MBA Recommendation Cheat Sheet

Finally — a Way to Actually Help Your Recommenders Write a Killer Letter (Without Doing It For Them)

😰 The Recommendation Problem

You’ve worked hard, built strong relationships, and now it’s time to ask for the thing that feels the most awkward in the MBA process:

A glowing, personalized, leadership-forward recommendation letter
(written by someone who may or may not know how to write one)

You don’t want to ghostwrite it. You don’t want it to sound generic. You just want it to work.

That’s where this cheat sheet comes in.

💡 What You’ll Get

✔️ A dead-simple, 4-step roadmap your recommender can follow (even under deadline pressure)

✔️ The exact structure of a winning MBA rec letter
Includes what to say, how to say it, and what to leave out

✔️ The top 25 leadership traits to highlight
Perfect for helping your recommender choose stories that actually match what schools want

✔️ A sample letter that actually slaps
Complete with voice, tone, structure, and proof points

This is the cheat code for getting powerful, authentic letters from real humans — without ghostwriting a single word.

👤 Who This Is For

• MBA applicants who want to make their recommenders' lives easier
• Recommenders who want to set their MBA applicant up for success
• Managers and supervisors with great relationships with the MBA candidate but no idea how to actually write a recommendation
• Anyone who’s thought “Sure, happy to write it — can you just send me some bullet points?”

🎯 Why It Works

Most rec letters fail because they’re vague, generic, or clearly written by the applicant.

This cheat sheet solves that by:

✅ Clarifying what a good letter actually includes
✅ Giving your recommender a clear outline (and powerful examples)
✅ Helping you spark the right stories without overstepping

Schools can tell when a letter is written with care.
This tool helps your recommender actually care — and write like it.