Recommendation Letter - IESE Business School

Recommendation Letter
IESE’s Young Talent Program
Note to candidate
Please enter your name below. Deliver or mail this form to the person who will write your recommendation. Applicants
are responsible for ensuring their IESE Business School recommendation letters are returned to them so these can be
included with the application. Should your recommender wish to deliver this letter directly to IESE please let us know.
Applicant’sSurname
First Names
Note to recommender
The person whose name appears above is applying for admission to the Young Talent Program at IESE Business
School. The program combines professional experience at a top firm with pre-admission to IESE's Full-time MBA
Program. It would be of assistance to the Admissions Committee if you would give us your assessment of the
applicant. We are aware that we are asking for considerable time and effort on your part in completing this form.
Therefore, we want to assure you that your appraisal will play an important part in our decision on the candidate's
application, and that your help will therefore be greatly appreciated. Recommendations are strictly confidential and
never released to the applicant, unless you specifically authorize us to do so.
The admissions procedure at IESE requires the applicant to gather individual letters of recommendation and to submit
them with the completed application to the Admissions Committee. After completing this form, please place it in an
envelope, seal it, and sign it across the seal. Then return it to the applicant who will forward it to IESE, unopened, with
the application and other documents. If you prefer to mail your evaluation directly to us you may feel free to do so.
However, please notify the applicant of your decision and respond promptly to avoid delays in the processing of the
application. Please write the recommendation in either English or Spanish. Thank you for your assistance.
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Recommendation Letter
1. How long have you known the applicant and in what context?
2. What do you consider to be the applicant’s talents or strengths?
3. What do you consider to be the applicant’s weaknesses?
4. Please give us your appraisal of the applicant in terms of the qualities listed below.
Excellent
Initiative
Communication Skills
Team work
Leadership
Career focus
Quantitative ability
Motivation
International focus
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Good
Average
Poor
No Information
Recommendation Letter
5. Please comment on the ratings that you have assigned above and make any additional statements about the
applicant’s record, potential, or personal qualities which you believe would be helpful to the Admissions Committee
in considering this person’s application for the Young Talent Program.
Recommender’s Name
Position or Title
School, Institution or Company
Date
Address
Recommender’s Signature
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Recommendation Letter
IESE’s Young Talent Program
Nota al candidato/a
Escriba su nombre a continuación. Entregue o envíe por correo este impreso, a la persona que redactará su carta
de recomendación. Es responsabilidad del candidato adjuntar las cartas de recomendación a la solicitud. Si el
recomendante desea enviarnos la carta directamente rogamos nos lo indique.
Apellidos
Nombres
Nota al autor de la carta de recomendación
La persona cuyo nombre figura en la parte superior desea presentar su Solicitud de Admisión al Young Talent
Program del IESE. Este programa combina dos años de experiencia profesional en una empresa líder en su sector
más preadmisión al Full Time MBA del IESE. El Comité de Admisiones le agradecería que diera una evaluación del
candidato/a. Las preguntas que encontrará en la parte inferior son indicativas del tipo de información que es útil para
el Comité de Admisiones, aunque también aceptamos sus comentarios en el formato que le sea más conveniente.
Somos conscientes del tiempo que va a dedicar a cumplimentar la carta de recomendación, es por ello que
agradecemos enormemente su colaboración. Las cartas de recomendación son estrictamente confidenciales y no se
entregan al candidato/a bajo ninguna circunstancia, a no ser que usted nos lo autorice expresamente.
De acuerdo con el proceso de admisión del IESE, el candidato/a debe reunir las cartas de recomendación
individualmente y adjuntarlas al resto de la Solicitud de Admisión para que sean examinadas por el Comité de
Admisiones. Una vez haya rellenado este impreso, introdúzcalo en un sobre, selle el sobre y firme en el dorso del
mismo. Devuélvaselo al candidato/a que, a su vez, lo enviará al IESE con el resto de los documentos. Si lo prefiere,
usted puede mandarnos directamente su evaluación. Si ése fuera el caso, le agradeceríamos que se lo notificara
al candidato/a, y que respondiera con rapidez para no retrasar el proceso de admisión. Puede escribir la carta de
recomendación en inglés o castellano. Una vez más, le agradecemos su colaboración.
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