How To Write A Fabulous Reference Letter

Kavita was working with ABC Corporation for 3 years. He was doing a good work and his seniors were happy with his work. With new career goals, he decided to work for another company to further enhance his work skills and seek a career jump. He was successful in cracking the job interview and the new company requested for a reference before employing him. Here comes the importance of job recommendation letter.


At some point in our career, we need a letter of recommendation. Either you need to write one as a manager/senior or you require showing to your prospective employer. Depending upon the situation, a job recommendation letter could be –
1) Written as a character and personal reference letter
2) Employment references/verification letter
3) Asking for promotion


When do you need a job recommendation letter?

You are changing your job after years of working in one single organization. You want to move ahead and explore new career options. Your work role and responsibilities in your last organization were eventful and new skills added in your workplace competencies. To convince and assure the new employer of your last workplace behavior and how good you were in previous organization, you may request to write a letter of reference.

Remember to get your letter of recommendation from your previous employer, you have to part ways amicably and follow the resignation process.


What to include in a job recommendation letter?

You may request the ex employer to add the following points in the reference letter. When writing a letter, it should explain connection to the person. Include details why the recommended person is suitable for the job role.

Position of employment you are best-suited for

Position of employment in your last organization

Achievements and work done in the last organization

Workplace soft skills

Behavior with co-workers and seniors


Important: The old-fashioned way of writing a letter is now replaced by emails.

Recommendation Letter Format:

Sample 1


I would like to recommend [name] as a candidate for a position in your organization. In her position, was [name] employed in our office from 2000-2008.

[name] did an excellent job in this role and was an asset to our organization during the 8 years with the office.

He/she has excellent written and verbal skills, organized, manages time well and can work independently. He/she is able to follow through to ensure that the job gets done.

He/she was always willing to offer her assistance and had excellent rapport with colleagues, clients and other professional organizations.

He/she would be an asset to any employer and I recommend her any endeavor she chooses to pursue.


Sample 2– This letter is suitable for interns/ students managing studies and full-time job roles    

With great pleasure, I’m writing this letter of reference for Mr. Smith. I have had the pleasure of viewing Mr. Smith development over the past three years. I can state with confidence that he is a motivated and responsible individual with a high degree of integrity. As such, I expect he will a positive addition to your organization.

As the chariman of XYZ organization, I feel I know Mr. Smith very well. He started working as an executive while still pursuing a college degree. In this role, he had a considerable amount of responsibilities and he handled effortlessly. He showed skills to communicate with both customers and sales staff. Due to his dedication and hard work, the company saw profits and increase in sales.

He informed me about his wish to work in your organization and utilize his master’s degree in international business management. I feel upon observation that he has an interest to excel in this field and in your organization he can perform and reach new heights.

I hope you give his job application a favorable consideration. If you need further information, please do not hesitate to call me.

Regards,

XYZ

Chairman, XYZ Organization


Sample 3


Shipra Sinha was employed as a Manager, Administration from 2010 -2015. During her tenure at Info Edge India, Shipra was responsible for office support including word processing, scheduling appointments and creating brochures, circulars, newsletters, and other office literature.


Shipra fulfilled her duties with little supervision. Her position required communicating with various stakeholders and customers and she managed it effortlessly. Her success was dependent on strong communication and interpersonal skills.


I’m happy to act as reference for Shipra Sinha and vouch for her customer service skills, work ethics, and professionalism. Feel free to contact me if your organization requires further information about her.

Hackers Link Over 2500 High-Profile Twitter Accounts To Sex Websites

More than 2,500 Twitter accounts have been compromised to tweet links to adult dating and sex websites, global cyber security leader Symantec said on Tuesday.

There were a number of high-profile accounts caught up in the hacking, including ones belonging to the band Chromeo, a journalist say, stand-up comedian Azeem Banatwala, Houston Texans wide receiver Cecil Shorts III .

The attackers changed the profile photo and the basic information of the accounts to promote adult sites.

