What’s the difference between letters of recommendation and references? Should they be different people?
January 31st, 2010 | by admin |I’m applying for a job and they’ve requested both–references, and letters of recommendation
Letters of recommendation are typically given from someone you have worked with on a professional or educational level and detail your strengths, which emphasize how you qualify for the position you are applying for.
References are typically listing contact information of previous co-workers, managers or friends that can be contacted to verify your credentials or character.
Usually letters of recommendation are asked for more academic positions and references for professional – asking for both is odd. However, if that is the case – the letters of recommendation would be someone that can verify work you have done and write a short description. You should be able to list that person also as a reference too, if you feel that person knows enough about you to answer questions if contacted. However, if not you would want to put down references as people that have known you for at least a year, and could answer questions about your character/ work ethic when contacted.
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By stephen11506 on Jan 31, 2010
yes letters of recommendation tend to come from more important people who couldnt be interupted with a call like a principal of dean. References are people who they call for information on preformance, this would be like a teacher or someone who directly oversaw your work. It doesn’t have to be this way by any means because you might not have people of different importance to vouch for you, but this is usually how you do it
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By fiery_saph on Jan 31, 2010
a letter of reccomendation is a letter,
a refference is someone who they can call to see what ur like.
they can be the same person.
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By Rachel on Jan 31, 2010
Letters of recommendation are typically given from someone you have worked with on a professional or educational level and detail your strengths, which emphasize how you qualify for the position you are applying for.
References are typically listing contact information of previous co-workers, managers or friends that can be contacted to verify your credentials or character.
Usually letters of recommendation are asked for more academic positions and references for professional – asking for both is odd. However, if that is the case – the letters of recommendation would be someone that can verify work you have done and write a short description. You should be able to list that person also as a reference too, if you feel that person knows enough about you to answer questions if contacted. However, if not you would want to put down references as people that have known you for at least a year, and could answer questions about your character/ work ethic when contacted.
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