You are applying for a job and need a letter of reference. Write a letter to a former teacher. In your letter: . Give details of the job explain why it is important to you suggest what information your teacher could put in the reference.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am pleased to inform you that I have got a new
job
offer and I have been asked to produce a letter of reference.
The job
is of a software engineer in a multinational company, I have to do the development work on the C language.
Being a code developer in the software industry has been my passion, as you have seen, I had developed my own projects in the college computer lab.
This
job
matters a lot to me as this
will be giving me the base I need for my career. I would like you to write a reference letter in which you could mention my programming skills and innovative ideas, also
I will need you to put my general information along with my academic years.
This
will help me get a chance to get a good start with my job
and will have a good first
impression.
Here you could also
add my project details where I have developed some working programs, while I was giving my practices last
year.
I look forward to seeing you soon with a joining letter in my hand and I am sure you will be very proud of me being your student.
Yours sincerely,
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Structure your letter
A letter needs to be written using a proper format, including the following:
- A greeting (Dear sir/madam, Dear John, Dear Mr. Smith)
- The main body (consisting of paragraphs for each part of the letter)
- A closing (Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Best wishes, Kind regards, Love)
When writing a letter as part of the IELTS General Training Writing Task 1, it is important to include the bullet points presented to you in the question.
All three bullet points need to be presented. And remember that some bullet points contain more than one element. So, make sure to watch for ‘and’ and plurals.