美國(guó)留學(xué)推薦信開(kāi)始就應(yīng)該開(kāi)門(mén)見(jiàn)山地介紹一下所推薦的這個(gè)人的能力和推薦人對(duì)他的熟悉達(dá)到什么程度，以及跟他的關(guān)系。如果被推薦的人是推薦人的學(xué)生，僅需要介紹他們關(guān)系，以及他給你的總體印象。

　　如果被推薦的人是你的下屬或合作者，你有必要先介紹一下被推薦人擔(dān)任的職務(wù)，他個(gè)人在任中出色完成的一些項(xiàng)目，接著簡(jiǎn)要地談一下你對(duì)被推薦者的看法。如果沒(méi)有這些就顯得有點(diǎn)突兀，例如：

　　Mr. Wang is an enthusiastic and progressive young man with extremely high potentiality. He is not only quick at learning and good at solving difficult problems, but also with a logical mind that enables him to effectively analyze difficulties. All the work handed to him was completed satisfactorily. Actually, he is so reliable that I assign him with heavy responsibilities. With his help, I have been able to spend more time in writing the research paper. I really consider myself very fortunate to have such a capable assistant.

　　這是一個(gè)出國(guó)推薦信的開(kāi)頭，沒(méi)有任何的關(guān)于推薦人和被推薦人關(guān)系的介紹，上來(lái)就是介紹被推薦人一堆優(yōu)點(diǎn)，一方面讓人覺(jué)得太唐突，另一方面，讓人對(duì)這封推薦信的可信度有所懷疑。