Credible Letters of Reference: How you Read Them is Important

Abstract

How do you judge whether a letter of reference is credible? Probably on the basis of the specific information it contains. Human resource professionals require letters containing specific information for making placement decisions, but they may be influenced by the way the letters are written as well as the factors wchich appear to influence how credible the readers judge a letter of reference to be. The provision of specific examples raises credibility, but so does using a “better” writing style. Some recommendations are made to practitioners for accurately assesing the credibilty of letters of reference.

Citation

Templer, A.J. and Thacker, J.W. (1988), "Credible Letters of Reference: How you Read Them is Important", Journal of Managerial Psychology, Vol. 3 No. 1, pp. 22-26. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb004426