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    How To Write Recommendation Letters - Power Tips and Phrases To Write Any Reference Letter
    How To Write Recommendation Letters - Power Tips and Phrases To Write Any Reference Letter
    How To Write Recommendation Letters - Power Tips and Phrases To Write Any Reference Letter
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    How To Write Recommendation Letters - Power Tips and Phrases To Write Any Reference Letter

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    How To Write Recommendation Letters – Power Tips and Phrases To Write Any Reference Letter.

    This unique how-to manual with links to multiple real-life recommendation letter templates is a powerful resource that will enable you to quickly and effectively write ANY type of recommendation letter or reference letter for any situation.

    Unlike most other resource books in this niche, this particular how-to manual goes beyond just writing letters of recommendation and reference for admission to college and university programs. Instead, it covers the writing of ALL types of recommendation letters and reference letters for ALL situations: personal, business, character, employment, AND college admission.

    Here's what you will discover in this valuable recommendation letter resource book:

    => The differences and similarities between recommendation letters and reference letters.
    => How you can determine whether you need to write a reference letter or recommendation letter.
    => Writing style and strategy tips for writing each different type of recommendation letter.
    => Formatting and length considerations for composing all recommendation and reference letters.
    => How to easily adapt pre-written recommendation and reference letters to suit your needs.
    => More than 150 Recommendation Power Phrases to use in whatever letters you need to write.
    => Opening Statements; what they are and how to start your letter effectively with them.
    => Assessment Statements: what they are and how to phrase them for maximum impact.
    => Closing Statements: what they are and how to word them appropriately.
    => How to write and format Employment related Recommendation letters.
    => How to write and format Employment related Reference letters.
    => How to write and format College Admission related Recommendation letters.
    => How to write and format College Admission related Reference letters.
    => How to write and format Character Reference letters.
    => How to write and format General Reference letters.
    => How to write and format Commendation Letters.
    => How to write and format Performance Evaluation Letters.

    IN ADDITION this ebook contains IN-CONTEXT HYPERLINKS that will take the reader directly on the Net to actual fully-formatted sample templates of whichever type of letter they are seeking.

    The contents of this e-book is based on the same author's long-time best selling paperback titled Instant Recommendation Letter Kit – How To Write Winning Letters of Recommendation, which is widely considered to be the number one resource on the planet for writing recommendation letters and reference letters for ALL situations.

    If you need to write ANY type of recommendation letter or reference letter, this e-book is the definitive resource on that subject.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherShaun Fawcett
    Release dateMar 4, 2013
    ISBN9780981289892
    How To Write Recommendation Letters - Power Tips and Phrases To Write Any Reference Letter
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    Shaun Fawcett

    Shaun Fawcett is a Canadian-based writer, publisher, business consultant, and journalist. Over the past 30 years he has worked in a variety of professional capacities in both the private and public sectors. He earned his M.B.A. in 1996 through the University of Ottawa's Executive MBA Program. Online since 1993, Shaun is the Webmaster of numerous writing and publishing related websites. In the past decade or so he has written more than fifteen (15) how-to books designed to simplify day-to-day writing for home, business, and educational writing. Most of his books and/or e-books can be found at: http://www.writinghelptools.com

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      How To Write Recommendation Letters - Power Tips and Phrases To Write Any Reference Letter - Shaun Fawcett

      How To Write

      Recommendation Letters

      Power Tips and Phrases To Write

      Any Reference Letter

      By Shaun Fawcett, M.B.A.

      -----

      Recommendation and Reference Letter

      Style Guide

      With Links To Real-Life Templates

      Recommendation Letters: employment, college…

      Reference Letters: character, employment, college, general…

      Commendation Letters: employment, community service…

      Performance Evaluation Letters: college, university…

      Final Draft Publications

      Montreal, QC, Canada

      Copyright 2013 by Shaun R. Fawcett

      Smashwords Edition

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment and use only. It may not be given away or sold to other people. If you would like to share this e-book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you are reading this e-book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only; then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means, without written permission from the author, except a reviewer, who may quote brief passages for a review.

      Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data

      Fawcett, Shaun, 1949-

      How to write recommendation letters [electronic resource] : power tips

      and phrases to write any reference letter / Shaun Fawcett.

      Includes bibliographical references and index.

      Electronic document in HTML format.

      ISBN 978-0-9812898-1-6

      1. Employment references--Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Title.

      HF5549.5.R45F37 2013 650.14'2 C2013-900502-6

      Final Draft Publications

      911-400 rue de l’Inspecteur

      Montreal QC, Canada H3C 4A8

      www.WritingHelpTools.com

      Disclaimer

      This book was written as a guide only, and does not claim to be the final definitive word on any of the subjects covered. The statements made and opinions expressed are the personal observations and assessments of the author based on his own experiences and were not intended to prejudice any party. There may be errors or omissions in this guide. As such, the author or publisher does not accept any liability or responsibility for any loss or damage that may have been caused, or alleged to have been caused, through use of the information contained in this manual. Errors or omissions will be corrected in future editions, provided the publisher receives written notification of such.

