Letter of Appreciation

There are many ways to state your appreciation to your staff. Writing a letter of appreciation is a simple way to recognize an employee for a job well done or you can go all the way and express your gratitude by presenting an award or bonus to the employee.

The following guidelines will help you come up with an effective letter of appreciation:

• Write a note or letter of appreciation as soon as possible.
• Mention the "why" in specific detail. The reader likes to know you learned of each specific effort and accomplishment on your behalf.
• Express any positive feedback, results, or comments you received from others about the individual's or group's work during your absence.
• Be warm, informal, and sincere.

If you are giving an award or bonus:

• State what the award or bonus is.
• Elaborate specifically on what the person has done to earn the award or praise.
• Express what the award or bonus means in symbolic terms.

This is a Sample letter of appreciation sample letter of appreciation

This advice and sample was modified from 3001 Business & Sales Letters. We highly recommend that you use it. click here to find out more.