Letters of recomendation?

As Mike said, it never hurts. I have never heard the phrase "Wow...that letter of recommendation really worked against me". Now, if the person writing the letter has a somewhat dubious reputation or something like that I would maybe think about who to use it with - but still get one just to have it. As a rule of thumb you can never have too many assets or arrows in your quiver.
 
mshunter said:
How much weight do you think they actually hold when they come from your previous employer?
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If you can get them, take them. However, some employers are prohibited by corporate policy from giving them...lawsuits, and such. It's a bummer, really.
 
My current CP wasn't sure about hiring me, as I wasn't the most qualified to hire into the job. However my former (current at the time CP) gave me a good letter of reference.
Now I'm sitting back and enjoying a really good view.

It doesn't hurt.
 
If the letters are generated from a person of influence or have had some sort of relevant relationship with the hiring party, a recommending letter could put you in a very comfortable position.
 
Krieger said:
If the letters are generated from a person of influence or have had some sort of relevant relationship with the hiring party, a recommending letter could put you in a very comfortable position.
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It would come from the owner/DO/guy that does all the hiring. Thats one of the reasons why it sucls I was laid off. You don't find to many bosses that say "I'll write you a letter of recomendation, you can use my airplane to take your ATP ride, even if I have to buy you a plane ticket to get you to Florida, and here is a severance package that should last you till the end of the year." I miss not working with those guys. Even when I didn't have to be there, I'd still show up to see if there was anything I could do, even if it was just to hang.
 
mshunter said:
It would come from the owner/DO/guy that does all the hiring. Thats one of the reasons why it sucls I was laid off. You don't find to many bosses that say "I'll write you a letter of recomendation, you can use my airplane to take your ATP ride, even if I have to buy you a plane ticket to get you to Florida, and here is a severance package that should last you till the end of the year." I miss not working with those guys. Even when I didn't have to be there, I'd still show up to see if there was anything I could do, even if it was just to hang.
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This is how companies SHOULD work. If I worked for a company that treated their people like that, I'd be bending over backwards to pick up open time, I wouldn't be refusing extensions and I'd have no problem with being junior manned since I know they're doing it as an absolute last resort. As it is....well, too many companies are the exact opposite.
 
True story.

Friend of mine was interviewing a job candidate (who I also happened to know). Job candidate offered a reference from so-and-so. My friend's response? "Yeah, I pretty much despise so-and-so." Apparently you never saw the color drain from a person's face so fast.
 
True story.

Friend of mine was interviewing a job candidate (who I also happened to know). Job candidate offered a reference from so-and-so. My friend's response? "Yeah, I pretty much despise so-and-so." Apparently you never saw the color drain from a person's face so fast.
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Interview nightmare, I'd be a pasty white if that happened to me too... I'm feeling faint just thinking about it!!
 
mshunter said:
How much weight do you think they actually hold when they come from your previous employer?
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Depends with the person on the employer side, if you are qualified for the side, sometimes a good letter of recommendation can be enough to push you across the finish line
 
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