HEC-Paris EMBA Recommendation Questions

Sharing the letter of recommendation questions and rankings for HEC-Paris EMBA. Interesting fact - letters of recommendation are an even bigger part of the evaluation criteria for EMBA applicants. Consider anecdotes for the open-ended strengths/weaknesses questions at the bottom that you can outline for your recommender to write in their own words.

Relationship to candidate:

• How long and in what capacity have you known the candidate?
• If this is a work-related reference, in what position is/was the candidate employed and for how long?

Candidate's abilities:

Please evaluate the candidate in terms of the qualities below:

• Intellectual or academic ability
• Oral communication skills
• Analytical skills
• Teamwork skills
• Creativity / Innovative
• Competence in current position
• Written communication skills
• Leadership skills
• Initiative / problem solving skills

Scale:

• Outstanding (top 5%)
• Excellent (top 15%)
• Very good (top 25%)
• Good (top 40%)
• Average
• Below average
• Unobserved

Proficiency in English:

Candidate's first language? English/Not English

If the candidate's first language is not English, please comment on his/her level of competence:

• Written
• Spoken
• Listening / Comprehension
• Reading

Scale:

• Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor

Candidate's strengths and weaknesses:

• What do you consider to be the candidate's principal strengths / talents?
• What do you consider to be the candidate's weaknesses or areas that need improvement?