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LOR Advice

by tryinghard » Wed Apr 28, 2010 5:20 am
Hello,

I am planning to apply to a few schools in Europe and have a quick question about my recommendation.

My first recommendation is from my current employer; however I am in major dilemma for my second recommendation. In 2005 I worked for a consulting company in the UK. I left the company in Aug 2005 and got a contract from an ex client of the consulting company (my employer). I worked for this client on my own and set up a small outsourcing shop for the client.

My questions is will this be seen as unethical, I did not tell the consulting company about this, but there was no such agreement. Most people in the real world start a business like this only. I am planning to use the person from this company for my LOR.

I will really appreciate your advice.

Thanks,

Kapil
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by Stacey Oyler » Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:53 pm
Hi Kapil,

Thanks for your post. This is a sticky situation. On the surface it doesn't appear that there is anything unethical, but without all the details on how you obtained the job and what exactly the job entailed it's really difficult for me to make a judgment call. I suggest you go with your gut feeling. If you have concerns about how this may be viewed, it may be best to pick a different recommender.

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Stacey
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