四、讓推薦信更有效的秘訣

       1、比較的標準

       推薦信中的評比標準從何而來，就是在推薦人的眼中，被推薦者和所在的母群體中其他人來作比較。對母群體做一些背景描述有助于評審委員了解被推薦者真正的實力。

       2、用字的強度

       在寫推薦信時，所用字眼的強度是非常重要。在強調優點時，盡量采用積極、篤定、毫無保留、肯定的字匯。要表達缺點時，就不妨采用保留且不確定的字匯。提出缺點其實也可算是優點的這種論點，對非以英語為母語的我們來講，這種用字的藝術確實比較傷腦筋些。

       3、正面的語氣

       推薦信的語氣反應了推薦者對被推薦人的觀感。一封熱切誠摯的推薦信給予入學評審委員良好的印象。但一封溫吞猶疑的推薦信則會讓入學評審委員產生：「這個推薦人不太了解這個申請者，所以才寫不出來吧！」或「推薦人根本不想推薦這個申請者，所以才不情愿的寫這封信哩！」等這些負面的想法。

       五、推薦信的基本結構

       開頭：你應該開門見山地介紹一下你所推薦的這個人的能力和你對他的熟悉達到什么程度。如果被推薦的人是你的一個雇員或合作者，你有必要先介紹一下被推薦人擔任的職務，他個人在任時出色完成的一些項目。接下來，你最好用一句簡明扼要的話提一下你們公司的性質和主營范圍。另外，你也應簡要地談一下你對被推薦者的看法。

       中間：在這一段中，你應該具體地闡述一下你對這位雇員（被推薦者）的評價。可以通過列舉一些他在雇用期間出色完成的項目來強化你的觀點，并適當提供一些細節。你還應該描寫一下這位被推薦者的優缺點，尤其是在工作中表現出的那些特點。還可以寫一下你與之一起共事的感受。

       結尾：你可以在這段中寫一些與這個被推薦者綜合素質有關的內容。總而言之，可以是這個人是否負責、有禮貌、熱情、不盡人意、懶惰、精神矍鑠或之類的特點。最后，你可以發表一下關于對這個人是否能勝任他將要尋找的工作的意見。這個意見可以是毫無保留的，可以是直截了當的，也可以是有所保留或部分保留的。

       六、推薦信樣例

From: Fan Pu
Department of the SPECIAL CLASS GIFTED for YOUTHS
University of Science and Technology
Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
July 1, 1998

Dear Sir or Madam:

I take great pleasure in recommending Wang Yong, one of my favorite students, for admission into your distinguished graduate program.

Mr. Wang was admitted in 1986 at 14 years of age into the SPECIAL CLASS for the GIFTED YOUTHS, my university's unique program that caters to the intellectual needs of unusually talented Chinese youngsters. It was a rare privilege he earned with his nearly impeccable academic performance through the years of his elementary and secondary school.

He impressed me almost as he entered into my university, a major cradle of china's scientific and technological talents. At the time, members of the Gifted Class all had to spend half a month studying by themselves the principles of calculus and then take an exam so that we could evaluate their self-study capability. Mr. Wang scored the highest grade in that exam. He also exhibited a keenly whetted mind during class discussions. To my regret at the time, his English was not as good as his mathematics or physics. But I noticed he made a point of working especially hard in improving his English during his five undergraduate years with us. By now, he seems to be at least as proficient in English as most of his former classmates in the Gifted Class.

In my experience with Mr. Wang, I was impressed with not only his extraordinary intelligence but also his ambitions and persistence. I am sure that Mr. Wang will be an outstanding student in any doctoral program that he may care to enroll in. So I would like to support him firmly in his quest recommendation into account when considering his application. I would greatly appreciate it if you decide to accept him as he wishes.

Yours sincerely
Fan Pu
Professor and Deputy Head

       （來源：太傻網）