reference для университета Ливерпуля

[ЕленаМ]

Плиз, хелп. Нужно наваять 2 reference, одно из которых academic (от профессора, лектора), а второе от коллеги/босса. Что в них пишется? Может у кого есть образец, ну или ссылки все сети, гле можно глянуть инфо.
Спасибо

[dkasy]

Ну, я вот недавно коллеге что-то такое писал:

Dear Sir/Madam,

I have known XXXX for more than 2 years. As an XXX Manager, he has been my direct supervisee at XXXXXXXXX Department at XXXX [company] in Moscow. He has been interested in obtaining an MBA degree for some time and I feel that he would be a strong candidate for your program.

Our department is responsible for XXX and XXXX transactions of the company and has played a crucial role in the increase of the company’s market capitalization from XXXbn to more than XXXbn over X years. We have interacted with XXX on a day-to-day basis since October 2004 through January 2007 and worked on about 10 XXX transactions together. He was one of the most important and reliable people in my team. In addition to XXX deals, XXX has completed a number of projects pertaining to strategic issues, including analysis of new products and services and analysis of feasibility of entering new XXXX agreements and other alliances. XXX also coordinated preparation of several business plans of outstanding quality.

XXX showed himself as a team player through interacting with people from different departments and groups within the company, such as marketing, technical, legal and other groups. He has always demonstrated an ability to communicate with people of different levels and versatile areas.

During his time here, XXX did an excellent job and was an asset to our organization. He has demonstrated commitment to success and strong competence in his area of responsibility. He has consistently produced high quality results and has participated in a number of XXX transactions being the key project manager in several of these transactions. In my view, attention to detail and analytical abilities are his special strengths. He always showed his interest and great knowledge of XXXX. I believe that during his study at your school XXX will be able to further develop his skills and knowledge essential for a successful professional career in this area.

In summary, I consider XXX’s abilities as outstanding. He possesses the intellectual skills and the maturity necessary to succeed in your program and I strongly recommend him as a candidate for your MBA program. Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions regarding XXX or this recommendation.

[ЕленаМ]

dkasy, thank you very much!
Интересно, а там эти референсы внимательно читают или это не больше, чем формальность?

[dkasy]

Читают, не сомневайтесь. Не самый главный фактор, конечно, но явный bullshit или что-то негативное в рекомендации могут спугнуть приемную комиссию. Подсказка: наши студенты обычно references сами себе пишут, насколько я знаю, хотя рекомендатор, конечно, должен быть в курсе того, что он написал Обычно не звонят и не проверяют, но могут, так что рисковать не советую - раскрытый обман однозначно ведет к отказу или даже к отчислению, если обнаружился после приема.

[ЕленаМ]

Насчет подсказки, спасибо конечно. Ситуация 100% схожая, рекомендаторы сказали подпишемся, но рекомендацию пиши сама, вот я и озадачилась