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Recommendation letter template (US)
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Letter of Recommendation
Your Name
Your Title and Organization
Your Email or Phone
Date: Letter Date
To: Recipient Name or "Hiring Committee"
Re: Recommendation for Candidate Name
Dear Recipient Name:
I am pleased to recommend Candidate Name for Position or Program. I have known them for Length of Time as their Your Relationship to the Candidate at Organization.
In that time, Candidate Name showed these strengths:
• First Strength, for example: First Specific Example
• Second Strength, for example: Second Specific Example
• Third Strength, for example: Third Specific Example
One result I remember clearly is Notable Achievement.
I believe Candidate Name would do well in this role because Why They Fit. I recommend them Level of Recommendation, such as Without Reservation.
Please contact me at Your Email or Phone if you would like to discuss this further.
Sincerely,
Your Signature
Your Printed Name