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Students commencing their masters and doctoral studies, at any top international university, have to submit at least 2 LORs. Often, students prefer submitting academic LORs over professional LOR, without understanding how both play a different role.
A professional letter of recommendation vouches for an applicant’s professional skills and technical knowledge. It can be written by your employer and/or supervisor. Of the two, asking for a LOR from Supervisors is better as they are the one who has witnessed your growth closely.
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Why do you need an LOR from Supervisor?
There are many reasons why applicants ask/need a LOR from supervisor. Some of these are:
- The most common scenario is when the students have done an internship, voluntary or community work as part of their under-graduation, or have taken up some work post the UG degree. Here, the reference letter from the supervisor will help highlight your experience and professional journey.
- If you took a gap in studies to work as a volunteer, Social worker, professional, a Letter of recommendation from the supervisor will not just help vouch for your skills but also verify your story for taking a break from studies.
The LOR has to be written by the immediate supervisor under whose supervision the applicant has worked and the referee supervisor has to mention the observations made by him during their work tenure.
How to write a LOR from Supervisor?
- Follow a professional LOR format and use a professional font for readability.
- Include contact information, date, recipient details, and a formal salutation.
- Introduce your relationship with the candidate and your position. You need to clarify your capacity to provide valuable insights into the candidate's work ethic.
- Showcase the employee's skills, work habits, and notable accomplishments. Provide examples to back up your points.
- Incorporate anecdotes to demonstrate the candidate's qualities and contributions. Help the reader visualize the candidate's potential impact on their organization.
- Sign off with a formal closing, such as:
- Thank you
- Thank you for your time
- Regards
- Sincerely
- Best
- Kind regards
- Proofread the document to eliminate errors.
Sample LOR from Supervisor
(Name of Referee)
(Position of Referee)
(Mailing address of Referee)
(Name of Recipient)
(Mailing address of Recipient)
(Position of Recipient)
(Today’s date)
Dear Sir/Madam,
I take immense pleasure in recommending XXXX for the admission in Masters of Science in XXXXX course at your esteemed institution. XXXX has started his work as Junior Executive –Operations and was able to get a promotion just in six months due to his extraordinary dedication and organized work.
XXXX worked with us for one and a half years till now. I was his immediate supervisor for the last year and was the overseeing supervisor for the first six months. During his tenure, he started gaining an indispensable slot due to his meticulous planning and execution of assigned duties that reflected positively on the company’s growth. He is self-driven, honest, and professional in his approach and is able to make his presence felt in the teamwork or otherwise in the assigned job area.
Secondly, he possesses excellent communication, reasoning, and critical thinking skills. Despite the varying complexity of projects and tasks, XXXX has consistently demonstrated his ability to adapt and excel. He ensures clarity in communication internally among team members and externally with stakeholders. He demonstrated his oral articulateness in all discussions and focused on solving any queries or issues that arose. Through his effective skills, we always managed to deliver projects before deadlines.
Lastly, he has the potential to work in the research and development area and has shown a similar capacity for designing product models. This shows that he is multi-talented and requires to master the specialized areas through further study to excel and make the companies also grow with changing times.
He shared with us his desire to have advanced studies in XXXX to move higher in his career and company; and after seeing his potential we also felt that though it will be a loss to our company and we will feel the void, he definitely deserves to get in-depth knowledge and experiential learning to learn those nuances that will help him in his future and in turn building stronger industries.
I also feel that this experience of working has given him practical knowledge and desired confidence that will help him in his further studies and research. I strongly recommend his candidature for admission to Masters in XXXX, as he is truly a deserving student.
In case of any further queries regarding XXXX, I would be happy to answer them. I am contactable at the office Email XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX and phone numbers XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXX between 10 am to 6 pm from Monday to Friday every week.
Thanking you
Recommender’s Name
Designation
Contact details
Stamp
Tips to Get Letter of Recommendation from Supervisor
It is advisable that the applicant should discuss the complete details of the intended course and institution with the supervisor and must give him enough time to prepare the recommendation letter to have a rightly effective reference.
Some other pointers to be kept in mind while writing an LOR from a supervisor are mentioned below:
- Recommendation letter should be written on the company’s letterhead and should preferably have the supervisor’s seal. Furthermore, its supervisor must sign the LOR under the company seal.
- The LOR has to mention the tenure for which the applicant has worked and the area or designation of the applicant at the company.
- Why the supervisor would like to recommend the applicant for further study should be highlighted. Areas of expertise, positive skills, and specific strengths observed if any should be mentioned in the LOR by the supervisor.
- Applicants should also discuss the ways to submit the LOR defined by the institution and must make sure that the supervisor referee shall be able to adhere to the laid down procedures.
- The work supervisor should not be any person related to the applicant as sometimes the applicant may have worked in a company of relatives, This must be disclosed to the institution.
No personal liking, feelings, or relationship should be mentioned in the Letter of recommendation. This LOR from supervisor is given equal weightage as the academic LORs as this tells the practical application abilities of the applicant and provides insight about candidates' thought process of choosing to study again.
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