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Letter of recoomendation [#permalink] New post   25 Nov 2015, 02:49
I want to know if I can apart from My HOD, Boss etc can also ask a Letter of recommendation from my mentor.

As per my knowledge while submitting my B School application I need 2 Letter of recommendation.

The person is

Senior Engineer Samsung SDI at Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.

He was earlier with

Tech Lead at Honeywell Technology Solutions, Bengaluru, India Development.

I ve worked with him at Honeywell for 6 months and he knows me more than my HOD.

Can I get a letter from him for my B-School application (US). [I mean is it acceptable]

Also If that person is not in the country currently then is there any alternative yet ?
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Re: Letter of recoomendation [#permalink] New post   25 Nov 2015, 04:14
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DarkAlex wrote:
I want to know if I can apart from My HOD, Boss etc can also ask a Letter of recommendation from my mentor.

As per my knowledge while submitting my B School application I need 2 Letter of recommendation.
The person is Senior Engineer Samsung SDI at Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
He was earlier with Tech Lead at Honeywell Technology Solutions, Bengaluru, India Development.
I ve worked with him at Honeywell for 6 months and he knows me more than my HOD.
Can I get a letter from him for my B-School application (US). [I mean is it acceptable]
Also If that person is not in the country currently then is there any alternative yet ?


Hi DarkAlex,

Always remember the following pointers while selecting a recommender:

1. The person should have worked with you and should know you well
2. The person should be senior to you
3. You work should have a bearing on the performance your recommender.

The designation does not matter a lot.
The recommendations are sent via e-mail, so it does not matter if the person is in the country or not.
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Re: Letter of recoomendation [#permalink] New post   25 Nov 2015, 04:48
TeamGMATIFY wrote:
DarkAlex wrote:
I want to know if I can apart from My HOD, Boss etc can also ask a Letter of recommendation from my mentor.

As per my knowledge while submitting my B School application I need 2 Letter of recommendation.
The person is Senior Engineer Samsung SDI at Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
He was earlier with Tech Lead at Honeywell Technology Solutions, Bengaluru, India Development.
I ve worked with him at Honeywell for 6 months and he knows me more than my HOD.
Can I get a letter from him for my B-School application (US). [I mean is it acceptable]
Also If that person is not in the country currently then is there any alternative yet ?


Hi DarkAlex,

Always remember the following pointers while selecting a recommender:

1. The person should have worked with you and should know you well
2. The person should be senior to you
3. You work should have a bearing on the performance your recommender.

The designation does not matter a lot.
The recommendations are sent via e-mail, so it does not matter if the person is in the country or not.





Thanks a lot, Yes all 3 points are satisfied. I just want to know how does it work. I mean just an email? Wont It be too unofficial or I have to send him some Format and he need to sign and stamp it officially.


Please guide
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Re: Letter of recoomendation [#permalink] New post   25 Nov 2015, 04:55
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Hi DarkAlex,

The way it works is that you have to provide an email address of the recommender (prefereably his official email id) and he/she is sent a form privately from the school to write down about yourself.
So all you have to do is to just provide the recommenders email in the application and the school takes care of sending the questions to the candidate themselves via the application.

Let us know if there are any more questions in this regard.
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Re: Letter of recoomendation [#permalink] New post   25 Nov 2015, 05:03
TeamGMATIFY wrote:
Hi DarkAlex,

The way it works is that you have to provide an email address of the recommender (prefereably his official email id) and he/she is sent a form privately from the school to write down about yourself.
So all you have to do is to just provide the recommenders email in the application and the school takes care of sending the questions to the candidate themselves via the application.

Let us know if there are any more questions in this regard.




That's fantastic and helpful. One more important question is do I need to ask him to write in a particular format referring to a particular B School or Its like "Whomsoever it may concern".
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Re: Letter of recoomendation [#permalink] New post   25 Nov 2015, 10:27
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DarkAlex wrote:

That's fantastic and helpful. One more important question is do I need to ask him to write in a particular format referring to a particular B School or Its like "Whomsoever it may concern".


The link will contain a set of questions that the recommender will have to answer. There is no need to write a generalised letter as such for most of the schools.
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Re: Letter of recoomendation [#permalink] New post   25 Nov 2015, 11:30
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Hi DarkAlex,

You may also want to take a look at articles on Recommendation letter in New GMAT Club MBA guide.
Article No 30 - Best and Worst Recommenders
Article No 31 - Recommendations in a B School Application

You can find the download link of MBA guide in my signature. Good Luck!
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