      Another one for Mom.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      PREFACE

      INTRODUCTION

      RECOMMENDATION LETTERS vs REFERENCE LETTERS

      RECOMMENDATION LETTERS EXPLAINED

      RECOMMENDATION WRITING GUIDELINES

      WRITING RECOMMENDATION LETTERS

      REAL-LIFE TEMPLATES FOR SUCCESS

      THE TEMPLATE ADAPTATION METHOD

      RECOMMENDATION POWER PHRASES

      RECOMMENDATION LETTER TIPS AND SAMPLES

      REFERENCE LETTER TIPS AND SAMPLES

      COMMENDATION LETTERS

      PERFORMANCE EVALUATION LETTERS

      RECOMMENDATION WRITING RESOURCES

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      PREFACE

      Shortly after I created my first writing help website back in 2001 I discovered that one of the most requested topics for which visitors to my site were seeking information and assistance was on the subject of how to write a recommendation letter. To tell the truth, at the time, I wasn’t sure exactly what people were referring to when they used that recommendation letter term. That’s because my experience up until then had shown me that there were a number of different types of so-called recommendation letters, each one used for a very different purpose. So, I wasn’t sure which one(s) they were looking for.

      As a result, I made it my business back then to spend the next few months researching the entire subject of recommendation letters, in the broadest sense. As suspected, my research revealed that there were indeed a number of different purpose-specific letters that could be broadly grouped into the category of recommendation letters. Probably the most well known of these are letters of recommendation for admission to college or university programs, both at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels.

      Nevertheless, my detailed research also revealed that, in addition to the college admission related letters, there are a number of other recommendation-type letters that are completely unrelated to college and university admission. Even today, more than half of the millions of recommendation letter visitors to my various writing help websites are seeking help with recommendation letters that are NOT related to college or university admission.

      In fact, of the half dozen types of recommendation letters that I discovered people search for, the most sought after is information on how to write character reference letters. My research also revealed that there were only one or two books available on the subject of how to write recommendation letters, and both of those were totally focused on letters related to college or university admission. So there was definitely an information gap.

      That’s what inspired me to write what has become my perennial best selling how-to book since 2002: Instant Recommendation Letter Kit – How To Write Winning Letters of Recommendation. Since that original version, I have produced three Revised Editions of that book; in 2005, 2008 and 2012. The primary feature that makes that book unique is that it addresses ALL types of recommendation letters, not just those for college admission. Another unique feature is that it also provides users with almost 80 fully-formatted real-life templates of actual letters of recommendation for the various situations that require such letters. (Buyers of that book also get access to the letter templates in a downloadable MS-Word file that they can work with). As far as I know, Instant Recommendation Letter Kit continues to be the number one resource on planet Earth that offers tips, advice, information and fully formatted real-life templates for the writing of ALL types of recommendation and reference letters.

      Unfortunately, due to the layout and presentation limitations of e-books such as this one, that need to be formatted specifically for reading on hand-held e-book readers such as amazon.com’s Kindle and the like, it is impossible for me to include fully-formatted real-life templates, such as I have with the above-mentioned book.

      However, what I have done with this e-book that you are reading right now is almost as good! I have taken all of the how-to tips, tricks, info and advice from my original best-seller Instant Recommendation Letter Kit, and I have included all of that info here. In addition, wherever possible, I have included in-context hyperlinks that will take you to actual real-life samples of those letters on the World Wide Web. The full URLs have been provided so that if you are reading this e-book while connected online you will be able to link directly to the various templates. Or, if you are reading this while not connected to the Internet, you still have the entire URL listed here so that you can enter it into your Web browser via your keyboard later on, whenever you have online access. In addition, I have revised and updated the content throughout this e-book to make it as current as possible.

      Similar to its hard copy forerunner, I expect that this digital e-book, How To Write Recommendation Letters, will soon become the number one e-resource for writing ALL types of recommendation letters on planet Earth. Please feel free to e-mail me with any comments or questions at shaun@writinghelptools.com.

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      Shaun Fawcett

      Montreal, March 2013

      INTRODUCTION

      eBook Edition Notes

      As mentioned in the Preface, the content of this e-book is based on my longtime best seller, Instant Recommendation Letter Kit that was first published as both an e-book and a paperback back in 2002; followed by revised editions in 2005, 2008 and 2012. The core content of this e-book that you are now reading is based on that last edition.

      Sales of both the book and e-book have been excellent since their initial release. In fact, that title quickly became my best selling how-to book, and remains so until today. Again, as far as I know, it is still the ONLY book/e-book in existence that deals with writing ALL types of recommendation letters.

      A few websites do offer specialized types of recommendation letters. However, these are essentially of the one size fits all copy-and-paste variety. No other book/e-book that I know of deals with them ALL: job/employment, college/university admission, character reference, community service, and performance evaluation.

      All of the earlier versions contained the same core how-to content; the major

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