What information do you include while typing a letter of recommendation?
Asked by charityislove
One of my supervisors asked me to type up a letter of recommendation for one of my fellow coworkers. I have no ideas what to put in it. First of all I have never written one before and dont know what "they " look for. I also dont know much about him because I work in the office and her works out in the warehouse.......This letter is going to a landlord where he is trying to get an apartment and he needed a reference to show what kind of character he has. I have included every thing I know and only have a paragraph. I keep asking boss what to put in it and he mumbles "how long he has worked here and stuff". I wish I could yell at him "and then" .

Best Answer:
Just state the facts that you know about this person or have observed. Don't make up stuff just to make it sound good. Here is some websites that might help....the second one should help the best since it has sample templates...
http://pag.csail.mit.edu/~mernst/advice/write-recommendation.html http://www.letterrep.com/showcatletters.php?catID=157
Answered by Dusty

If you don't know the person, then you should not write the letter. Your boss should dictate to you, if the letter is from him. However, to answer your question: a recommendation letter says how you know the person, why you think they are responsible (and how you know this, including an example or two), and concludes with a statement that you believe that'd make an excellent tenant. Offer to allow the landlord to contact you.
Answered by Jay

First of all, the letter should come from his supervisor, NOT his co-worker. If his supervisor won't write a letter of recommendation, then it is not your problem. If you are pressed, draft a letter for the signature of his supervisor. Keep a record of all this, and be prepared to file a grievance, etc. if they really push you around on this. Stick to the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. And if you have anything bad to say, don't even think of putting it in a letter of reference. Just say you have known John Doe for x years, he has worked at this company for y years, is married with z children. He drives automobile w with model year t. He plays position q at the company picnic softball game. The landlord is only interested in renting to people that: a. won't tear up the property. b. pay their rent on time. c. ignore all the maintenance problems the landlord should have fixed. So people with a stable employement history, a wife, children, responsibilities, debts, etc. looks better than a single lawyer just out of law school, who is almost a sure thing to file a lawsuit to fix the leaking faucet in their kitchen.
Answered by oracle2world