letters of recommendation

[hotinwoof]

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What do you need to give to people, such as your employer, for a letter of rec? Do you just ask them for one or give them some info as well, if so, what do you provide them? My boss said he wants me to write it, he'll add and subtract to it, and sign it.

 

[ecdoesit]

i will definitely give your resume, transcript, a list of honors, awards, etc. write about why you want to be a dentist.

there is an issue about confidentiality.
i have no idea how confidential it is, if you write it yourself.

 

[endotom]

People,

I have been asked more than a few times to write letters of recommendation for folks applying to professional schools and graduate programs. I have to have thier CV. No matter how long or well I know them, there's always something I'm not aware of that I would want to add in the letter. I usually have the applicant write the letter on Works or Word and send it to me as an attachment. You know yourself and how badly you want in better than I do. I can open it, edit it, and print it on my letterhead. I just did this today for a friend who is applying to a graduate program in endodontics.
Lot's of people do it this way. Ask your person if he/she would want you to do this.

 

[dak]

what do adcoms like to see in a letter from a dentist that you have volunteered for??

thanks

 

[endotom]

I would think that they would want see how well I knew the applicant. They would want to know if I was in a possition to observe first hand his/her abilities. They want to know if I knew of anything that would set you apart from the normal, like volunteering in something related to medicine or dentistry. Also important is if I knew personally of your integrety and honesty. If I'm a close family friend and have watched you grow up though college that would help.
Nobody is going to write you a bad letter. I tell them what I know but it has helped to have the applicant write the letter first and I can add to it. Write it in Works or Word and put it on a disc or send it as an attachment out of word prosessor so I can print it on my letterhead.

 

[mmapcpro]

Yeh, my dentist friend that I asked for a letter from asked me to write the letter myself. Then he would alter/add to it to make it conform to his "style". I am certain that if I put something in there that he doesn't agree with, he would omit it.

This is kind of a strange feeling. To write things about yourself that you believe someone perceives about you.