I am applying for a part-time job at my alma mater, in the library. In my more than 2.5 years of job-seeking, I've never had anyone ask for a letter of recommendation, but they want THREE.
It's like pulling teeth. I finally had to send my cover letter & resume and say I'll forward the letters by separate cover. I've asked 5 or 6 people, and gotten ONE so far. Two or three people (no, make that four) have promised they would write one, and it's been nearly a WEEK.
WTF?!I mean, these are people who KNOW I am in dire straits, and I've e-mailed them or texted them several times already. One guy is in out of town and "away from his computer files" (whatever does that mean in this day and age? He had a Blackberry before I'd even heard of them). I did let them know I needed it this weekend. One woman said she has to wait till she puts her baby to sleep for the night. Understandable. But these other people? One of them is one of my best friends for more than 30 years. I'm a bit surprised at her. One of her comments was, "I'm confused by why they want letters like this for a pissant job of this kind."
Should I have had "generic" recommendation letters sitting around? The only time I've ever done this before was when I applied to grad school.
What's your take?
Thanks for listening.