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17 Aug 2015, 16:55
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Dear all,
I am currently applying to schools, and most of the schools I am applying to just opened their portals in the past two weeks. I have been asking for recommendations, but I know that my boss does not like the idea that I might leave in a year - not that I am super important and the company will fail the moment I walk out, but the tough hiring freeze we are faced with certainly makes it harder to get a replacement for me. Now, this past Friday, I shared some good work results with him early, and while he was happy, I asked him to write me two recommendation letters. He said sure and that he would be supportive, but now my question is, if say, in two weeks, he still hasn't started, then how do I follow up with him?
Applications are mostly due in late September, and in two weeks it will be early September so there isn't really much time to play the waiting game. However, I don't want to keep nagging him and make him angry. What should I do? Or how would you the more experienced folks approach this thing?
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I am currently applying to schools, and most of the schools I am applying to just opened their portals in the past two weeks. I have been asking for recommendations, but I know that my boss does not like the idea that I might leave in a year - not that I am super important and the company will fail the moment I walk out, but the tough hiring freeze we are faced with certainly makes it harder to get a replacement for me. Now, this past Friday, I shared some good work results with him early, and while he was happy, I asked him to write me two recommendation letters. He said sure and that he would be supportive, but now my question is, if say, in two weeks, he still hasn't started, then how do I follow up with him?
Applications are mostly due in late September, and in two weeks it will be early September so there isn't really much time to play the waiting game. However, I don't want to keep nagging him and make him angry. What should I do? Or how would you the more experienced folks approach this thing?
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17 Aug 2015, 17:20
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Great question. First, you can make his job easier by giving him some information to help when he writes the letter. I work with all of my clients to create a one-pager for their recommenders which covers many areas, including some high level points they should address in the letter. Once you provide that, you can ask in a couple weeks if he needs any other information from you in order to write a well informed letter. This way you are just offering to help rather than asking if he has started. Plenty of people wait until the end to write, so I wouldn't get overly worried, but it is always best to see the process moving along sooner than later for a variety of reasons!
Good luck!
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In addition to what Scott has suggested, I also had an issue with my boss being extremely busy. Before I had asked him for the recommendation, it was hard enough to get him to keep up with our scheduled bi-weekly meetings. When the deadlines grew closer and I realized that he hadn't even started most of my letters, I began to ask him on a weekly basis (in a short and polite way) and requested to meet with him to review over the letters before he sent them out to make sure we both agreed on the content. I'd suggest doing something similar to that as long as he's open with discussing his recommendation with you. Fortunately mine was and he was able to use anecdotes that I thought complimented my application essays very well. If he's not I'd suggest then at least a "coaching" session where you can communicate any application strategies that you may be incorporating or at least review what a good business school recommendation letter consists of versus a "standard" or general recommendation.
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