Letter of Recommendation (Negative) for Advertising Jobs

Generally a letter of recommendation from a previous organization seems like a feather in the cap when you are applying for any kind of advertising job. However, there are very rare chances that your previous employer may draft a letter of recommendation (negative) for advertising jobs. It may be sent when demanded by the prospective employer to cross check the details mentioned in the resume. It will also enable the employer to take a better decision.

The letter of recommendation (negative) creates a negative impact about the candidate on the employer resulting in losing the job opportunity.  The writer should bear in mind that he should convey the negative attributes of the candidate in a milder form. Similarly he should try to strike a balance by pointing some positive traits which the candidate possesses. He should stick to the facts and should not keep the personal or professional controversies at the back of his mind while drafting that letter. He should remember that it may affect the person’s career.

Here is a sample cover letter of recommendation (negative) for advertising jobs for your reference.

To
The Human Resource Manager
Bertha E. Mason
Mindscape Advertisers
4074 Mulberry Street
Houston, TX 77006

From
Linda A. Townsend
4793 Shadowmar Drive
New Orleans, LA 70115
Phone: 504-897-8787
Email id: LindaATownsend@teleworm.com

Date: December 15, 2011

Dear Ms. Mason,

This letter is in response to the request you had sent to me about the work history of Mr. Freddy Montgomery. He was working with us as an advertising sales agent from January 15, 2011 to November 31, 2011.

Mr. Montgomery was performing well as an advertising sales agent. He developed new clients and also designed some good professional advertising materials like the brochures flyers etc. But he was not punctual and remained absent for some trivial reasons. On one or two occasions he did not turn up in the office and neither did he inform it to his leader. In spite of giving warnings he was unable to change his routine. He lacked time management and organizational skills due to which we lost some of our prestigious clients.

Mr. Montgomery has all the qualities of becoming a successful advertising sales agent only if he could bring out some positive change to make a successful career. I would not be happy to recommend Mr. Freddy Montgomery for any type of job which requires him to be reliable to complete any type of work on given time.

If you need any more details please feel free to contact me on the phone number mentioned above.

Yours sincerely,

Signature
Linda A. Townsend

It is always better to mark your letter of recommendation (negative) for advertising jobs as confidential. This will help to convey the message that your intent was not to defame any person but wanted to provide some honest facts which could hamper the reputation of the prospective employer’s organization.  Such types of letters of recommendation (negative) are rare; but the fact remains that they do exist.