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24 Feb 2016, 17:03
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Hi,
I've a bit of weird situation going on. Pretty much every school that I've applied to wants recommenders to send in reference letters directly from their company email addresses.
One of my recommenders is a former client who was the brand manager of one of the biggest liquor companies and she and I worked closely everyday.
However, she had a kid and has now left the company to be a full time mom and consequently does not have her company email anymore.
I was wondering if there is a workaround to this?
I know some schools allow you to physically mail in letters provided the recommenders put in their signature across the envelope flap, however my recommender lives on the other end of the world and asking her to physically mail in the letters internationally when she has a small kid to take care of to schools is kinda pushing it.
Any suggestions?
thanks!
I've a bit of weird situation going on. Pretty much every school that I've applied to wants recommenders to send in reference letters directly from their company email addresses.
One of my recommenders is a former client who was the brand manager of one of the biggest liquor companies and she and I worked closely everyday.
However, she had a kid and has now left the company to be a full time mom and consequently does not have her company email anymore.
I was wondering if there is a workaround to this?
I know some schools allow you to physically mail in letters provided the recommenders put in their signature across the envelope flap, however my recommender lives on the other end of the world and asking her to physically mail in the letters internationally when she has a small kid to take care of to schools is kinda pushing it.
Any suggestions?
thanks!
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24 Feb 2016, 17:49
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What schools are you applying to? For many of them you can just explain the situation and it shouldn't be a big deal.
29 Feb 2016, 13:40
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Typically in situations like this you can just mention this in your optional essay and you should be fine. The quality of the recommender and the fact they can speak specifically to your work experience. This is a common issue so should not be a big deal
