Of the almost two million visitors to my two main writing help Web sites each year, over 60% of them are looking for some type of “letter writing help” information. Of those people, a clear majority are searching for help on how to write a “recommendation letter” or “letter of recommendation.”

Why do people need help with recommendation letters above all other types of letters, you might ask? Well, the main reason is this – they are BY FAR the most difficult letters to write. There are a few reasons for this, as follows:

1. Recommendation letters usually have important implications because they are key to being accepted (or NOT) for such things as: jobs and promotions, college and university program admission, membership in clubs and associations, qualification for awards and scholarships, financial assistance approvals, entrance into special programs, etc.

2. The consequences for messing up a letter of recommendation can be gravely serious, and can actually change the course of a person’s life – either your own life, or that of another person about whom you are writing the letter. (Just imagine screwing up someone’s life because you wouldn’t take the time or trouble to get a recommendation letter right!).

3. There is a great deal of confusion about the whole subject of writing “recommendation letters”. Many people have no idea of the differences and/or similarities among recommendation letters, letters of recommendation, reference letters, letters of reference, commendation letters, and performance evaluations letters.

Since I first created my Writing Help Central Web site I have had a number of recommendation and reference letter sample templates available for viewing. However, over the years I’ve realized that when it comes to “recommendation letters”, a mere template is often not enough to make sure a person gets the letter they are writing correct.

So, what I did recently was compile a mini “recommendation letter resource center” that ties together everything on recommendation letters from my various Web sites, all in one place.

This central “Letter of Recommendation Writing Resources Page” provides links to a a series of other pages on my Writing Help Central site that should answer ALL of your questions about the “ins and outs’ of writing just about any type of “recommendation letter” for almost any situation. Here’s the link to that center:

http://writinghelp-central.com/recommendation-resources.html

Please check it out when you get a chance. I’d like to hear what you think of it. Thanks.

One Response to “The Toughest Letter of Them All…”

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