{"id":2235,"date":"2019-05-18T20:28:57","date_gmt":"2019-05-18T20:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hr4free.web-romandie.ch\/?p=2235"},"modified":"2019-05-18T20:28:57","modified_gmt":"2019-05-18T20:28:57","slug":"how-to-write-a-recommendation-letter-sample","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hr4free.com\/en\/Professional-Document-Writing\/How-to-Write-a-Recommendation-Letter-Sample-Guidelines","title":{"rendered":"How to Write a Recommendation Letter &#8211; Sample"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A recommendation letter may be requested either by a\u00a0<strong>former employee<\/strong>\u00a0who is currently searching for a job, or by a\u00a0<strong>present employee<\/strong>\u00a0whose departure is already planned (as in the example below).<\/p>\n<p>As in the case of the employment certificate, both the person\u2019s\u00a0<strong>technical and behavioral (i.e. &#8220;soft&#8221;) skills<\/strong>, as well as his\/her\u00a0<strong>attitude<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>performance<\/strong>\u00a0,will have to be assessed with as much impartiality as possible.\u00a0<u>Your personal credibility is indeed at stake, and it is recommended not to exaggerate the merits of your former employee.<\/u><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SAMPLE<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Here is a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hr4free.com\/PDF_Files\/Blog_RH_Recommendation_Letter_Sample.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.hr4free.com\/PDF_Files\/Blog_RH_Recommendation_Letter_Sample.pdf\"><strong>sample recommendation letter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0based on the same case study as in the article\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hr4free.com\/en\/Employee-Departure\/Employment-Certificate-and-Assessment-Form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/hr4free.com\/en\/Employee-Departure\/Employment-Certificate-and-Assessment-Form\">&#8220;How to Write the Employment Certificate&#8221;<\/a><\/strong>. 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