Writing a reference letter

To write a good reference letter, you need three ingredients:

1. Metal
2. A Word Processor
   I recommend Libre Office.
3. The Gift of Gab
   As to the third, here is the generic reference letter that is guaranteed to get anybody into whatever they want to do. They probably won’t need a resume:

   To Whom It May Concern,

   This person is better than your other candidates’s. Don’t even think about hiring/accepting/considering them.

   My student/colleague/employee has every trait necessary to succeed. Not only so, but they certainly exceed your competence. Trust me, this person is the best. I once saw him/her create tremendous synergy in an output flow organizational paradigm.

   More importantly. Big heart and destroyer of many enemies’s. Your organization will fail without this [insert name here…honestly, they won’t need the name at this point, you could put anything here], believe me.

   Geoff Smith
   Professional Reference Writer

   Note: This is probably not good advice. On the other hand, I would hire this person in an instant. Also, try to use apostrophe ‘s’ for plural a few times. This forces the reader to see how smart you are.