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10 Tips for Recommenders |
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Vera Lee |
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Date : 2012/12/04 | Hits : 3643
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- Review a copy of the applicant's personal statement or application essays so
that your letter of recommendation can dovetail with--not conflict with or
duplicate--the rest of the application.
- Ask the applicant to supply you with additional information such as a
resume.
- Describe your qualifications for comparing the applicant to other
applicants.
I have been teaching for twenty years and have advised approximately 450
students on independent research projects over the last five years.
I have personally supervised ten interns every summer for the last five
years plus worked with over two hundred college graduates in my capacity as
trainer for Big Bank Corp.
- Discuss how well you know the applicant.
I was able to get to know Mr. Doe because he made it a point to attend two
of my sections every week when only one was required.
Ms. Smith reported directly to me for two years prior to her well-deserved
promotion to the position of Senior in our Big Six Accounting Firm.
- Choose two to three qualities that you observed in the applicant.
Jane has a rare blend of top writing and interpersonal skills.
The combination of tenacity, analytical abilities, and good communications
skills found in Mr. Doe is truly unique.
- In discussing those qualities, support your statements with specific
instances in which he or she demonstrated those attributes. Be as concrete and
detailed as possible
He is the only student I ever had who came to all my office hours as part
of a relentless, and ultimately successful, drive to master financial theory. He
was one of just ten percent in the class to receive an A.
Because of Jane's writing skills, I didn't hesitate to ask her to write a
report which was used by our PAC as the basis for a major policy statement.
Congressman X eventually used the statement, based on Jane's sophisticated
20-page analysis of Middle East politics, in lobbying for increased funding.
- Try to quantify the student's strengths or rank him or her vis a vis other
applicants that you have observed.
He was in the top 10% of his class.
She has the best analytical skills of any person her age that I have ever
supervised.
- Avoid generalities and platitudes.
- Include some mild criticism, typically the flip-side of a strength.
The only fault I have encountered in him is his retiring nature. His
modesty sometimes hides a young man of remarkable strength and broad
interests.
Occasionally, her fortitude and persistence can turn into stubbornness,
but usually her good nature and level-headedness prevail.
- Discuss the applicant's potential in his or her chosen field.
I enthusiastically recommend Mr. Doe to your business school. This
well-rounded student will be a fine businessperson.
With her exceptional leadership, writing, and quantitative skills, Ms.
Smith will be an outstanding strategic consultant and a credit to the business
school she attends.
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