<p>Is it normal practice to ask your former supervisor for a letter of recommendation even if they have changed jobs to a different organization since you worked with them? Both my immediate supervisor and secondary supervisor of my internship last spring have taken different positions elsewhere and I don't feel that anyone else in the organization interacted with me enough on a personal level or had me do a lot of research for them so that they'd be able to write a great letter...</p>
<p>I'm sure other people have encountered this type of situation and would just like some reassurance that it's fine (or advice to quickly find another option!)</p>
<p>Assuming that your field of study accepts references from non-professors (most humanities fields do not), then it is absolutely fine to solicit a letter from a person who has moved to a different position. They will explain in the letter that they supervised you in X capacity.</p>
<p>I concur with prof x and would also suggest that in the sciences most programs require that at least 2/3references must be from PhD level individuals with faculty level appointments in their employment history. </p>
<p>Reason: referee must compare applicant to others applying to graduate school</p>
<p>Great! Thanks to you both. I am actually doing IR - most schools want three letters, a mix of academic and professional. I'll have two strong academic letters from professors and will ask my former supervisor if she'll be able to write me a letter as well.</p>