Recommendation letters by email??

Graduate School
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<p>I want to ask a former superior at work for a recommendation letter for grad school, but he wasn't my direct supervisor. Would this be an issue? I don't want my current supervisors finding out that I'm trying to leave the company/industry.</p>

<p>Also, what's the best way to ask for a recommendation letter from someone who you'll never run into? He already tentatively agreed, but I don't know how to give him the forms. We used to work together but not anymore. I'm tempted to email the forms, but would feel guilty forcing my recommender to address the envelopes and pay for postage. Should I mail him an addressed and stamped envelope with the forms enclosed?</p>

<p>Will grad schools care that none of my recommenders work in the industry that I'm hoping to break into with my degree (accounting)? None of my previous education and internship experiences relate to accounting either...</p>

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<p>Meet for coffee at a public place convenient to him or mail everything to his home address.
Give him the forms with pre addressed and pre-stamped envelopes to your future school’s Admittance Office.
Your LORs will reflect work you’ve done for the company and if it doesn’t have anything to do with accounting then so be it.</p>

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<p>Thanks! Would it make sense asking a professor whom I have never taken a class with to write a recommendation letter for me? Sadly, I’m having trouble coming up with two referees.</p>

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<p>Not unless that professor was your advisor, or you TAed for him. What will he be able to say if he hasn’t closely observed your performance?</p>

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<p>fun-
Don’t you mean references?
Look at your transcript courses, there may be a professor you had a relationship with that you’ve forgotten about.</p>