tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post7748435687122018800..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: How To Ask For a Letter of RecommendationJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-89833921009990490642012-10-14T15:08:59.557-05:002012-10-14T15:08:59.557-05:00Thanks, Jonathan. This insight is extremely helpfu...Thanks, Jonathan. This insight is extremely helpful. At every level of this profession there are new conventions and social norms to learn as part of joining the community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-6369349378665968572012-10-14T14:53:40.287-05:002012-10-14T14:53:40.287-05:00I would phrase a request like this:
Email subject...I would phrase a request like this:<br /><br />Email subject line: "A Favor"<br /><br />Dear Jonathan:<br /><br />I hope your semester is off to a productive start. It was nice seeing you at the ACLA Association meeting last month. Thanks for your kind words about my talk about Virginia Woolf and Azorín. <br /><br />I am applying for an internal grant in my institution and need Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-54284837228859727022012-10-14T11:21:13.887-05:002012-10-14T11:21:13.887-05:00This is a great post, Jonathan. I'm wondering ...This is a great post, Jonathan. I'm wondering what the process looks like for assistant profs looking for recommendations a couple years out of grad school. As we build relationships with other scholars who are not from our degree-granting institution, and not on our diss. committees, how do we approach outside folks about recommendations without being smarmy or greasy?<br /><br />Those are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com