[求助]关于推荐信是详细还是简洁的一个问题 - ChaseDream

昨天我的推荐人说，我草拟的一份推荐信太过详细了。学校很容易看出很自己写的。但是他又没空替我修改，让我自己改。不知道改怎么办？有没有上司写的推荐信的样本可以参考的。

而且昨天听讲座中提到推荐信可以写到3-4页(double space), 我的大概是1.5 页（1.5 space）. 应该也不算太多吧。

详简分人，如果有一个比较详细了，那就要有一个简短些，而第三个适中即可

以下是引用essaywriter在2004-8-25 16:47:00的发言：

详简分人，如果有一个比较详细了，那就要有一个简短些，而第三个适中即可

当写手时，曾写过1200字的推荐信，写完累够戗

对于你说的优点，我觉得最好有一些具体的例子来Backup，如果你是按照学校推荐信的表格上面的问题（5－10个不等吧），可能就比较详细了。而且内容也和推荐人的身份有关系，如果是你的上司，那么我觉得他可写的东西可能比较多，可以多写一点，如果是你参加Community Service里面认识的人，可能写的会少一些。

谢谢tsljz. 这个推荐人是我们部门的上司。平时接触还是很多的。我也觉得应该有一些例子来backup. 可是我的推荐人说如果写具体的例子，学校很容易看出来是自己写的。我实在不知道怎么办了。我推荐人又说忙不过来，让我自己改。简直昏倒。我从google 上面搜索了一篇sample. 说真的，这封信可真够简洁的了。

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Dear　Sir/Madam:　　　In　the　capacity　of　the　former　dean　of　"Kellogg　Management　School"　of　North-　western　University　(NWU),　I　am　writing　with　pleasure　to　recommend　Mr.　Caleb　to　your　esteemed　university.　　　I　got　to　know　him　personally　when　he　was　taking　the　course--Methodology　of　Management　Research　(or　Methods　of　Management　as　stated　in　his　transcripts),　a　course　I　taught,　concerning　basic　research　methods,　especially　quantitative　approach　to　management　research.　Then　he　took　one　of　my　other　courses--Advanced　Strategic　Management.　Mr.　Caleb　showed　great　aptitude　on　both　courses　and　he　got　78　on　both,　which　seem　a　bit　lower,　but　if　you　take　the　difficulty　of　the　test　papers　and　my　strict　grading　into　account,　you　will　understand　why　such　scores　are　still　among　the　top　five.　Undoubtedly,　he　got　excellent　scores　on　other　courses　and　ranked　among　the　top　5%　of　his　class　after　the　first　year　of　graduate　study.　　　To　my　knowledge,　Mr.　Caleb　is　not　only　strong　in　academics,　but　also　in　sports　and　social　activities.　He　was　the　captain　of　the　soccer　team　of　graduateschool　of　NWU　and　led　the　team　to　play　in　the　soccer　league　of　our　university　for　two　successive　years.　He　was　also　one　of　the　main　founders　of　the　first　academic　club--"Management　Forum"　of　the　"Kellogg　Management　School"　of　NWU.　　　After　I　left　NWU,　he　still　keeps　in　touch　with　me　from　time　to　time　and　I　am　pleased　to　see　that　he　proved　his　outstanding　capability　in　both　research　and　teaching　position.　Therefore　I　feel　very　delighted　when　he　told　me　he　would　like　to　pursue　his　advanced　studies　in　your　honored　program.　I　am　confident　that　Mr.　Caleb　will　contribute　greatly　to　your　program　as　well　as　he　did　in　the　NWU.　Please　don't　hesitate　to　contact　me　if　you　need　more　information.　 Truly,　yours　 XXX　

　　　In　the　capacity　of　the　former　dean　of　"Kellogg　Management　School"　of　North-　western　University　(NWU),　I　am　writing　with　pleasure　to　recommend　Mr.　Caleb　to　your　esteemed　university.　　　

I　got　to　know　him　personally　when　he　was　taking　the　course--Methodology　of　Management　Research　(or　Methods　of　Management　as　stated　in　his　transcripts),　a　course　I　taught,　concerning　basic　research　methods,　especially　quantitative　approach　to　management　research.　Then　he　took　one　of　my　other　courses--Advanced　Strategic　Management.　Mr.　Caleb　showed　great　aptitude　on　both　courses　and　he　got　78　on　both,　which　seem　a　bit　lower,　but　if　you　take　the　difficulty　of　the　test　papers　and　my　strict　grading　into　account,　you　will　understand　why　such　scores　are　still　among　the　top　five.　Undoubtedly,　he　got　excellent　scores　on　other　courses　and　ranked　among　the　top　5%　of　his　class　after　the　first　year　of　graduate　study.　　　

To　my　knowledge,　Mr.　Caleb　is　not　only　strong　in　academics,　but　also　in　sports　and　social　activities.　He　was　the　captain　of　the　soccer　team　of　graduateschool　of　NWU　and　led　the　team　to　play　in　the　soccer　league　of　our　university　for　two　successive　years.　He　was　also　one　of　the　main　founders　of　the　first　academic　club--"Management　Forum"　of　the　"Kellogg　Management　School"　of　NWU.　　　

After　I　left　NWU,　he　still　keeps　in　touch　with　me　from　time　to　time　and　I　am　pleased　to　see　that　he　proved　his　outstanding　capability　in　both　research　and　teaching　position.　Therefore　I　feel　very　delighted　when　he　told　me　he　would　like　to　pursue　his　advanced　studies　in　your　honored　program.　I　am　confident　that　Mr.　Caleb　will　contribute　greatly　to　your　program　as　well　as　he　did　in　the　NWU.　Please　don't　hesitate　to　contact　me　if　you　need　more　information.

1.5 page (1.5 space) is pretty good in terms of length. Anything shorter than a page is too short.

What is most important is the content of the letter. You want your letter to speak on your behalf how good you're as a candidate. So anything that help you stand out of the crowd is good. If the letter is too general, albeit glowing, it may not add too much to your overall application.

my suggestion is to be specific. more examples, more sincere comments.......not superficial things.

I think 2 pages is acceptable. I think you can let a friend to look through it and if they think your personality is vivid then it is great.