What exactly is a work recommendation?

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If a company asks that you include a letter of recommendation with your resume what exactly should that recommendation say?

I've been teaching English at a company in China for the past year and plan to apply for work in Japan. I asked my company for a recommendation but they're not quite what they should include in the letter. Any suggestions?
 
There are lots of sample letters of recommendation on the web. Just try a yahoo search. Two of my recommenders actually had me write the letter and when they agreed with what it said then they signed it.

http://businessmajors.about.com/od/samplerecommendations/tp/TopRecLetters.htm
 
A recommendation letter or letter of recommendation is a letter in which the writer assesses the qualities, characteristics, and capabilities of the person being recommended in terms of that individual’s ability to perform a particular task or function. Recommendation letters are almost always specifically requested to be written about someone, and are therefore addressed to a particular requestor. Letters of recommendation are typically employment-related, college program admission-related, or scholarship eligibility-related.

The term "recommendation letter" is often used interchangeably with the term "reference letter"; however, there is a difference between the two types. Letters of recommendation are very specific in nature and normally requested/required and are always addressed to an individual, whereas letters of reference are more general in nature and usually addressed to "Whom It May Concern".

Hope this helps.
 
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