Persuasive Request Email for Letter of Recommendation

Running head: BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

1BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
A persuasive request email to an instructor, supervisor or manager asking for a letter of
recommendation for a job application, job portfolio, scholarship or graduate application.
To [e-mail].
From [e-mail]
Subject : [Recommendation for a job application, job portfolio, scholarship or graduate
application]
Respected Sir,
This is to inform you that I am seeking new position with ABC company as a web
developer by profession (Hu, Gu and Wong 2019). The Human Resource of the company has
asked me to provide a letter of reference from someone within the institute who knows me on a
professional level and can speak to- my abilities to perform the job for which I am considered in
the company. Since I have followed and worked under you for a couple of years in the past I am
sure that you can provide some insights into my work ethics and abilities present inside me.
The roles and interest in the position where I am seeking in the ABC company are in a
line matching my knowledge and skills. I have developed the skills of web developer for more
than 2 years in the company where I used to work in the past. But I do think that the roles and
responsibilities in ABC company are slightly high with the roles and responsibilities which I
used to carry out in XYZ company previously. It is a career development goal of mien where I