Hej all,
although I was not expecting it, I got a notification of a school in the Americas about their possible interest in my profile.
They would like me to send over all my information, including three letters of references.
I was wondering; should I ask the people writing the references to write one specifically for that school, or to write a more general one which I can possibly use in a later stage? I would not like to bother them on a frequent scale about this matter..
Thanks in advance!
Letter of References
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Letters of reference
Only ask once. You are more likely to get it quickly if you provide in your request if there is anything you want stressed. What student activities have you run? What PD have you done pr committees?
Does that help?
Does that help?
I was contacted for my current job via TIE. School recruiters use every method available rather than relying solely on fairs. Our school attends 2 or 3 fairs each year, but also contacts candidates directly through the agencies. In my own case, attending a fair was out of the question so i was interviewed via Skype and by telephone.
Schools do not contact hundreds of candidates through TIE. I would contact the candidates who had the experience and background I was looking for, although most top tier schools rely on the closed references from Search and ISS given that confidential references are have much more credibility than open letters of references.
You should take it as a positive sign.
You should take it as a positive sign.