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Sample Reference Letter:

Former Supervisor 2

Adele Fraser

Student Advisor

Student Services

University of Edmonton

Edmonton, AB T6G 2J7

December 11, 20XX

Human Resources Department

Pacifica University College

1019 Oceania Avenue

Vancouver, BC V5T 1Y9

Dear Sir or Madam:

Re: Letter of Recommendation for Kathryn Heath, applicant for the position of Career Advisor, Competition

No: 12.06.078

I am pleased to provide a reference for Kathryn Heath who I have known for approximately five years.

Kathryn and I first met as student staff, on the Workshops and Presentations team, at Student Services at the

University of Edmonton. After Kathryn moved on to work in career development with the federal government,

we continued to meet, often at professional development events, to share ideas and practices to enrich our work

as career practitioners. I believe Kathryn’s work and education experience make her a strong candidate for the

position of Career Advisor in the Bachelor of Education University Transfer Program at Pacifica University

College.

Kathryn’s work assignment with Student Services was multi-faceted. She worked in the Information

Centre, which serves 1,500 students per week, the place of first contact for many clients. There she provided

students with on the spot advising-directing them to the most appropriate resources (workshops, books, tip

sheets, forums or fairs, web sites, other agencies, etc.) and answering questions.

She also conducted one-on-one hour long consultations in the areas of work search and career decision-

making, resume critiquing, and mock interviews. Her clients and co-workers appreciated the breadth of her

knowledge, developed through continuing education, both formal and informal. In her workshops and

presentations, Kathryn was enthusiastic, competent, and confident. We often co-facilitated and I could always

count on her to be well prepared. I particularly appreciated her expertise when we presented to graduating

students, a group known for asking probing and wide-ranging questions. Drawing on her experience as a

former high school teacher, Kathryn was able to satisfy even the most challenging of our workshop participants.

Student Services put Kathryn’s writing skills to work as well. She revised a number of workshop facilitator's

manuals, co-authored a self-employment workshop script, and developed a number of handouts.

Kathryn was frequently entrusted with challenging assignments. On one occasion, she was asked to

provide a four-day career development workshop tailored to the needs of technically sophisticated post-

graduate information technology students. Working with a very tight time frame, Kathryn recruited a team of

facilitators, secured workshop materials more suited to her IT audience, and adapted material to include many

on-line resources so the students could make use of their computers throughout the presentations. Her efforts

proved successful. Student Services was invited back to offer the workshops on several subsequent occasions.

After Kathryn left the Information Centre, I was pleased to maintain our mutually sustaining

professional and personal relationship. I believe she would be an asset to Pacifica University College and an

outstanding resource for its students. I wish her well. Should you have any questions regarding Kathryn’s

qualifications, please call me at (780) 555-4587.

Sincerely,

Adele Fraser

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