Business Communication - Persuasive Request: Letter of Recommendation

This assignment showcases a student's persuasive request for a letter of recommendation from a former professor. The student, having recently secured an interview for an Assistant Marketing Manager position at Amazon, details their academic and internship achievements, highlighting their distinction in the Bachelor and Master's of Business degrees. The letter emphasizes the importance of the professor's endorsement in showcasing the student's management, leadership, and motivational skills. It provides a clear justification for the request, aligning the student's capabilities with the demands of the competitive business environment. The document includes a bibliography, citing relevant sources on leadership and dynamic capabilities, enhancing the credibility of the student's claims. The assignment is a practical example of effective business communication, demonstrating how to persuasively request a recommendation to support career advancement.

Business Communication
NAME OF STUDENT:
NAME OF COLLEGE:
AUTHORS NOTE:
Running head: BUSINESS COMMUNICATION

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
From-
To- Course Instructor
Subject- Request for letter of recommendation
Date- 08/03/2019
Respected Sir
Firstly I would like to thank you heartily for all the valuable efforts which you had put forward
as it progressively helped in my higher studies. I would like to introduce myself as the student of
2016-2018 Bachelor of Business degree course who has scored a distinction in every paper
associated with the course within the 2 year period. I have completed my internship with high
grade distinction and I was the only student to achieve such distinction in 2017.
After completing my Bachelor of Business degree I completed by Master’s in Business degree
and due to my academic scores results, I have recently got an interview call from Amazon, for
the post of Assistant Marketing Manager. Therefore I require a letter of recommendation from
you, which will help in endorsing my skills and capabilities.
It is my earnest request to you to approve my skills which were evident during college and
internship period such as management skills, leadership skills and motivational skills. Your
approval will provide me with better chance of selection in the interview. As you know, the
current business world is very competitive in nature, therefore, business organizations are
looking to recruit individuals with high level of management and leadership skills so that they do
not have to provide induction training to the new candidates. As such they seek inbuilt
capabilities from newly recruited candidates and as I believe that I possess these skills and
capabilities needed for the job, therefore, I shall be obliged with your consideration of letter of
recommendation for my skills and capabilities.
Thanking You
1

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
Bibliography
Lopez-Cabrales, A., Bornay-Barrachina, M., & Diaz-Fernandez, M. (2017). Leadership and
dynamic capabilities: The role of HR systems. Personnel Review, 46(2), 255-276.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/PR-05-2015-0146
Mencl, J., Wefald, A. J., & Van Ittersum, K. W. (2016). Transformational leader attributes:
Interpersonal skills, engagement, and well-being. Leadership & Organization Development
Journal, 37(5), 635-657. Retrieved from
https://search.proquest.com/docview/1795826169?accountid=30552
2