Persuasive Letter: Request for Recommendation for Management Position

This assignment is a persuasive letter written by a student, David Lloyd, to his former professor. The letter expresses gratitude for the professor's lectures and guidance in business operations and management. David highlights how the course helped him in his career and personal development, particularly emphasizing the ethical considerations and the professor's teaching style. The main purpose of the letter is to request a letter of recommendation from the professor to support his application for an assistant manager position. David explains the importance of the recommendation in the job application process, especially given the company's recruitment criteria. He offers to provide his curriculum vitae and other necessary credentials to facilitate the recommendation. The letter concludes with an expression of gratitude and an acknowledgment of the professor's discretion regarding the request.

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Name of the student
Name of the university
Author note

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Date:
David Lloyd
Mary’s Mercy, 125/8
Florence lane, East Block.
Australia.
Mr. Stephen George
Xavier’s institute of management,
Whitford street,. North block.
Australia.
Respected Professor,
It is to bring to your notice that I have attended your classes and lectures in the last
semester based on the Business operations and management. I benefitted from your lectures and
the modules. It helped me in making considerable progress in shaping my carrier and thereby
helped me a lot in my life. The lectures helped me in understanding the ethics and identifying the
goals on which I need to work. Although, I did find the subject quite challenging and innovative,
but it was through your constant efforts and guidance that I could excel in my assessments and
clear the possible challenges. The challenges helped me to understand the values of ethics and
the implementation, which will be helping me in my professional life. The most intriguing part

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of you lectures was the way in which you delivered them. It helped a lot in understanding the
subject and gripping over the requirements.
I would not be taking much of your time sir, appreciating the classes that you took,
because I know you are a busy man. I am writing this in order to seek your help into a matter
concerning my carrier. I am looking for a job in a company for the post of an assistant manager.
The sole purpose of this mail is to make you aware of the fact that I require a letter of
recommendation in order to make myself familiar with the company. It will be helping me to
make use of the recommendation as a positive influence on the recruiting team. I have been
requesting my associates about the recommendation therefore I thought of asking one from you
in order to make sure that I find myself a strong recommendation. It will be helping me in getting
myself selected by the company. The most important consideration about the recommendation is
based on the requirements of the company as they are recruiting people with a strong background
or a good recommendation. In order to fit in to the organizational needs, I am requesting you to
help me cope up with this problem, sir. I thought you are probably the best person to get
recommended from due to your influence and goodwill. Therefore, I am writing this letter to you
asking for the favor.
I request you to recommend me to the company; although I will be providing you with
my personal details like the curriculum vitae and the other credentials you will be requiring to
write me the recommendation. The decision you take shall be final; therefore, if you do not feel
comfortable to write me a strong recommendation please do not feel obligated. I understand the
issues and therefore obligation at your part is not required. I thank you for taking the time to
consider my request.

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Sincerely,
David Lloyd.

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