How to evaluate your friend's reference letter

Convincing?

Contents

Does the person who wrote the reference letter know the person well? (eligibility)

Are the personfs strengths suitable for what the company (or any organization) needs? (strengths suitable?)

Is enough supporting evidence given in the letter? (Supporting evidence)

Was the letter specifically written for the person? (unique episodes)

Style

Clarity of meaning

Organization (paragraphs)

Smoothness of sentence connections

No spelling/grammatical mistakes?