Timeline for Do I need to get a reference letter from a postdoc host?
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| Mar 24, 2017 at 14:06 | comment | added | Fred Douglis | I agree as well. If you'd just started it would be another story, but if it's been much of a year, if you don't include the postdoc, it would look to me like a red flag. Hopefully the letter can highlight the other work you've done during the postdoc even though the mentor is not the one directly involved. And I agree with the answer suggesting you discuss this with your supervisor. | |
| Mar 24, 2017 at 12:54 | answer | added | Kimball | timeline score: 0 | |
| Mar 23, 2017 at 22:30 | answer | added | einpoklum | timeline score: 1 | |
| Mar 16, 2017 at 21:34 | comment | added | tomar | Thanks @skymningen It seems like you are saying that weak letters can be compensated for, whereas missing letters cannot. Do others agree? | |
| Mar 16, 2017 at 12:42 | comment | added | skymningen | You can even out the negatives of having a weak letter (but he did work with you on one publication, so I would not think it should be really weak) by having more additional strong letters. Not having a letter from your main host/mentor/supervisor might rise flags. | |
| Mar 15, 2017 at 23:56 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackAcademia/status/842162689992474625 | ||
| Mar 15, 2017 at 22:33 | comment | added | tomar | These comments are point out the negatives of not having a letter. But what about the negatives of having a weak letter? | |
| Mar 15, 2017 at 20:03 | comment | added | FuzzyLeapfrog | What would a potential employer think about the lack of a reference letter for this part of your CV? | |
| Mar 15, 2017 at 20:00 | comment | added | The Guy | Since most schools ask for 3-5 letters, I do not think that getting one from your host will be a bad idea especially since "not" having one from him/her "might" trigger a negative reaction. | |
| Mar 15, 2017 at 19:48 | comment | added | Karl | How should people know that you did not work together very closely, if he doesn't explicitly writes that in the letter (why should he)? I think people might rather read something into you not having reference letter from him, | |
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| Mar 15, 2017 at 19:39 | history | asked | tomar | CC BY-SA 3.0 |