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24 Feb 2021, 23:53
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Hello all!
I will be applying to schools in the fall of 21' and so was beginning to prepare for the letter of recommendations since that has the most amount of external dependencies. I had a few options for recommenders and was confused about the same. I have experience in the field of electrical engineering in a metal & mining (manufacturing plant) and social-impact consulting in India. I present below the various options I could explore to ask for a recommendation and would love your advice on which two I should look at picking.
Arranged in chronological order of the ones I have worked with, please find the recommender profile, my experience with them and what qualities they could highlight:
1. Reporting manager at the metal & mining plant (1 year): My direct reporting manager who doesn't have a fancy MBA thinks highly of me and worked closely with him. Good rapport. Can attest to the initiatives I had taken during my time at the plant and also to my people management skills (managing 20+ semi-skilled workers to ensure operations of a large section of the plant)
2. Reporting manager at the social-impact consulting firm (1 year direct report and 1 year working together on initiatives): Holds an MBA from one of the best MBA schools in India. Great at writing and is a brand cheer-leader of mine. Can attest to my problem-solving, stakeholder management and team-leadership skills.
3. Principal at the social-impact consulting firm (6+ months reported to her on the same project): Had a good rapport with the Principal who holds an MBA from one of the M7 B-schools. Will be willing to write a good recommendation on my initiative, client-centricity and emotional maturity.
4. Head, CSR division at one of the FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Alphabet) -India division (Worked closely for 3-4 months): Collaborated very closely on the project and can attest to my diligence, learning capability compared to other peers in my designation
5. Managing Partner at one of the world's top VC firms (Think Khosla, Sequoia, etc)- India division (Worked closely for 6 months)
Collaborated on a Covid response initiative and can attest to my Leadership, problem solving and stakeholder management however no deep engagement on the personal front.
6. Managing Partner at my social-impact consulting firm (Worked together on and off for 2 years): Good writer and highly supportive. Although limited personal engagement, can attest to similar traits as the other potential recommenders.
Given these are the choices I am faced with, and my target schools are Wharton, Kellogg, Tuck, Yale Haas etc, which are the 2 recommenders I should approach for a recommendation letter? Any advice here will be super-helpful! Thanks in advance.
I will be applying to schools in the fall of 21' and so was beginning to prepare for the letter of recommendations since that has the most amount of external dependencies. I had a few options for recommenders and was confused about the same. I have experience in the field of electrical engineering in a metal & mining (manufacturing plant) and social-impact consulting in India. I present below the various options I could explore to ask for a recommendation and would love your advice on which two I should look at picking.
Arranged in chronological order of the ones I have worked with, please find the recommender profile, my experience with them and what qualities they could highlight:
1. Reporting manager at the metal & mining plant (1 year): My direct reporting manager who doesn't have a fancy MBA thinks highly of me and worked closely with him. Good rapport. Can attest to the initiatives I had taken during my time at the plant and also to my people management skills (managing 20+ semi-skilled workers to ensure operations of a large section of the plant)
2. Reporting manager at the social-impact consulting firm (1 year direct report and 1 year working together on initiatives): Holds an MBA from one of the best MBA schools in India. Great at writing and is a brand cheer-leader of mine. Can attest to my problem-solving, stakeholder management and team-leadership skills.
3. Principal at the social-impact consulting firm (6+ months reported to her on the same project): Had a good rapport with the Principal who holds an MBA from one of the M7 B-schools. Will be willing to write a good recommendation on my initiative, client-centricity and emotional maturity.
4. Head, CSR division at one of the FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Alphabet) -India division (Worked closely for 3-4 months): Collaborated very closely on the project and can attest to my diligence, learning capability compared to other peers in my designation
5. Managing Partner at one of the world's top VC firms (Think Khosla, Sequoia, etc)- India division (Worked closely for 6 months)
Collaborated on a Covid response initiative and can attest to my Leadership, problem solving and stakeholder management however no deep engagement on the personal front.
6. Managing Partner at my social-impact consulting firm (Worked together on and off for 2 years): Good writer and highly supportive. Although limited personal engagement, can attest to similar traits as the other potential recommenders.
Given these are the choices I am faced with, and my target schools are Wharton, Kellogg, Tuck, Yale Haas etc, which are the 2 recommenders I should approach for a recommendation letter? Any advice here will be super-helpful! Thanks in advance.
25 Feb 2021, 12:51
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varunpaul0505:
At the end of the day, there are two key questions you have to ask yourself when selecting a recommender:
(1) Does this person know me well and can he or she speak to my strengths in both a qualitative and anecdotal way?
(2) Do I trust this person to put in the effort, go to bad for me and finish the recommendation in time?
Two, though less significant points, are whether they have been a supervisor or manager for you. and if come from a more recent role. B-schools have a preference for people that meet these criteria.
Using those guidelines I would rank them as follows:
2. Reporting manager at the social-impact consulting firm
4. Head, CSR division at one of the FAANG
3. Principal at the social-impact consulting firm
6. Managing Partner at my social-impact consulting firm
1. Reporting manager at the metal & mining plant [low because may be outdated]
5. Managing Partner at one of the world's top VC firms [seems like not a strong connection]
It seems like you have some great choices. Plus, there's no right answer so I am curious to hear what others think as well.
Best,
Admissionado
At the end of the day, there are two key questions you have to ask yourself when selecting a recommender:
(1) Does this person know me well and can he or she speak to my strengths in both a qualitative and anecdotal way?
(2) Do I trust this person to put in the effort, go to bad for me and finish the recommendation in time?
Two, though less significant points, are whether they have been a supervisor or manager for you. and if come from a more recent role. B-schools have a preference for people that meet these criteria.
Using those guidelines I would rank them as follows:
2. Reporting manager at the social-impact consulting firm
4. Head, CSR division at one of the FAANG
3. Principal at the social-impact consulting firm
6. Managing Partner at my social-impact consulting firm
1. Reporting manager at the metal & mining plant [low because may be outdated]
5. Managing Partner at one of the world's top VC firms [seems like not a strong connection]
It seems like you have some great choices. Plus, there's no right answer so I am curious to hear what others think as well.
Best,
Admissionado
25 Feb 2021, 21:07
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Admissionado
Thanks for your recommendations. This is super-helpful. I had a couple of follow-up questions that I would love your thoughts on- since I had worked with #1 between 2017 and 2018, will it still be considered outdated?
Also, please share your thoughts on the team-management part? I have heard from multiple people that team management experience in a consulting firm is not highly valued (given the quality of the personnel) as compared to perhaps managing semi-skilled workers at a manufacturing plant which involves a lot more persuasion and political savviness to navigate worker-unions etc? Should the team-management strength I developed at the metal manufacturing plant be highlighted through recommendations?
