出國留學很多學校都要求申請人提交推薦信,由國內(nèi)教授或有影響力的人推薦書寫。下面是我們出國留學網(wǎng)給大家分享的留學推薦信寫作技巧及范文,希望對大家有所幫助。
推薦信寫作技巧
一、推薦信中的優(yōu)點寫作
對申請人的優(yōu)點介紹及評價,這是推薦信的核心。主要包括申請人的天賦,學習成績,研究能力,工作經(jīng)驗,學習精神,組織能力,品行及個性方面。推薦人寫申請人的優(yōu)點時應注意事項:
1、客觀評價申請人的成就,避免贊美過度
推薦人應該表明推薦人對于申請人的目的、學習成績、科研能力等方面有一定了解,并能解釋申請人進一步深造的需要。很多推薦信把申請人吹成了一個甚至比教授還牛的專家,就失去了推薦信的意義,既然已經(jīng)是大師級人物了,還用去留學嗎?
2、插入申請人的一些具體實例,避免泛泛的贊美之詞
推薦信中對于申請人的重要素質(zhì)和能力要有實例的支持。作為推薦教授,總是可以講述申請人在做一些科研項目時的責任和表現(xiàn)。作為申請人的老板,總是能說出申請人某一項具體成就。就像寫自述信時一樣,拿出一張紙,一邊寫出自己的品質(zhì),優(yōu)點,在另一邊注明至少一個實例。切記:推薦不是吹捧,所以推薦信的“裝扮”要適度,不能太花哨,太渲染。要盡量用平實可信的語言,增加細節(jié)性的例證說明。
3、轉(zhuǎn)換語言風格和思維角度,增加推薦可信度
自己給自己寫推薦信不僅僅是擺事實的問題,還有一個口吻,行文問題。首先是內(nèi)容上,除了補充自己自述中所沒有的方面外,對于一些重要的成就和優(yōu)點進行論述時,要從推薦人的角度考慮,切勿簡單重復自述信或簡歷中的內(nèi)容;其次是語言風格上,用詞上要注意變換,不要出現(xiàn)你自述信中常用的習語等,最后在推薦信用的紙張、信封、字體、字號、段落等方面盡量避免雷同。
二、推薦信中的缺點寫作
1、推薦信里申請人的缺點不能是原則性的
推薦信的缺點不能是原則性的,原則性缺點包括很多,比如為人處世、馬虎大意等等,這些讓人家一看就沒有好感的缺點千萬不要寫。同時,在圍繞專業(yè)的這部分內(nèi)容方面,也要注意分寸。例如,說申請人很努力,但是專業(yè)方面仍然有不足,學習能力仍然有待加強,這樣可以,這是謙虛的表現(xiàn),同時也側(cè)面寫出了申請人的優(yōu)點。但是,如果說申請人遇到挫折就沒有耐心,麻痹大意,甚至無法和申請人一起在專業(yè)方面合作等等,這種缺點千萬不能要寫。
2、適當提及自己的“缺點”
一封推薦信如果闡述的完全是被推薦的同學的優(yōu)點,不免讓人覺得有粉飾之嫌,如果能恰當?shù)丶尤胍恍叭秉c”,不僅能令推薦信真實,還會通過“似貶實褒”,反而突出了被推薦人的特殊氣質(zhì)。例如在推薦信中可以考慮加入這樣的詞句:“該生有時因為過分專注于研究工作而難以平衡生活各方面的關(guān)系,這不失為一種美中不足”。這句話似乎是在談“缺點”,但很明顯這樣的“缺點”其實正是很多專業(yè)最渴望的“缺點”——廢寢忘食的工作態(tài)度,從而使得“缺點”也為申請?zhí)峁┝司薮髱椭?BR> 3、推薦信里的缺點針對自己的專業(yè)也要有分寸
可以考慮針對你的專業(yè), 不注重的地方, 寫一些缺點。比如你以后是要做研究的, 你就不能說自己沒耐心, 不注意細節(jié),或者以后你是要跟人打交道多的, 你就不能說自己不善于和人相處, 交流等等。推薦信里的缺點不要影響你所學專業(yè),但是要看起來要真實一點, 而且不能跟你其他部分寫的有矛盾。在推薦信中不要用盡所有表現(xiàn)人類美德、才華和優(yōu)秀的形容詞,卻沒有一個具體例證。在推薦信中適當提及缺點是非常有必要的,但是這個缺點最好不要針對自己所學的專業(yè)。
所謂“金無赤足人無完人”,即便是要申請出國留學,也不可能把自己說的是十全十美,那么在推薦信中,如何權(quán)衡這一點呢?因為推薦信最重要的一個標準就是真實性,最好的辦法就是客觀公正,對于優(yōu)點要大力褒揚,而對于缺點,也不要太過掩飾,否則會讓校方覺得不真實。
推薦信寫作范文
Dear Sir/ Madam,
I am writing this letter of recommendation for Mr.Cai, my former student. I have known Mr. Cai for more than 6 years since his freshman year at "University of Minnesota". At that time, he took the course-- "Mathematical Analysis," which I taught mainly for junior students majoring in Mathematics. To my surprise, I found he was among the few students in his class who could keep up with the pace of my lectures. Moreover, he often posed thought-provoking questions during the course. Thus it was natural that I liked discussing with this young man and became familiar with him. The more I knew him, the more I found he was talented at mathematics. As you can see, he got excellent scoreson the course. In fact, he ranked No. 1 on this 270 hours course in the talented student class, which has 34 intelligent others.
With his outstanding talent and solid mathematical background, he also did quite well in most other courses during his undergraduate study. By the way, you may wonder why his undergraduate scores look not so good compared to other Chinese applicants. It is easy to explain, because he belonged to the talented student class, which were required to endure harder test papers and stricter grading than most other college students did at least at "University of Minnesota".
He even served as Prof. Linda s Research Assistant for one year. No one could deny his commitment to his job. As a matter of fact, Prof. Linda‘s electronic lab happened to be neighboring my office and I could always see him working in the lab, either repairing the instruments or helping Prof. Linda collect lab reports. Maybe one more example will demonstrate his commitment more clearly. Once he suggested compiling a FORTRAN program to solve a complicated circuit problem in his class. In order to do that, he had to do a lot of computer work. However, because there were few computers available in our computer lab, he had to wake up at 5 a.m. in winter (please note: "Twin city" is a downtown near the north border of America, so it is pretty cold in winter and the heating system is not working very well.) to ensure the 1st position of the long waiting line for his classmates and himself! At last he and his classmates finished the program successfully with his great efforts.
As to his personality, I would like to say Mr. Cai is a warm-hearted, honest and upright student. He was always ready to help others. During my lectures, many students got confused at some points and I could always see Mr. Cai help them explain duringbreaks. In the meanwhile, I must admit that Mr. Cai was a bit impatient sometimes.
Finally, I would like to conclude my recommendation as follows: frankly, Mr. Cai is not a genius, but I promise his great intelligence, commitment to work and his kind nature will impress you deeply. Thus I recommend him without reservation for his admission andfinancial aid to your program. Please feel free to contact me if needed.
Sincerely Yours,
Xu Kun