I swear that my letters of reference are going to be the death of me. I am going to have an aneurysm, an ulcer, something. I asked two people to write me references back in May/June and now it is time to remind them and ask again. This morning I emailed the two people that agreed to write me a reference before, plus one more possible reference. I am hoping to have a fair amount of things in my hand and ready to go before the application comes out. If I get references from all three of these people, then I have options and I get to choose who I think knows me best and can represent that to JET for me...
Anyways, I know that it is almost time for more applicants to start coming out of the woodwork and so I will be seeing more questions that I can address and find answers for. Yesterday (I think), a guy posted on the fb group and ended up asking about references. There are important things to remember, like answering the questions JET posts and showing you at your best. You definitely need to choose someone that knows you as a learner, an educator, and as a person, if you have someone that really knows you well in all three ways. It is also important to pick someone that is going to look professional and make you look professional (as in, don't end up like I did last year with my manager failing to read the directions and do any of it right). Lastly, ask more than two people; ask all the people that you think will give you a good reference. If you get more than two, you can choose which will be best and you won't be sitting there thinking that you only asked two and one of those hasn't gotten back to you and the deadline is fast approaching. So, too much is better than not enough, in this case. Also, ask now, so they have time if they need it.
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