Timeline for How to write a reference request for a candidate that I see unfit for the application?
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| Apr 21, 2015 at 1:07 | comment | added | JeffE | This may sound silly, bit I find it hard... — Of course it's hard. Nobody likes to be the bearer of bad news. But it's your job to be a grownup here. | |
| Apr 20, 2015 at 22:08 | comment | added | smci | @ceoec : in academia, people knowingly recommend people who aren't suitable every day of the week. It is in no way equivalent to telling him "my letter will not recommend he get the position". That's an issue of clarity and basic assertiveness on your part. | |
| Apr 20, 2015 at 21:19 | comment | added | smci | "You may also want to contact the people you send the letter to and tell them that you did warn him that the letter would be bad" This is all too weird for words. Don't write a negative reference letter. Don't beat around the bush with fogging like "the position is not suitable for you". Set up a conversation where you tell him clearly and assertively what his negative trait is, and be constructive about how he can improve, and how to manage his career in the meantime. | |
| Apr 20, 2015 at 18:57 | comment | added | ceoec | This may sound silly, but I find it hard to tell him "my letter will not recommend him get the position". I did tell him I think the position is not suitable for him.... Thanks for suggesting me to contact the people I send the letter to.... Didn't think about it. | |
| Apr 20, 2015 at 18:46 | history | answered | Tobias Kildetoft | CC BY-SA 3.0 |