Letters of Recommendation

Select individuals with whom you have had considerable professional interaction, such as your supervisor or a major client.

The title or status of those you select is not important. What does matter is how closely your letter writers have worked with you and whether they can attest to your value as an employee, your professional accomplishments, and your personal qualities and interpersonal skills in an organizational context. For this reason, we strongly discourage academic references.

Letters of recommendation from co-workers, someone you have supervised, relatives, or personal and family friends are inappropriate and can be detrimental to the review of your application.

Please do not submit more than two letters, and if you choose not to obtain a letter from your current supervisor, be certain to explain why.

Submitting Letters of Recommendation

Recommenders may submit letters of recommendation online, or by completing, printing, and mailing a hard copy recommendation using this form. If the online recommendation is chosen, your recommender will be given access to an online form.  

We accept the GMAC Common Letter of Recommendation. The Common Letter of Recommendation (LOR) is a recommendation form developed with the goal of saving recommenders and alumni valuable time by providing a single, common set of questions. The questions will remain embedded in the existing Berkeley Haas application.