RE: Letter of Recommendation

["Al Geist" <al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com>]

 Susan Gallagher wrote:
...as a hiring manager I place very little stock in letters of
recommendation. Usually, if someone asks for a letter of recommendation,
they're told to write it themselves and the manager will sign. If I want to
know what you think of yourself, I'll ask.  

Secondly, when you're looking for a job, nobody asks for letters of
recommendation; they ask for references. Being able to actually talk to a
reference, ask them questions and hear the way that they answer, tells so
much more than a letter ever could. Even the pregnant pauses are
significant....


All of my letters of recommendation include contact information and a
statement that the hiring authority can content them for a personal
discussion of my abilities, etc. ...and yes, most of them I wrote myself,
but with the idea that the person signing it could edit it as they please.
I wrote them because, for the most part, the person signing the letter
didn't have time to do it themselves.

I also have professional references that I include if asked.  Neither my
letters or references are introduced unless requested by the hiring
authority; although, my letters are included in my portfolio.

Al Geist
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