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Reference letter

Recommend a colleague or someone you managed, with concrete examples of their work.

Your full name
Your job title and organisation
Your email or phone

18 October 2026

Subject: Reference for Name of the person you recommend

To whom it may concern,

I am pleased to recommend Name of the person you recommend, whom I have known since When you started working together, as How you worked together. In that time, Name of the person you recommend worked as Their job title.

The main responsibilities of the role were Their main responsibilities.

Here is what stood out most in Name of the person you recommend's work. What they did well, with examples

I recommend Name of the person you recommend without reservation and would gladly work together again. If you would like to know more, you can reach me at Your email or phone.

Sincerely,

Your full name
Your job title and organisation

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