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Work Reco Signed - but envelope is not! Urgent help needed. 28 Nov 2007, 21:07
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Hi,

My manager was in town for one day and was in a meeting all day. I requested him to sign the LOR and the envelopes and leave it behind and I would collect it.

Turns out, he signed the LOR but did not sign the envelopes..

What do I do now ? Will a company seal do ? Or am I better of getting a reco from some other person?

Please reply soon.

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Work Reco Signed - but envelope is not! Urgent help needed. 28 Nov 2007, 21:12
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A company seal should be enough...I'm not sure though as my recos were sent electronically. Why not call the school, describe the situation and see what they say. My feeling is that as long as the lor is signed and is sent from the company it should be fine.
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Work Reco Signed - but envelope is not! Urgent help needed. 28 Nov 2007, 22:01
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Just send it through and if the adcomm has concerns, they'll contact the recommender.
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Work Reco Signed - but envelope is not! Urgent help needed. 29 Nov 2007, 23:44
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thank you guys.
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Work Reco Signed - but envelope is not! Urgent help needed. 30 Nov 2007, 01:17
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I am not sure if the company seal will work. In all eventuality, since the recommendation is a personal and not a professional intellectual piece of property, the manager or office personnel may not put a company seal. I think it has something to do with liability and professional practice. I found this out when my recommender told me that he would give his recos in plain paper and not on company letter head.

The other stratrgy you could follow is ask the administrative assistant to sign the letters. Just get an email from your manager letting the assistant know that it is ok and ask the assistant to type a letter for you and the school confirming the manager's approval.

This is your contingency option. If the company seal works, its great.
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Work Reco Signed - but envelope is not! Urgent help needed. 01 Dec 2007, 19:54
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Just call the schhol and ask. Use the KISS principle here.