Archaeology: What's Hot Now: Letters of Reference

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Letters of Reference Jan 25th 2012, 11:08 Letters from Employers A frequently asked question is whether you should get a letter from an employer. Read the reference forms supplied by the graduate school and you will see that they all require the referee to comment upon your academic standing, skill at research and background knowledge. Unless you have worked for an archaeologist and have had long discussions with them about archaeology in general (not just the project you are working on), I would say don't bother unless you choose to use them as an additional referee. There is also a tendency for the committee to wonder why you couldn't get 3 letters from academics.... What if one of your choices of referee is on sabbatical? If they are, and particularly if they are out of the country, you have to allow plenty of time for them to get the form from you, to write the reference and to mail it back. This is even more difficult when someone is moving from place to place, as often happens on a sabbatical, so if you know that someone who would give you a good reference is going to be away, it's well worth your while getting them to write letters before they leave. Some faculty flatly refuse to do reference letters when they are on sabbatical, so make sure you check this with them first and in plenty of time. The Form of the Letter While most universities have a standard form, they will accept letters on letterhead and usually are understanding in a case where someone is on leave and has lost or mislaid the form. Do not supply your referees with stamped addressed envelopes; writing references is part of their job and the department cover the costs associated with mailings. If you need the completed references sent to you, make sure that you include your address. Some schools provide preprinted addressed envelopes, particularly for scholarship references. Once you have been accepted by a grad school do let your referee know of your success. All that is needed is a short note of thanks for their help. Table of Contents The Application Form < | Letters of Reference | > Letter of Intent

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