Character reference v2 by M. Petric

I have known Aleksandra Ilic for five years, both as a colleague and as a friend. We first met at a one-month computer course in Belgrade. Since then we have seen each other a couple of times accidentally, but then we met again when we applied for a teacher's job in a local kindergarten. We were both hired so working together for the past three years made us really close friends.

Aleksandra always gives the impression that she knows what she is doing. That helped her in her studies and her job. She has always proved herself to be extremely dedicated to her work, truly reliable, hard-working and punctual. She even comes to work half an hour earlier every day, which is extraordinary. As a colleague she is very nice, friendly and polite.

With children, she is marvellous. She knows exactly how they think and usually behaves as a child too, so she is very liked and respected by them. Also, she knows how to handle some unexpected situations very well, for example some children's fights. Furthermore, she always takes care of her niece or neighbour’s children when it is necessary and when she has time.

I regret having to say anything negative about her, but sometimes when she has some personal problems, she allows them to affect her job. Then she tends to be sad and does not show a lot of enthusiasm for playing with children. When these rare occasions happen, all our colleagues and me succeed to make her feel better and put a smile back on her face very quickly.

I believe that it is clear from the job description that the post would suit Aleksandra enormously and that she would undoubtedly do an excellent job. I definitely have no reservations in supporting her application.