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Washington Olin letter of recommendation

Washington Olin Letter of Recommendation Questions

  1. Describe your relationship to the applicant? (No word limit)
  2. Describe any abilities or interpersonal skills which make this applicant effective in the work or academic environment. Provide specific examples where you have observed these skills demonstrated. (No word limit)

  3. Share any unique characteristics this applicant demonstrates in comparison to other professionals you have encountered.(No word limit)

  4. Speak to how this applicant’s qualifications or attributes support him/her in participating in a rigorous, team-based environment.(No word limit)

  5. Speak to how this applicant’s qualifications or attributes support him/her in participating in a rigorous, team-based environment.

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Washington Olin Letter of Recommendation Example – 1

1.Describe your relationship to the applicant. (50 words)

I have known and worked with Ashish since 2017. I am the owner of Saurabh clothing company and Just like Ashish’s company we also manufacture jeans. We often work in partnership with Ashish’s company (Aman Apparels) to fulfill big client orders.

2.Describe any abilities or interpersonal skills which make this applicant effective in the work or academic environment. Provide specific examples where you have observed these skills demonstrated.(500 words)

When Ashish joined the business under his father tutelage, Ashish was very enthusiastic and started a new trend in his company of going out to customers, that is a door to door service for customers to get jeans orders for his company.

People in our line of work or the people that I mostly do business with, don’t go door to door; they would rather sit in their offices or shops to get orders. After Covid the general wholesale jeans market was slow, there were fewer customers in markets due to covid. Going through these tough times, Ashish’s proactiveness to go out and seek business and revenue made him stand out from the competition and helped him secure business even in tough times.

Ashish started to take orders directly from the offices of his customers after the first lockdown ended. He also started marketing in a door to door service format to customers. In this door to door format, Ashish asked his customers about their requirements and according to their requirements, he took the orders directly from them based on word of mouth only. This is a risky way of taking orders and manufacturing jeans because if the customer from which Ashish had taken the order cancels their order the designs of jeans made by Ashish would be stuck in the inventory. 

Through this door to door service, the business started growing nicely and he started bringing in more and more customers. This innovative and proactive approach really helped him grow his own business over the last few years and I admire him for this skill. 

It’s been a pleasure working with Ashish over the last few years and his innovative ways to grow business and work in the business with radical transparency and honesty is amazing.

3.Share any unique characteristics this applicant demonstrates in comparison to other professionals you have encountered. 

One of the things that I love while working with Ashish is his transparency. During covid, everyone in the jeans industry was going through a slump and payments were hard to come by. There was an order of 2000 jeans which was given to me from Ashish’s company in march 2020. When I started making the orders there was a lockdown enforced by the Indian government due to which I was stuck with the inventory.

Due to the Lockdown, there were no orders. I was low on funds, I only had funds that were needed to pay the salary for my staff. I requested Ashish to give some advance for the stock of Aman apparels jeans I had in my production unit. Ashish himself was finding it difficult to pay the salaries of his staff but he conveyed this message to me in a very open and transparent manner and still made an effort to give me the 40% of the amount I requested from him.

Due to the pandemic which was faced by all the world Ashish helped me alot by giving me 40% advance for the stock which was not delivered to him and currently in my stock. This advance payment helped me pay salaries to my staff and complete the order. 

 In our line of work trust is hard to come by, especially in the jeans manufacturing line. My other business partners are also jeans or apparel manufacturers.

Compared to all other business partners and peers I worked with, having someone so transparent and trustworthy always makes life a little easier and doing business a real pleasure. That’s why Ashish is one of the best business peers I can hope for. 

4. Speak to how this applicant’s qualifications or attributes support him/her in participating in a rigorous, team-based environment.

Ashish listens to his team members with an open mind and is eager to learn new things from his employees. He likes to learn about all of her team members. Although most of his employees are older than him, he takes the time to learn new methods from his employees, whether they are any issues with the health of family members or financial issues in the house. He does not hesitate to ask questions, and makes the effort to share and teach the employees skills with the rest of the team. 

5. Briefly describe this applicant’s potential for career advancement.

I have seen Ashish take on the responsibility of managing his family business during the time of a medical emergency in a very short amount of time. He has great enthusiasm towards adding new products, talking to customers, increasing promotion and branding of the company. I believe, managing to take control of the business and help it improve the business day by day while staying true to the culture and values of the business is one of his most significant achievements that I wanted to tell the admission committee.

Washington Olin Letter of Recommendation Example – 2

1. Describe any abilities or interpersonal skills which make this applicant effective in the work or academic environment. Provide specific examples where you have observed these skills demonstrated. (No word limit)

Teja was one of the crucial members of our project. He is a professional of the highest calibre, whose meticulous implementation and discretion on the project have earned him the highest praise from all his teammates as well as seniors. He has a good grasp of business processes and can articulate complex solutions in simple terms to the client. Teja’s problem solving skills and ability to lead a team effectively has really helped in improving the overall team output and performance. 

Teja demonstrated incredible ownership while working in my team. There are multiple instances when he has gone out of his way to solve a problem.  I vividly remember a project where we reached a dead end while formulating business maps. The need of the hour was to go and explore uncharted territory. Teja proactively took the initiative of mapping the business processes. He reached out to SMEs in that technology, ideated and applied the learnings from his experiences and crafted the newly categorised business process. He has been proactive in not just picking up new skills but also actively contributing to the firm. 

One of Teja’s key strengths is that he is very detail oriented. Once, I asked Teja to implement a pilot for a Government & Public sector account.  He gathered the requirements from the client and formulated a business approach. Teja was ready with the solution and presented it to us, which was approved. Just before presenting it to the client, Teja himself has found a minor flaw and highlighted it to me. I analyzed and dismissed it as a rare-case scenario and I didn’t want to delay the presentation. But Teja insisted and worked to address the flaw before the presentation. To my surprise, the client was very happy that we were able to address minor cases as well. This is one situation where his presence of mind has helped us gain trust and credibility from the client.

One area Teja needs to improve on is that he should learn to say NO if his plate is full. Teja always strives to give his best at work. However, I noticed that there were some delays on a couple of client deliveries. I invited Teja on a 1-1 to understand what is causing the delay. Through these conversations, I understood that he was overloaded and took on too many responsibilities. I advised him to learn to prioritise the deliverables based on urgency and importance. I also gave him feedback that he can always say NO if he is overloaded. Teja took the feedback positively and proactively sought guidance whenever he needed. We discussed a few techniques that can help him with time and work management. I also coached him on how he can delegate things to others rather than trying to do it all by himself. Over time, he has improved on this aspect. I believe working in a diverse environment such as an international MBA will also help him overcome his weakness and hone his leadership skills.

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