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When is a letter of recommendation appropriate?
It's been close to 6yrs since I've filled out a job application...
Do I need a letter of recommendation?
Would it benefit me and help me stand out (a.k.a more likely to get hired)?
Who should write one? I don't have any college professors or anything...
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Re: When is a letter of recommendation appropriate?
I find it very strange when someone includes a letter of recommendation with a job application. In general, if the hiring process requires some sort of recommendation, the hiring manager or recruiter would ask you for a list of references they can either call or email for more information about you.
That being said, one trend that I've seen happening in resumes and cover letters lately is to include a page of "quotes" about you. Something like, "aimkins is a great team member. Her X PROJECT resulted in a $100,000 increase in revenue for COMPANY X." Those resumes, from a hiring standpoint, are quite impressive. But including a blanket letter is not really done from my perspective in nonprofit/marketing/events. It may be more common in specific disciplines.
For your situation don't do one.
I had a letter of recomendation written when trying to get a promotion- it was from my current manager to the *hopefully* new manager.
Photo taken at 16 months old
Of course there are instances where a letter of recommendation would be appropriate (like the PP who was applying for an internal position), but having worked in HR/recruiting, I can tell you that 99% of the time a LOR is completely pointless and disregarded. There is no way of gauging the authenticity of them, so we would usually just toss them without even looking at them.
Your best bet would be to get together 2-3 personal and 2-3 professional references, and let them know about the job(s) you're applying for. It's surprising how often people use people as reference without even notifying them.
Oh, and GL!