Reference letter without permission
I'm a PhD student and one of my research assistants (undergraduate student) applied for a non-research volunteer position on campus. He asked (via email) for me to be one of his references on the day...
View ArticleAnswer by Buffy for Reference letter without permission
I think the best advice is to be honest. You don't need to praise the student unless he deserves it for any given attribute. On the other hand you don't need to make it negative just because of the...
View ArticleAnswer by user37208 for Reference letter without permission
I don't think there is an established best practice for this situation. Ethically, you're not obliged to do anything, since you never agreed that you would do anything. So it comes down to how you...
View ArticleAnswer by Dan Romik for Reference letter without permission
As the student’s supervisor, it is your duty not to “help him get the job” but rather to act in a supervisory role, and that includes giving your honest opinion about the student to anyone he requests...
View ArticleAnswer by Jim for Reference letter without permission
My take is that you should write the recommendation letter, but highlight that you really haven't known them very long. This will let you give a cursory recommendation, since you haven't had any real...
View ArticleAnswer by Mark for Reference letter without permission
Use this as a teachable moment. As you made clear, the student either was entirely unaware of or completely disregarded the etiquette around requesting references. Not everyone is born knowing these...
View ArticleAnswer by rubenvb for Reference letter without permission
What follows is my opinion. This is not at all specific to academia, because this is far from an academic issue.I would mark it as unwise to give people as references that you haven't discussed this...
View ArticleAnswer by rascob for Reference letter without permission
If I'm getting it right, up to this point, your name in the form has not implied that you give a recommendation or a positive review on him.So what is wrong with that? Why would he need a permission...
View ArticleAnswer by Benjamin Wilson for Reference letter without permission
This is a rather late response, but I think the reaction here is a bit overboard. It's an undergraduate student and things are often done at the last minute. Even the most organised person in the world...
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