arjund wrote:
Dear community,
I am Dutch and have lived and worked in 9 countries.
In the period 2007 - 2015 - I worked as a management consultant with intense high profile cases to my name.
In 2015, I started out on my own as a fund raiser for start ups. I worked on 11 ventures out of which one works and generated 650k USD in revenue last year.
I have plenty of people from my journey who are willing to recommend me. However I am having a tough time deciding who to select. Below my choices
1. Angel Investor who put in money into the successful venture, who was also my manager in the past
2. Founder - whose company benefited from my effort
3. Ex clients (Senior Leadership) from period 2012 - 2015 - Intense period of involvement with Strategic outcomes
4. Ex bosses from period 2007 - 2012
Look forward to your views. Thanks !
Warm Regards,
Arj
Hi
arjund,
Here are a few things you must consider while selecting your recommender:
- Pick someone who has worked with you in the last couple of years; the Ad Com wants to know who you are today
Go with someone who has had a direct and close association simply because their recommendation will be enriched with situational examples and not appear generic.
- Go with someone who you know will have a number of positive things to say and of course be able to comment on your leadership skills/teamwork abilities.
- If you've worked on a range of projects/varied types of jobs, select recommenders who will be able to bring in diversity i.e comment on different facets of your personality.
- The recommender should not be related to you neither should you have worked with him in a personal capacity.
From the information that you have shared, you could pick from Options 1, 2, 3...Option 4 was very long ago and will not be desirable
For more on this, we recommend you watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoooOOm ... e=youtu.beHope this helps!
All the best!