Fillable Printable Sample Letter of Recommendation and Endorsement

Sample Letter of Recommendation and Endorsement

The applicant’s letter of recommendation from their supervisor should:

• Describe the candidate’s potential.

• Identify areas where growth is desirable.

• Indicate supervisor’s commitment to the candidate’s success in the program.

The endorsement from the applicant’s division director or agency head:

 Can be in the form of a letter

 Or just a one-sentence endorsement on the bottom of the applicant’s letter of

recommendation from their supervisor as reflected in the sample below:

6/6/2016

April 15, YYYY

Mr. James Terry

Training Administrator

OMB/HRM/ Statewide Training & Organization Development

Suite 134, Haslet Armory.

122 MLK Jr. Blvd. South

Dover, DE 19901

Dear Mr. Terry:

I am pleased to nominate Mary Doe for the Human Resource Certification program. Mary

has been a Human Resource Technician with the Department of Health and Social

Service’s Division of Public Health for two years. During that time Mary has proven to be

a competent and dedicated employee whose proficiency has served our staff well.

Mary and I have carefully reviewed the experience requirements and the six competencies

developed by this program. I am committed to providing Mary opportunities to apply the

knowledge she gains from each course, to assist her in meeting the experience and

competency requirements.

I understand that I will be meeting with Mary within 30 days after she attends each course,

to review and discuss her HR experience and to discuss opportunities to apply what she

learned from each course.

Very truly yours,

Signature:___________________________

Jane Superior, Supervisor

As the Director of the Division of Public Health in the Department of Health and Social

Services, I recommend Mary Doe for the Human Resource Certification program.

Signature: __________________________

Mark Jones, Director