isasda66 wrote:
I'm a re-applicant to Wharton and I noticed that they require two recommendations again.
While this would not be a problem I recently changed jobs and one of my old recommenders was not too happy and my current job is too new to ask for a recent supervisor.
Can I ask another previous supervisor along with an old recommender for the letters?
Any advice?
Read the recommender instructions for each school carefully. Usually Wharton requests that 1 of its two required 2 recs come from a direct manager though that manager doesn’t have to be your *current* manager. In your case, if your former manager is upset that you left for a different employer, then you should use a different manager for their recommendation this time around, likely a manager from a role prior to the one you recently left (since you haven’t been at your new job long enough to ask for a rec). It’s fine to use the same recommender from one year to the next or to switch things up.
Regardless of who you choose, make sure that you are giving your recommenders as much guidance as possible to sing your praises. For instance, you should be giving each of them a bullet point list of the attributes you want them to highlight AND tangible impact that you have driven (hard $# and % data where applicable) to illustrate these qualities. For instance, if you want them to highlight your leadership potential, you want a bullet point for leadership potential with illustrative examples such as “led a team of 5 analysts across [function] and [geography] to complete [project] that was especially difficult for [memorable, likely interpersonal reasons], finishing [ahead of schedule, with better than expected outcomes, etc.]. This makes the recommender’s task much easier since they now don’t have to go back and look up what your impact was. Make sure that you are giving your recommenders different examples and different attributes to highlight to fully depict the 3D you. It might be helpful to talk about recommendation strategy and how that syncs with the achievements on your resume and the strategic positioning in your essays. If you think you might benefit from a free consultation, feel free to sign up here:
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