As a picture of the testimonial/Employer's Assessment will take too long to download, only the transcription is shown below. Original available at time of interview.

This is to certify that . . .


Employer: Catherine T; Job Duration April 2000 to August 2006; Children, 8 month and 2 years at the start

Ms Marie Tabbada Sebastian has been with my family since April 2000.

Ms Sebastian looks after the household chores, like cleaning, washing and ironing, as well as looking after the house and my two younger children aged 8 and 7 respectively. She started cooking for the family after my mother-in-law had a fall. She would actually try out new recipes which she learns from her friends or from my recipe books.

She has a good working attitude and in the 6 yuears with us, she has never been sick. She has proven to be a reliable, responsible and honest worker and you can rely on her to complete her tasks.

We are saddened to let her go but we do not wish to hamper her growth or progress in any way. In fact, we would like to wish her success in her future endeavours and that the new family will enjoy having her as much as we did.

Sgd: Catherine XXX


In lieu of a more formal testimonial, Employer gives her

Employer's Assessment

On a 10-point scale (1=low, 10=high) she assesses her domestic helper on 10 character traits as follows:

  • 10 for Patience, Willingness to lean, Fondness for children and Reliability
  • 9 for Honesty and Intelligence
  • 8 for Diligence, Initiative, Thoroughness and Neatness

For specific performance (on a 5-point scale, 1=low, 5=high), she gives domestic helper

  • 5 for Care of infants 0 - 2 years, Care of children over 2 years of age, Cleaning and Ironing
  • 4 for Cooking, Tutoring, Marketing or Grocery shopping, Car washing

    For Overall Performance she gives her domestic helper 9 out of a possible 10 and for Proficiency in English also 9.