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Character Reference Letter Format
A character reference speaks to someone's conduct and reliability rather than their technical skill. State plainly how long and in what context you have known them, and keep to what you have personally observed.
Other letter of recommendation formats
Common questions
Who should write a letter of recommendation?
Someone who supervised your work directly and can give specific examples. A junior lecturer who taught you closely writes a far stronger letter than a department head who barely knows you.
How long should it be?
One page, three to four paragraphs. Longer letters dilute the specific evidence that makes them persuasive.
Can the candidate draft it themselves?
It happens, and some recommenders ask for a draft. The recommender must review, edit and sign it in their own voice — the letter has to be genuinely theirs.
