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What is the format of an employment reference letter?
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Ensure that the name on the reference letter matches with the name on your passport. Sometimes employers will refer to you by your common or nickname. Eliminate confusion wherever possible and go with the name in your passport
Company’s contact information. This should include the following mandatory information with a few suggestions:
- full address (don’t forget postal/zip code, if applicable)
- telephone number
- e-mail address
- website address (my suggestion)
stamped with the company’s official seal, if applicable (my suggestion)
Signature of your immediate supervisor or personnel officer. People come and go from a business, so if your immediate supervisor no longer works there, have someone sign the letter who knew you and is in a position of authority within the company.
Business Card of the person signing the letter. Don’t forget to ensure this is included with the reference letter when you receive it. Obviously you will only need to upload a digital copy of it to the Express Entry portal. However, don’t make the mistake of thinking it is no longer required in our new virtual Express Entry world.
Confirm all positions held within the company. In addition to confirming
- your various titles, the letter will need to include the following details for each position:
- job title + corresponding NOC (my suggestion);
- detailed list of duties/responsibilities (see further information below);
- job status (if current job);
- dates you worked for the company;
- number of hours per week;
- annual salary; and
- benefits, (if applicable).