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kittymctaco
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I have a few options but I'm not sure which combination would be the best.
1. I could ask my current line manager, but honestly I don't think he would write a stellar recommendation because he is so busy at work and at home. Don't get me wrong, we get along great, but I do not work as closely with him as the rest of my team or some of my accounts or others within my company. But I am stuck because he's been my line manager for going on 3 years so a recommendation from a previous boss wouldn't really be current. Thoughts?
2. My best recommendation option (I think) is someone within my team who has worked above me since I started and has seen me progress through 2 promotions and at one point we were doing the same job. Is it ok to submit a recommendation from someone who was senior to me for a majority of the time abut at one point we were doing the same job?
3. If I were to ask my line manager and the person who ive worked with most at the company, would this be ok? Or do MBA. Programs usually want to see 2 recommendations from two different jobs or areas of my work? My other options would be a) colleague from previous company (3 years ago) b) possibly academic advisor from previous masters program (4 years ago, I didn't graduate with the best GPA though) c) previous economics professor from college (5 years ago) or d) previous boss from 5 years ago e) colleague who I worked under the first 2 years and now work at the same management level in our team.
I know some of you might ask, "why don't you ask one of your accounts?" And its because I have 80 accounts and granted I work closer with some of them more than others, but I don't think I work close enough with any one that would be able to write a recommendation good enough. I work in technical operations so I mostly communicate by email and.have only met a few of my accounts face to face.
Thoughts?
1. I could ask my current line manager, but honestly I don't think he would write a stellar recommendation because he is so busy at work and at home. Don't get me wrong, we get along great, but I do not work as closely with him as the rest of my team or some of my accounts or others within my company. But I am stuck because he's been my line manager for going on 3 years so a recommendation from a previous boss wouldn't really be current. Thoughts?
2. My best recommendation option (I think) is someone within my team who has worked above me since I started and has seen me progress through 2 promotions and at one point we were doing the same job. Is it ok to submit a recommendation from someone who was senior to me for a majority of the time abut at one point we were doing the same job?
3. If I were to ask my line manager and the person who ive worked with most at the company, would this be ok? Or do MBA. Programs usually want to see 2 recommendations from two different jobs or areas of my work? My other options would be a) colleague from previous company (3 years ago) b) possibly academic advisor from previous masters program (4 years ago, I didn't graduate with the best GPA though) c) previous economics professor from college (5 years ago) or d) previous boss from 5 years ago e) colleague who I worked under the first 2 years and now work at the same management level in our team.
I know some of you might ask, "why don't you ask one of your accounts?" And its because I have 80 accounts and granted I work closer with some of them more than others, but I don't think I work close enough with any one that would be able to write a recommendation good enough. I work in technical operations so I mostly communicate by email and.have only met a few of my accounts face to face.
Thoughts?
