申请人情况:
Leo,211工程大学本科毕业,经济学专业。
IBT: 100+; GMAT: 680; GPA: 3.4+
2007年8月来到我公司,2007年12月底,所有学校申请完成。
申请结果:康乃尔大学(全美人力资源专业Top 1,全美综合排名12)
伊利诺伊大学香槟分校(全美人力资源专业Top 5)
密歇根州立大学(全美人力资源专业Top 5)
背景分析:
优势: 大学、平时成绩和硬件条件不错。
劣势:语言成绩不占特别优势,大学期间专业背景不突出,没有在大企业的工作经历。
专家点评:
申请人找到我们时就明确表示要去Cornell,曾经自己申请失败过,但是经过对其背景的了解和深入谈话,我们有十足的把握能帮他申到人力资源Top 1 的Cornel University。由于申请人的硬件条件过关,于是我们把大把的精力放在了申请材料的准备上,我们凸显了申请者各方面的优势,以及在工作经验中体现出来的个人能力与品质,在PS 中强调了申请者在人力资源领域所做出的成绩。最后拿到了所申请专业TOP 1的学校,这样的结果应该最得益于那封精心设计的推荐信:
October 15, 2007
Mr. William
Manager, Marketing Services
***************Inc.
Address:
*******
Dear Sir or Madam:
This is in response to your recent request for a letter of recommendation for Leo who worked for me up until one year ago.
Leo worked under my direct supervision at ********for a period of more than two years ending in October 2006. During that period, I had the great pleasure of seeing his blossom from a junior marketing trainee at the beginning, into a fully functioning Marketing, Program Co-Ordinator, in his final year with the company. That was the last position he held before moving on to a better career opportunity elsewhere.
Leo is a hard-working self-starter who invariably understands exactly what a project is all about from the outset, and how to get it done quickly and effectively. During his two years in the Marketing Co-Ordinator position, I cannot remember an instance in which he missed a major deadline. He often brought projects in below budget, and a few were even completed ahead of schedule.
Mr. Leo is a resourceful, creative, and solution-oriented person who was frequently able to come up with new and innovative approaches to his assigned projects. He functioned well as a team leader when required, and he also worked effectively as a team member under the direction of other team leaders.
On the interpersonal side, Leo has superior written and verbal communication skills. He gets along extremely well with staff under his supervision, as well as colleagues at his own level. He is highly respected, as both a person and a professional, by colleagues, employees, suppliers, and customers alike.
One year ago, when Mr. Leo announced his resignation to take up a new position with a larger company, we were saddened to see his leave, although we wished him the greatest success in his new undertaking. Even now, more than one year after his departure, I can state that him presence, both as a person and as an exemplary employee, is still missed here.
In closing, as detailed above, based on my experience working with him, I can unreservedly recommend Leo to you for his further education. If you would like further elaboration, feel free to call me at *******.
Sincerely,
William
Director, Marketing and Sales
下面给大家一些写好推荐信的建议,以便让对方认识到一个更好的、更真实的你。
写好推荐信必须具备的要素
推荐信在申请学校中起着非常重要的作用,起什么作用呢?通过推荐信,学校招生办的老师就可以看出,你在一个熟悉你的老师或者领导眼里是一个什么样子,从另外一个侧面了解你。按照要求是不允许申请者见到推荐信的,这样的推荐信才会反映一些真实的内容。那么写推荐信应该注意哪几个方面呢?
1. 推荐信应该找最了解你的人去写,通常是班主任老师最了解你,其他的可以适当根据你申请的专业进行选择其他任课老师。工作的人最好找直接上司去写。推荐信不在职位的高低,当然如果你的校长或者公司的总裁很了解你,让他们去写会更好一些,前提是他们了解你,粗描淡写的推荐信不如不写,反而给人一种虚假的感觉。
2. 推荐信不一定要华丽的词汇,但要措辞得当,要将推荐者要表达的内容表达出来。中国学生及家长通常喜欢追求华丽的词汇,而不注重真实内容的反映。这就显的推荐信华而不实。
3. 推荐信不能只写一些空洞的表扬之类的话语,那些话谁都会说。最好能通过一些事件反映出某些方面的品质。
4. 推荐信的与众不同:可以找一个特殊的人去给你写一封特殊的推荐信,美国人喜欢特殊性和与众不同,因为他们希望你能带来不同的文化和不同的风格。你的特殊和与众不同会给你带来特殊的惊喜。