/To whom it may concern/

Aleksandra Ilić

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 accidentally seen each other a couple of times, 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 have made us really close friends.

Aleksandra regularly gives the impression that she knows what she is doing. 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 likeable, friendly and polite. She is exceptional in her work with children. She knows exactly how they think and easily adapts to their level, so she is very liked and respected by them. Also, she knows how to handle some unexpected situations very well, for example when children start to scrap or fight. 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 low-spirited and does not show a lot of enthusiasm for playing with children. On these rare occasions, however, all our colleagues and me succeed in making her feel better and putting a smile back on her face very quickly.

I believe it is clear from the reasons I have given that Aleksandra would be highly suitable for the post and that she would undoubtedly do an excellent job. I definitely have no reservations in supporting her application.