# Professional Recommendation Request Kit

The strongest recommendations are short, specific, attributable, and approved for public use. Do not publish a quote until the person confirms the final wording, name, role, and company attribution.

## Request message

Subject: Short professional recommendation for my portfolio

Hi [Name],

I am strengthening my engineering portfolio and would value a short recommendation based on our work together on [project or team].

If you are comfortable, could you write two or three sentences covering one or more of these points?

- The problem or responsibility you saw me own
- How I worked across engineering, product, or operations
- A specific strength such as system design, reliability, execution, or communication
- The outcome or improvement you personally observed

I would publish it only after you approve the exact quote and attribution. A useful attribution would be:

[Name] - [Role at the time], [Company or team]

There is no pressure if public attribution is not appropriate. Thank you for considering it.

Best,
Devi

## Optional prompts

1. What kind of problems did Devi handle particularly well?
2. How did he respond when a system or delivery was under pressure?
3. What changed for the team or product because of his contribution?
4. How would you describe his communication and ownership?
5. What type of role or challenge would you trust him with next?

## Approval record

Before publishing, retain written approval for:

- [ ] Exact quotation
- [ ] Name spelling
- [ ] Role and company attribution
- [ ] Profile image, if used
- [ ] Link to LinkedIn or another profile, if used
- [ ] Permission to keep the quote online until withdrawn

## Portfolio format

> "[Two or three specific sentences.]"
>
> **Full Name** - Role, Company

Avoid anonymous praise, unverifiable superlatives, or reconstructed quotations.