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20 Sep 2011, 11:36
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Hi All,
I, like many people, can't ask my current supervisor for a letter of recommendation because they don't support my decision. They're currently trying to make me take the CFA so my studying for the GMAT and applying to grad schools is the exact opposite of what they want.
As such, I'm kind of in a bind over who to ask for my second letter of recommendation. My first is coming from an old boss, who I know will write me a good one, but the other choice is very shaky and I was hoping you guys could help me evaluate a couple options I have. I haven't had any other supervisor-employee type relationships and have been going through my options but can't figure out which will be the strongest for my applications. I work with people on Wall Street every day but none of the relationships are very deep, as they're salesmen who just try to push bonds on me. I also haven't worked closely enough in my volunteer work to get a recommendation from that either. None of my options seem to stand out as particularly strong, so I'd love to hear your opinion or any insights you may have.
1. My current boss and hope this isn't grounds to lose my job. This recommendation would be strong, but I haven't heard of anyone else at my company leaving for a MBA.
2. An indirect supervisor from my old job who I worked loosely with each day. I'm not sure that this angle would be very different that my old supervisor who is already writing me a recommendation though.
3. My mentor who I have known since I was a child. He's President and CIO of a small investment management company and I interned for him about 4 years ago. He's been giving me advice on the application process and knows me pretty well, but we haven't worked together in a long time and even then that was only an internship. I'd assume this would be more of a recommendation based on character than anything else.
4. A coworker (peer level, no supervisory) from my old job that I trained and worked with on a daily basis. I trained her, worked on a project with her that we eventually presented to the partners of the firm, and continued to guide her during my time at the company. She's now one of the most productive employees of the group.
Thanks a lot for your help! I really appreciate it.
I, like many people, can't ask my current supervisor for a letter of recommendation because they don't support my decision. They're currently trying to make me take the CFA so my studying for the GMAT and applying to grad schools is the exact opposite of what they want.
As such, I'm kind of in a bind over who to ask for my second letter of recommendation. My first is coming from an old boss, who I know will write me a good one, but the other choice is very shaky and I was hoping you guys could help me evaluate a couple options I have. I haven't had any other supervisor-employee type relationships and have been going through my options but can't figure out which will be the strongest for my applications. I work with people on Wall Street every day but none of the relationships are very deep, as they're salesmen who just try to push bonds on me. I also haven't worked closely enough in my volunteer work to get a recommendation from that either. None of my options seem to stand out as particularly strong, so I'd love to hear your opinion or any insights you may have.
1. My current boss and hope this isn't grounds to lose my job. This recommendation would be strong, but I haven't heard of anyone else at my company leaving for a MBA.
2. An indirect supervisor from my old job who I worked loosely with each day. I'm not sure that this angle would be very different that my old supervisor who is already writing me a recommendation though.
3. My mentor who I have known since I was a child. He's President and CIO of a small investment management company and I interned for him about 4 years ago. He's been giving me advice on the application process and knows me pretty well, but we haven't worked together in a long time and even then that was only an internship. I'd assume this would be more of a recommendation based on character than anything else.
4. A coworker (peer level, no supervisory) from my old job that I trained and worked with on a daily basis. I trained her, worked on a project with her that we eventually presented to the partners of the firm, and continued to guide her during my time at the company. She's now one of the most productive employees of the group.
Thanks a lot for your help! I really appreciate it.
20 Sep 2011, 15:29
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Hi
Without any doubt press number 1 and 3.
1. obvious reasons
2. age old wisdom of strong relation though old would look stronger because even with so much time has passed the recommender thinks high of you
3 last one in case you feel recent association should be mentioned
Without any doubt press number 1 and 3.
1. obvious reasons
2. age old wisdom of strong relation though old would look stronger because even with so much time has passed the recommender thinks high of you
3 last one in case you feel recent association should be mentioned
20 Sep 2011, 16:15
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throughmba
Thanks a lot for helping throughmba. I'm not quite sure I follow though. Are you suggesting options 1 and 3 for my second letter? I can't figure out if your numbers 1 - 3 refer to three points you're making or if they're in relation to my options 1 - 3.
