<p>I'm currently a college student interning this summer. </p>
<p>I have a great relationship with my boss and I know he would be very willing to write me a recommendation letter for the future. However, I'm not sure how the "getting a rec" protocol works, especially for internships?</p>
<p>Ideally, I would like to ask him at the end of my internship and have one written shortly after so everything is fresh in his mind. Would that be considered weird or rude if I did that? </p>
<p>Or should I, when the occasion arises, ask him later on - post internship?</p>
<p>Thanks for taking the time to read this and the help!</p>
<p>You wouldn’t want a pre written one exactly. At the end of the summer I would ask if I could use him as possible reference in the future. Then when the time comes, you would contact him asking for a LOR and forward him a copy of your resume along with the place you are applying to.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply! I’ve been looking through some other threads too and someone mentioned having a general rec written when you leave and then when you need it for something specific, having the person grab this from an “archive” and tweaking it to specifics. </p>
<p>I won’t needing a letter from him until almost two years later - it’s not like a school setting where I can just pop up at his office hours and remind him who I am/the work I did, you know what I mean?</p>
<p>I guess I didn’t mean having a “pre written” letter persay - but would the above suggestion that I found in another thread be appropriate? I’m just trying to understand if that’s okay in terms of internship etiquette. Thanks!</p>
<p>I would get a pre-written one that talks about what you did, your work ethic, how you interacted with co-workers, etc. You can keep this in your files.</p>
<p>Then, in 2 years, if you need something that is tailored, maybe you can use the pre-written one and tweak it so it is tailored to where you are applying. After you tweak it, send it to your boss to make sure he (or she) is comfortable with your changes (send him the pre-written one as well, so he can remember what you did).</p>
<p>Your boss is not going to be able to write you a good recommendation in 2 years. They probably will have multiple interns during this time, and honestly unless you did something super amazing, they most likely have more important work related things to focus their brain power on, than which of their interns did what assignments.</p>
<p>Your supervisor might have you draft the letter of recommendation, just as a heads up. I had a graduate professor tell me to draft one, and the boss from my spring semester internship also told me to draft one. Then they tweak/fix as appropriate, and you have the letter for your records to use when needed.</p>