Referenzschreiben, Assistent der Geschäftsführung (engl. ... / Zeugnis

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To Whom It May Concern:

I am pleased to comment on the performance of Markus Merten, as he is leaving our company to complete his university studies.

[name of company], headquartered in [city], coordinates the international marketing and sales activities for the [name of company] Group, which is Europe’s largest provider of [product] with 450 employees in seven European countries.

Markus has worked as my personal assistant since [date] and has excelled in a number of areas. As a student, he began to assist us with the development of a business case as part of a summer work program. Due to his excellent performance, I asked him to continue working for us on a 20-hour-week basis and gradually expanded his area of responsibilities. His main tasks included providing administrative support to myself and my management team, producing information materials and presentations and modeling and developing business processes. He also supported me by planning, coordinating and supervising project tasks, especially during our roll-out and implementation of the new [name] product lines.

Markus was always highly motivated and mastered all tasks quickly and skillfully. He displayed excellent analytical and organizational skills and continuously showed a positive attitude towards his work and others. Even when workloads were high, Markus maintained a good overview and assisted me and my team in an exemplary fashion. On the basis of his comprehensive and state-of-the-art knowledge in the fields of business administration and marketing, he was able to analyze even difficult questions accurately and develop optimal solutions for the cases at hand. During consultations and briefings, and while producing information materials, Markus presented even highly complex techn...