Acedemic Letter Reference?

janet1989

I just got offered a job and I need to show them an academic letter reference. I'm doing arts, so I don't know any lecturers! I don't do tutorials so I don't have any tutors. Anyone know what I can do about this?

wmirl

Just go to any (preferably nice) lecturer whose classes you've gone to and ask them to write you one. They'll just do a generic one with your grades.

The Lost Sheep

janet1989 wrote: »

I just got offered a job and I need to show them an academic letter reference. I'm doing arts, so I don't know any lecturers! I don't do tutorials so I don't have any tutors. Anyone know what I can do about this?

Will you not have had seminars/tutorials for 1 of your subjects so could use the teacher in one of those?
You have to go to tutorials/seminars depending on subject for 1/3 of marks so you would have connection in some way?

yellow hen

wmirl wrote: »

Just go to any (preferably nice) lecturer whose classes you've gone to and ask them to write you one. They'll just do a generic one with your grades.

Exactly I'm sure a generic letter of good standing and staying grades will be sufficient

janet1989

wmirl wrote: »

Just go to any (preferably nice) lecturer whose classes you've gone to and ask them to write you one. They'll just do a generic one with your grades.

So what exactly will I say to them?

wmirl

janet1989 wrote: »

So what exactly will I say to them?

'sup Mr Lecturer,

I would soooooo love it if you could give a totes awesome reference for, like, a job. You'd be the best lecturer evah!! Wow, such amazeballs.

Love you,
xxx


Seriously though, just ask them can you use them as a reference and if they can do up a letter of reference for you. No need for a big song and dance, just keep it concise and to the point.

Chuckieawrlaw

Ask a main lecturer that teaches a core topic, one that is employed permenantly by the college,, they will be well used to writing references. Just send them an email,theyl get a secretary to do it up

yellow hen

Chuckieawrlaw wrote: »

Ask a main lecturer that teaches a core topic, one that is employed permenantly by the college,, they will be well used to writing references. Just send them an email,theyl get a secretary to do it up

A secretary? Don't know where you went to college but the days of secretaries for academic staff is gone.

Chuckieawrlaw

yellow hen wrote: »

A secretary? Don't know where you went to college but the days of secretaries for academic staff is gone.

I am sitting in college as we speak. There is office staff for each department that lecturers sometimes delegate tasks to.

I dont know if secretary is the correct word but there is no point in overcomplicating the situation.

wmirl

Chuckieawrlaw wrote: »

I am sitting in college as we speak. There is office staff for each department that lecturers sometimes delegate tasks to.

I dont know if secretary is the correct word but there is no point in overcomplicating the situation.

The secretaries handle administrative work like booking rooms, sorting payments for tutors, and other organizational work that helps their department ticking along. They wouldn't handle something like a letter of reference, a lecturer would just do it themselves.

Chuckieawrlaw

wmirl wrote: »

The secretaries handle administrative work like booking rooms, sorting payments for tutors, and other organizational work that helps their department ticking along. They wouldn't handle something like a letter of reference, a lecturer would just do it themselves.

The time I got my academic reference must have been a one off so