愿意提供更多的详细信息，要注明你的电话号码，联系方式和email address. 最后，还要写上下面这一段： Sincerely， Writers Name Title（Tel number Mailing address）,Samples 1.通用模板（Template） Dear Name of Employer: This reference letter is provided at the request of (or with the written authorization of) name of
6、 former employee. It is my understanding that individuals name has applied for the position of job title with your organization. The information contained in this letter is confidential and should be treated as such. It should not be disclosed to anyone within your organization who would not be invo
7、lved in the hiring decision regarding this individual. Moreover, it should not be disclosed to anyone outside of your organization without the written consent of individuals name.,Individuals name has been employed or has participated in an internship, cooperative education, or work-study program by
8、 our company since date and has held the following position(s): list positions and salary in each position. In his/her most recent position, he/she had responsibility for explain the persons main responsibilities in this position. State your estimation of his/her performance, based upon performance
9、appraisals or other work records that would support your evaluation. Individuals name interacted well with co-employees, and showed good judgment. Give examples. If you would like to discuss this further, please feel free to contact me.Sincerely, _,2.前雇主推荐（Recommended by Ex-employer） Prospective Emp
10、loyer: I have known Tracy Green through her work experience in our firm during the past summer, when she served as an auditor审计员, 稽核员 intern in our New York office. Tracy became immediately involved in the annual audit of Zephyr Megalithic, conducting much of the historical accounting research requi
11、red for the audit. In addition to gathering the financial information, Tracy was instrumental有帮助的, 起作用的 in the development of the final certification report. Tracy also participated in several other smaller audits, including her instrumental role in the quarterly audit of Alpha Bank, where she devel
12、oped several Excel macros to audit the inputs at the PC level. She later further developed these macros for use in future audits, which we have integrated into our Auditors Toolkit.,Tracy has shown the kind of initiative which is necessary to be successful over the long-term in the public accounting
13、 field. She has excellent forensic skills, yet remains focused on the overall needs of the client. I believe she will be a strong Auditor and has an excellent future in the public accounting field. She is a conscientious worker and has an excellent work ethic. We would gladly have hired Tracy upon g
14、raduation if she were open to the New York City area.,I recommend Tracy to you without reservation. If you have any further questions with regard to her background or qualifications, please do not hesitate to call me at 765-5276.Sincerely,Terry Thompson Partner-in-Charge,3.（Recommended by Ex-employe
15、r） Dear _,I am happy to recommend John Smith, who has worked under my supervision for the past four years. He does his work on schedule and is more accurate than most. In addition, his work is neat and thorough. He always arrives to work early and has never been absent. John grasps new ideas and ins
16、tructions quickly and would, in my opinion, excel in your organization.Sincerely, _,Ex: Suppose you have been a private tutor of Mr. Wangs daughter for two years. But now you are going to graduate and so you recommend your friend Lily who is a sophomore二年级学生to take the place of you. Write a letter t
17、o Mr. Wang in about 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of your letter, using Li Ming instead.,Dear Mr. Wang,I am very sorry to tell you that I am going to graduate this June and cannot go on with my job as a tutor of your daughter. It has really been a pleasant experience to teach your
18、daughter English as she is such a lovely and smart girl. Here I take great pleasure in recommending to you my friend Lily who is a sophomore majoring in English in my university. She is particularly willing to take the part time job of an English tutor when she knows about your daughter. Lily is an
19、excellent student. Especially her spoken English is both fluent and proficient, which can positively influence the person speaking with her. Moreover, as a lively, cheerful and easy going girl, she is good at communicating with others. Therefore, I am confident that she is highly competent for the j
20、ob and will help your daughter make further progress in English.Sincerely yours,Li Ming,除了请别人推荐，也可以自荐，其格式与上述要求相同。自我推荐Self-recommendation Sample : World Publishing House 55 Wu fu street Heping District Beijing, 300000 China July 15, 2005,Warner Books P. O. Box 690 New York, N. Y. 10019 U. S. A. Dear
21、Sir, I wish to apply for a position with your publishing house. Im 35 years old and am at present employed by World Publishing House, where I have been for the past five years. Formerly I was employed by Dong fang Press where I was nearly five years. My only reason for leaving either those positions
22、 would be to better myself and I feel there is no further opportunity in my present position. The editorial work had always had a great appeal to me as I have some ability in writing and editorial work. I can give you references from both these press houses as to my character and ability as an edito
23、r. Very truly yours, Li Ming signature,(翻译) 我希望能在贵社谋求一职位。我现年35岁。目前受雇于天津出版社，最近5年里本人一直在该社工作。在这之前，本人还在东方出版社工作近5年。 我打算离开这两个职位的唯一理由就是谋求高升。我觉得目前的职位不利于本人的发展。 由于我在写作和编辑工作方面有些能力，所以编辑工作一直对我具大的吸引力。关于我的人品和能力，我可以请上述两个出版社单位写介绍信以供参考。 李明（签字） 2005年7月15日,Useful expressions: 1.I recommend sb. without reservation for t
24、he position of 2.It is with great pleasure that I take this opportunity to give a recommendation. 3.To my knowledge Mr. /Mrs./Missis 4.Aside from the aspect of , he gives me the impression that 5.When he studied in our university, he passed all the courses with either excellent or good marks. 6.Her
25、academic record was constantly maintained at the top level, which resulted from her devotion to study and intelligent nature.,7.I have found him to be a hard-working, competent, honest, diligent, reliableemployee. 8. Moreover, his teachers spoke highly of his creativity and devotion to his academic
26、pursuits. 9.Ill be very grateful/ It will be greatly appreciated if you would give sb. the above chance. 10.I should be most grateful if you would consider my recommendation. 11.I shall consider it a great favor if you will be kind enough to give her the opportunity. 12. I strongly recommendto you and your favorable consideration of his application will be most appreciated. 13. Therefore, I dont hesitate to recommend as the right person for your consideration.,
