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=== Letters of recommendation === ==== How I write letters ==== I try to write letters of recommendation that do three things: # summarize my relationship to and knowledge of the person I'm recommending, # characterize and illustrate that person's strengths/accomplishments (with specific examples whenever possible), and # make a compelling case for why the person should be selected for the job/fellowship/program/whatever. I encourage you to consider this when asking me (and others) for letters of recommendation. Doing so might help you decide whether or not I'm in a good position to provide the kinds of information about you that you want to be sent to the people considering your application. ==== Requests & timing ==== '''tl;dr: 3 weeks notice, please!''' * I strongly prefer to receive requests for letters and draft materials at least three weeks before they are due (more advance notice is always better). * If I agree to submit a letter on your behalf, please provide (drafts of) all the materials I request from you (see below) no less than two weeks before they are due (more advance notice is always better). * If you cannot make your request or provide your materials on the timeline described here, do not panic. Please ask anyway. Just know that I might not be able to make the deadline and/or might ask you for extra help to do so. ==== Resources I need from you ==== '''tl;dr: send me (draft) application materials, calendar invitations for deadlines, and any other info ASAP''' In order to write a compelling letter of recommendation, the following materials are crucial: * A current CV or resume. * Your (draft) application materials. If these are in-progress, consider sharing a link to a git repository or google doc or similar where I can find the most up-to-date version. * A list of, with link(s) to salient information about, the position(s), fellowship(s), and/or program(s) for which I am recommending you. Salient information should include submission deadlines as well as relevant details about how I am to submit my letter (do I send it to a specific email address? Look for a submission invitation email? Upload to interfolio or some other site?). * Calendar events (.ics-compatible) for all letter submission deadlines. * Any specific guidance you'd like to provide me about the contents of the letter. This might include specific topics/aspects of your application and work that you feel I am uniquely/best positioned to talk about. You might also share any special insights you have into the selection process or criteria for the position(s), fellowship(s), and/or program(s) for which I am recommending you. ==== Tips and pointers ==== * Whenever possible, I like working with PDFs, raw-text formats, or documents formatted using open standards (i.e., your carefully formatted MS word files probably render incorrectly on my machine). * If you're still working on any of the resources listed above, please provide a link to a place where I can find the most up-to-date version (a git repository? a google doc? whatever works). * If you make changes to the lists or deadlines of applications, please confirm these changes with me as I probably won't notice otherwise. * It never hurts to send me a reminder (email is fine) a few days ahead of a deadline. * The first letter takes me the most work and is where the timing/deadline stuff really matters most.
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