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SUSAnnoynimous
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 Apr 18 2012, 06:26 PM
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QUOTE(ninja88 @ Apr 18 2012, 05:31 PM) Is it strongly encouraged to ask for recommendation letter from current boss before quit? Erm, how to ask for the letter anyway? Recommendation letters and testimonials are two different things. Ask for a recommendation letter if possible; it strengthens your future job applications. Ask your immediate superior if it's possible for him/her to write a recommendation letter for you. If he/she is a busy individual, prepare a draft recommendation letter before discussing with him/her so that when he/she gives you the excuse, "I am too busy", you can suggest your draft recommendation letter to him/her. This should work well in initiating the discussion of what should be written or included in the recommendation letter. However, if you cannot secure a recommendation letter, ask for a testimonial. Most companies have a standardised template for the testimonial and as a bare minimum, the testimonial should state your scope of work, your employment period, and your starting and ending positions as well as the circumstances in which you quit (resigned on own accord, fired, retrenched, etc). Hope this helps. |
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SUSAnnoynimous
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Apr 18 2012, 11:11 PM
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QUOTE(ninja88 @ Apr 18 2012, 10:23 PM) But, I only work for one year. Is it really okay to ask for testimonial/recommendation letter? Cheh. You waste my energy type so long. Say earlier mah. Most companies won't give you recommendation letter/testimonial if you don't work for at least one year. |
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SUSAnnoynimous
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May 20 2012, 10:48 AM
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QUOTE("nujikabane @ May 19 2012, 11:57 PM) Hello all. It is much better to address the person by name, but in the case of newspaper ads, in which no name is mentioned, how do I go about doing it? Is it ok to just write 'Dear Sir/Madam' ? Or will something like 'Dearest Esteemed Sir/Madam' a bit too much? The book "Cover Letters for Dummies" recommends addressing the person by name where you can. It suggests calling up the company and making enquiries to find out who the HIRING MANAGER is (note: not the HR Manager or HR personnel who's in charge of filtering OUT candidates). However, in instances where you cannot find out the name of the hiring manager, just put "Dear Hiring Manager". "Dear Sir/Madam" is a bit old fashioned and smacks a bit of sexism. Some women may get offended when you address them as "Madam" last and put "Sir" first, or they may get offended simply because they prefer people calling them "Ms". If you put "Dear Madam/Sir", the same problem may arise. Unless you're writing to an archaic company filled with stuffy British aristrocrats who still think the world is in the 1970s to 1980s, you should never open with such a pretentious line as "Dearest Esteemed Sir/Madam". It's 2012, move on with the times! |
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SUSAnnoynimous
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Jun 14 2012, 10:50 AM
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QUOTE(shirley_andy @ May 30 2012, 09:39 AM) ic but don't think its possible cuz not advisable to let current job senior know that I'm interested to leave. Is it possible to get a senior with whom you have excellent personal relationship (you treat him/her as friends after work, for example) and get him/her to be your referee on a confidential basis? This is the only solution I can see to your dilemma. QUOTE(SunofaBeach @ May 30 2012, 09:33 PM) Generally (as far as I understand), the reason a future potential employer asks for referee is to get to know more about you (it can be personality, working performance etc..) So if you can get someone who knows you well, would be good. I am not sure how bad it would be if your current job senior knows you are planning to leave, but as for my personal opinion, it wont be as bad because everyone has the right to choose who to work for, and absolutely free to choose the desired career path to proceed. I presume most educated people should be well aware of that and will be able to accept it with open minded (unless I am wrong about Malaysian's culture). I suppose it would be better to let your current employer knows that you might be leaving for new job rather than not , and suddenly throw in a resignation letter. But that's just my own view, I can be wrong because I have not worked in Malaysia before. Hopefully other experienced member could give us some advice here. Best of luck  Malaysian culture is a bit different, in my opinion. The prevailing mentality seems to be, "You're leaving? But why? What? You want me to be your referee? Why should I? You're leaving my company and you're asking me to be your referee? You must be kidding me." |
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SUSAnnoynimous
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Aug 9 2012, 12:14 PM
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^I worked in the same company for 4.5 years, I used format #2 for my resume. Format #1 looks very clunky to me.
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SUSAnnoynimous
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Dec 31 2012, 06:31 PM
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QUOTE(siew14 @ Dec 31 2012, 12:13 PM) hey guys, it is appropriate to put "junior" in front of job title u wana appply? EG: Job position is Research Analyst... but my letter title is , junior research analyst. applicable? Any particular reason why you want to change the position being advertised? Suggest not to change. |
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