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In response to "Another job application question" by Dano

How can you help it that your previous experience is also one of the people who agreed to write a letter of rec? -- nm

Posted by con_carne May 1 '13, 19:46

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I'm saying if I have two references listed from previous experience, and then three different letters then that's 5 references. -- nm - Dano May 1, 19:47 8
- I would err on the side of just giving the most recent contacts in both cases - con_carne May 1, 20:09 7
  - nubby is academic and that is the standard in the academic world (you should not see your letters). Maybe the rule varies in the "real world" -- nm - James Bond (aka phone) May 1, 20:26 6
    - Yeah, my advice is not for people applying to academic/PhD-type jobs, no -- nm - con_carne May 1, 20:32 5
      - I don't see it as particular to my field. I cannot conceive of any case in any field where it would be okay to see your letters. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord, koozie aficionado May 1, 20:36 4
        
        Eh, when I worked in college recruiting, we had a site where people routinely submitted their letters of rec themselves. - con_carne May 1, 20:50 2
        
        as I said before, I've seen it both ways for recs/refs. calls/emails are more common than letters for corporate jobs, in my experience. - b! May 1, 21:46
        
        (that would be a provisional transcript... official transcripts would of course be sent officially by the school) -- nm - con_carne May 1, 20:56
        
        in my experience (and mrs. zork's), people write a letter for you when you leave and give it to you to use as you want -- nm - zork May 1, 20:40

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