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letter of recommendation

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JJ · 18/08/2002 18:38

We are moving out of the country and will, unfortunately, be losing our mother's help. I'm in the process of writing her a letter of recommendation and would like some advice. My fear is that I'll leave something out and someone will take that as a bad sign. So, here it is so far.. tell me what I'm missing!

To Whom It May Concern:

(Her name) has worked for me as a Mother's Help for 10 months. She has taken care of my two sons who are currently 4 1/2 years old and 11 months old as well as cooked, helped out around the house and run various errands. I can highly recommend Julie to anyone needing someone trustworthy, hard working, very capable around the home and energetic with the children.

My youngest son was a month old when Julie began working with me and has seen him through many milestones: teething, beginning solid food, crawling and starting to walk. She makes most of his food for him and is better than I am at getting him to take naps regularly. My eldest son has severe food allergies to milk and peanuts and she has dealt with this superbly. I feel very confident leaving both boys in her care. Julie is also a wonderful cook and can make a variety of dishes. She has been invaluable in all aspects of running a home smoothly with two young boys.

Julie is punctual, friendly, industrious and takes the initiative to do what she sees needs to be done. She is adaptable and easily learns new tasks. She has shown a great loyalty to my family and has helped out with extra time and babysitting whenever needed. The boys love her and will miss her greatly. The same can be said for myself and if it were possible, I would ask her to move to Switzerland with us.

In closing, I would like to wholeheartedly recommend (her name) for any position she is seeking. If you have any questions whatsoever, please feel free to contact me at: (contact details here)

Regards,

Thanks. JJ

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crystaltips · 18/08/2002 18:51

Looking for this girl myself - What area are you currently in ?
Does she drive ?
Would she be a live-in?

threeangels · 18/08/2002 22:05

JJ, sounds great. You seemed to cover just about everything you can. Sounds like you will really miss her. Id be interested in hiring her after reading this letter.

threeangels · 18/08/2002 23:19

JJ, After reading my post later I realized it sounds like I want to hire your nanny personally. I actually meant if I were looking for a nanny in general Id think about hiring after reading your letter. Sometimes things sound weird after you go back and read them.

PamT · 19/08/2002 09:16

You haven't included honesty. If you are letting a stranger into your house you really need to know that they won't raid your jewellery or bank account or that they won't run up huge phone bills etc. I think you might also want to include something about her respecting your privacy but I don't know how you could put that. Sorry for butting in, especially as I don't have much experience in these matters but as you say, it is often the bits that are missed out which cause a bad impression. Just another thought too, what about any time she has had off sick?

JJ · 19/08/2002 16:33

Thanks PamT, she is extremely honest and I'd have felt horrible if someone had thought otherwise because I'd forgotten to put that in. Adding something about sick days is a good idea, too. I think she's taken one in the 11 months she's worked for me.

CrystalTips, she's live-out (married) and only worked for me three days a week. I don't know about driving, actually. We live near most things we need and it never came up! She's looking for some place in West London next.

Threeangels, I knew exactly what you meant, don't worry.

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robinw · 19/08/2002 21:11

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