Kurt Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Hello all, I'm about to contact former employers in order to obtain reference letters according to the ACS format. The ACS does not ask for technologies used and projects worked on but I've gathered that a couple of people in forums say it helps to put those in as it would help the assessor assess your skills better. Is that right? Should I ask for this level of granularity in the references? Thanks, Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevsan Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Yes I would - and i did. I basically completed a statement of service letter, outlining which projects i worked on in the format: "To whom it may concern I confirm that XXXXX was employed by XXXXXas a full time, permanent XXXX from XXXX to XXXXX. Role included: xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxx etc I then contacted previous line managers and colleagues, asking them, if they were happy to sign the letters and print out on headed paper etc and send back to me. Any formal ref letter will only really include job title and dates of employment - this shows the detail needed to prove you did what you said you did. I got all that together from all the previous companys (including one that had gone bust) and sent that off to ACS. Took about 12 weeks to get a positive response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boldie Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Hi Kurt I am at the same point as you and I have asked my former employees to state the major projects that I worked on and include the language's that I used and the hardware and software I used on a daily basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 Thank you both; I'll add the projects I've worked on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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