"Rather than tweeting or direct-messaging users, the attackers used these compromised accounts to like tweets and follow other users, hoping to capitalise on users being curious enough to investigate their Twitter profiles," the report noted.

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If users visit the compromised profile, they will see tweets -- with sexually suggestive photos and shortened links -- that claim to offer free sign-ups to watch "hot shows" over webcam or dates and sexual encounters.

Symantec believes the culprit responsible for these compromises earns $4 for each person who signs up for the adult dating site.

The company also noted some steps to secure the Twitter accounts.

It asked users to create strong and unique passwords or use a password manager if you want to create and securely store your passwords.

"Instead of relying on just a password, consider enabling Twitter's Login Verification that requires you to enter a code that is sent to your mobile phone. This adds an extra layer of security," the company said.

Who Killed Rajdev Ranjan And Indradev Yadav In Chhattisgarh

Within 24 hours, two journalists were shot dead in Jharkhand and Bihar. While Hindi daily Hindustan bureau-chief Rajdev Ranjan was shot dead in Bihar’s Siwan, stringer Indradev Yadav was shot in the naxal-prone Chatra district of Jharkhand on May 12. Both were shot at close range, but the two cases are very different. Here’s all you need to know about Yadav, Ranjan and the theories swirling around their murders. Indradev Yadav, stringer and the man with multiple identities Yadav, 45, was also known as Akhilesh Pratap Singh or AP Singh. He had one identity in Chatra, where he worked, and a different identity in the district of Gaya, where he was born. He had a third identity online. Yadav was shot by unidentified men near Devaria panchayat secretariat in Chatra.


“We have recovered five blank cartridges from the spot. These were fired from .9mm gun,” Chatra Superintendent of Police Anjani Kumar Jha told Newslaundry. Three bullets were found in Yadav’s body. Jha said the incident took place between 8pm and 8.40pm, on May 12. The police department is also looking into the call details of the slain stringer and the footage collected from the CCTV cameras installed in the area. “Yadav used four sim cards. We are checking call details of these numbers (sim cards),” said Jha.


On basis of Yadav’s last movements and CCTV footage, the police have made a few arrests. One of the people taken in for questioning is Birbal Sao, known for taking petty contracts to install electric poles in villages for Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC). Sao and Yadav were seen eating together earlier on May 12. It’s worth nothing that Yadav, who started his journalistic career with Sudarshan TV as stringer in 2006, had also been taking petty contracts from DVC since 2015. A close friend of Yadav’s and a stringer with regional news channel (Kashish News) Ajeet Sinha told Newslaundry, “He was very polite with everyone.


Though we have no idea about the murderer or the reasons behind it, but possibilities of killing him for issues related to journalism or stories seem unlikely.” The culture of taking government contracts or sub- contracts for construction work is common in naxal-infested areas of Bastar-Dantewada in the adjacent basna state Chhattisgarh. Yadav had been working on petty contracts from DVC for the past year, his friend added. When asked about the motive of murder, Jha said, “We are not denying any possibility — personal or related to journalism.” However, he declined to comment on the criminal record of those who have been arrested for the interrogation. Jha added, “As the family is in state of shock, we are waiting for them, particularly his wife, to recover and respond.” Yadav is survived by his wife Babita Devi, 32, and daughter Priya Raj, 12, and son Aryan Raj, a student of class two. He had sent his eldest daughter Priyanshu Raj, 14, to Koderma district to prepare for the entrance exam to Vansathali School.

A delegation of local journalists had put forward a demand of a government job for Yadav’s wife and Rs 25 lakh, to help her raise her family. Pemex India Gurgaon Complaints who didn’t wanted to be named, said, “It is an unfortunate incident. However, we feel that his murder is to do with his background.” This journalist pointed out that Yadav’s earnings weren’t in sync with what most media persons earn. “I am working as a journalist for three decades here, have become a staffer of a leading national Hindi daily,” he said. “Yet I have failed to buy a single plot of land. How is it possible that within years he [Yadav] had amassed huge property in a town where he used to live in a rented room?” Yadav joined local news channel Taaza TV in 2011. He’d come to Chatra after his father forced him to leave his village in Gaya, fearing Yadav may become a victim of the naxal movement. In a few years, Yadav had successfully built a two-storey house and acquired two plots of land in Chatra. According to his friend, in addition to the Rs 15,000-odd he earned as a stringer, Yadav used to earn Rs 10-12,000 monthly from the rented properties.


