I was searching on the internet for an example of a good employee reference but they were all boring. Anyway I did steal a few good words though.
I thought I should post my example reference online for future reference for me and anyone that wants to use it. I have written many of these over the years and I wish I had kept a copy of them all. We all know that time is money when you are in business so if you can save time by working from an example then this is good for business.
I tried to make it a bit more personal as these types of letters are very distant and official.
#1. Employee Reference Example
1 November, 2013
[Place of Employment]
[Address]
[Phone/Email]
Letter of Reference – [Name]
To Whom It May Concern,
[Name] is a very bright and personable individual. She is highly self-motivated, efficient, independent and very capable of achieving any goal she sets her mind to.
[Name] worked at the [Place of Employment] for 15 months. In that time she performed customer service duties, operated the POS system, performed Eftpos transactions and more.
[Name] ability to quickly learn and take on new responsibilities added tremendous value to our business. Her skills on the cash register and dealing with customers were simply outstanding for her age.
[Name] has a great work ethic and performed her duties without being prompted. She could easily work in a team or alone and simply do the exact job required.
I have no hesitation in recommending [Name] for employment as she is a definite asset to any business.
Yours Sincerely,
[Name of Employer] – [Owner/CEO/Manager]
#2. Employee Reference Example
1 November, 2013
[Place of Employment]
[Address]
[Phone/Email]
Letter of Reference – [Name]
To Whom It May Concern,
[Name] worked at the [Place of Employment] for well over 3 years and in that time she was an outstanding employee with faultless work ethics. Both the customers and the staff are sad to see her move on.
[Name] is a very bright and personable individual who is highly self-motivated and needed no supervision at work. Her ability to achieve any goal you set for her added tremendous value to our business. In fact [Name] went beyond her required duties and performed extra tasks daily.
[Name] has worked extremely hard and deserves to move into a management position. I have no hesitation in recommending [Name] for employment as she is a definite asset to any business.
Yours Sincerely,
[Name of Employer] – [Owner/CEO/Manager]