How to Request a Reference Letter?

Some companies can require reference letters for job applications, like almost all academic programmes including “2 reference letters” in the list of the required documents for applications. At this point, both students and professionals start to think “how and from whom I will get this reference letter”. My advice is, if you are in academic life, it is best to request it from the academic in the highest position who also knows about you. It similarly applies to professional life, it would be the wisest to request it from a manager having the highest title or largest network, again who also knows about you. When it comes to “how to request a reference letter”, we can obtain a successful result by gathering this issue under three main titles.

1- Highlight that person’s features you want the reference from.

Why should particularly that person write it for you? Why do you care so much about their ideas? What makes them unique? If you say, “because he/she is the General Manager or at the top within the company,” then state it (of course in a politer way). If they made any contribution for you being in this position, you must definitely add this detail.

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