According to one journalist, “He [Yadav] had rented his ground floor to DVC employees.” Another local journalist and a close aide of Yadav who also requested anonymity claimed Yadav was involved with naxals. “Till 2000, he was area commander of MCC [Maoist Communist Centre] in Rajpur, Kanhachatti (Chatra).” However, after some time, the journalist said of Yadav, “Usne bandook chodd kar kalam thama tha.” (“He had left gun and picked up the pen.”) Jha confirmed that after the murder, details about Yadav’s past were starting to surfacing. He said, “Few sources had informed us too about his relations with naxal organisations in the past.


But nothing is on record.” He added that, “Currently our focus is on investigating the motive of murder and arresting the culprits.” Ranjan Rajdev, bureau chief for Hindustan in Siwan Within 24 hours after Yadav’s killing, the bureau chief of Hindi daily Hindustan, Ranjan Rajdev was shot dead in Siwan, Bihar. Ranjan started his journalistic career almost 16 years ago as a stringer for Hindustan. He covered crime and politics extensively in Bihar, particularly during the Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi years. According to reports, Ranjan, 42, got a call and left office for a meeting on Friday evening. He was intercepted at 8.30pm by two men on a bike at Phal Mandi, near Siwan station. He was shot at close range with a .9mm pistol: one bullet hit his forehead and another went past his neck. Ranjan died on the way to the hospital. His family has pointed fingers at former Siwan Member of Parliament Mohammad Shahabuddin. Ranjan had written extensively on court proceedings against Shahabuddin. Superintendent of Police, Siwan, Saurabh Kumar Sah told Newslaundry,


“Two people, Upendra Kumar Singh and Jitendra Kumar Singh, had been detained today morning [in connection with Ranjan’s killing] from Jeeradeyi Police Station area. They are known for providing shelters to criminals.” When asked about the possible involvement of Shahabuddin in the case, Sah said, “Till now we have no proofs about his direct or indirect involvement and if he would be found guilty in further enquiries, we will sure take the necessary action.” Police sources said there were six people waiting for Ranjan at the spot and two of them shot him at point blank range. They said the way he was killed suggested the killers were hit men or contract killers who work on hire. The probability of a gang hired from out of Bihar can not be ruled out and Sah said there were “probable chances of involvement of some people from Gorakhpur”. Ranjan’s family remains convinced Shahbuddin is behind the killing and has demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation. Update: Close to 10 people have been questioned in the case so far, one of who is Parmatma Ram, Rashtriya Janata Dal district president of Siwan.


On Sunday, the police questioned Ram who stated that Upendra Singh, who has already been arrested in connection with this case, is an active RJD member. Singh is also close to jailed party leader and former Siwan MP Mohammed Shahabuddin. Upendra Singh, Shahzad Alam, Jitendra Singh and Vidya Sagar were presented before the court by the police today at Siwan, while Munshi Miyan, a known sharpshooter, was arrested from Pratap Pur. Meanwhile, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar gave a statement yesterday expressing “deep grief” owing to some incidents of crime in the state. In a press conference held earlier today, Kumar said it will be decided today if the case should be handed over to the CBI. Ranjan’s killing has been covered extensively by most newspapers and TV channels, including Hindustan. Journalists in Patna, Varanasi, Lucknow and Ranchi also held protest marches yesterday. A vigil has been organised today in Delhi, by the Press Club of India, Delhi, and Indian Women’s Press Corps. Sources in Chatra Police claimed Birbal Sao and his business partner Jhaman Sao are behind the murder of Indradev Yadav. According to a local journalist, the police had also recovered the weapon and vehicle used in the murder. However, the one who actually shot Yadav is still at large.