With competition tight for jobs, promotions and academic programs, applicants still have one sure way to gain an edge: letters of recommendation.
A new Web site features more than 100 letters of recommendation for business and personal use.
The professionally written recommendation letter and reference letter templates at LettersOfRecommendation.net apply to a wide variety of situations, from employment reference letters to scholarship recommendation letters and graduate school recommendation letters.
"With competition for jobs and other professional advancement opportunities being what they are in this economy, people need any edge they can get," said Kevin Savetz, the site's creator. "Well-written recommendation letters can really make a difference."
The sample letters are not limited to job-related and academic pursuits. There are examples of rental reference letters for people seeking to rent a house or apartment. Friends and family of someone up for parole can use the parole board character reference letters as a starting point. People seeking to adopt a child will need adoption reference letters.
"The need for character references comes up in so many situations," Savetz explained. "I wanted to be sure to provide a wide selection of letters for people who need help putting such letters together."
There are also several articles with tips on how to write employment recommendation letter or character reference letters.
Also included on LettersOfRecommendation.net are sample letter templates for when you need to ask someone to write a letter of recommendation on your behalf, and example recommendations for professional and social networking sites such as LinkedIn.
All of the recommendation letters are free to instantly download and print in .DOC format. The files can be edited in Microsoft Word and most other word processing programs. Users just type over the example text to customize the letters to their situation.
LettersOfRecommendation.net is created by Savetz Publishing, Inc., a company that creates high-quality, content-driven web sites. Related resources include resume templates at InstantResumeTemplates.com and cover letter examples at CoverLetterExamples.net. The company also runs the FreePrintable.net family of sites, which offer free printable business cards, stationery, award certificates, recipe cards and other useful printable items. Savetz Publishing also owns FaxZero, which lets users send faxes from their PC.
