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The sample personal letters of recommendation are written by close friends. These letters could also be for an admission but most of the time, they are for a job recommendation. This letter is written by a close friend or a colleague who knows you well.
Though, you may think that recommendation letters written by close friends may not hold much value but that is not the case. They hold just as much value as any other recommendation letter would. Another advantage in this letter is that your friend can write from personal experience and highlight the qualities that would make you a good employee. The two sample personal letters of recommendation below are the perfect blueprint upon which you can write your own letter.
First Format of Sample Personal Letters of Recommendation
From
Heath Addie
424, Stone Drive
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Office no - (525) 256 1311
Residence no - (515) 524 1551
Cell no - (444) 541 4141
heathaddie@chainmail.com
To whomsoever it may concern,
I have had the pleasure of having worked with Solomon Jacobs for the past seven years. He is a good friend and an excellent human being. More importantly, he is a great fabricator. We both worked in same car fabrication garage for five years before he took up another job. After working with him for that period of five years, I can confidently say that he is one of the best fabricator I have seen. His design and his work his immaculate.
Many of the customers of the garage would come specifically to get fabrication work done by Solomon. One of the biggest reasons for that was that he would always deliver on time. He did not mind burning the midnight oil and putting extra efforts. His work and finishing would be extremely good leaving no margin for error.
Another advantage is that he is a good designer as well. He understands the requirement of the customers and makes designs accordingly. Therefore, by hiring him, you will not need to have someone else doing the designing. Another person making designs and someone else doing the fabrication results in a lot of wastage of time. Therefore, hiring Solomon who does both is a better idea.
I can vouch for the professional work he does. You can call me if you want to verify that facts written in this letter. I am mostly available on my cell phone number given in the letter. Thank you.
Sincere regards,
Heath Addie
Second Format of Sample Personal Letters of Recommendation
From
Hans Kohler
8182, Flower Fields
Corona, California, USA
(212) 516 5411
Cell no. - (414) 991 7189
hanskohler@chainmail.com
To whomsoever it may concern,
Ms. Sarah Harper has been a close friend of mine for four years and she had been a colleague for two years. We both worked in Saints Hospital as registered nurses. She performed really well in her job and was liked by all. Sadly, she left that position to tend to her ailing mother. However, her mother is fine now and Sarah wants to start with her nursing career again in a new hospital.
Sarah was extremely competent in her job and would be on her toes at all possible time. Never do I remember her sitting and relaxing during her shift. She was always working and looking after the patients. Though, she had only little experience in this field, she had deep knowledge. Doctors gave due notice to her opinion and she would be right most of the times.
She is extremely dedicated in whatever she does. She is also very caring; a fact justified by her taking time off to look after her sick mother. Any hospital and its staff would be lucky to have a nurse like Sarah working for them. She is a good nurse and will certainly positively impact the quality of care in the hospital she works in.
You can call me on my home phone number to verify this letter. I would be happy to talk about Sarah. Thank you.
Sincere regards,
Hans Kohler
The two sample personal letters of recommendation given above are recommendation letters written by friends and former colleagues, and both are regarding job recommendations. These two are the most common type of letters.