#referenceletters — Public Fediverse posts
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If I ever needed a confirmation, today I had about 100 examples of how much #ReferenceLetters are useless 99% of the time.
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Writing #referenceletters for #postdocs is such a bittersweet occasion - of course I want them to succeed and get the #job they want but I also so enjoy the energy and vitality they bring to the #researchgroup.
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#ReferenceLetters for jobs are the biggest gate-keeper in #academia
My week was rough - I skipped applying to an interesting job that would have needed 3 references.
What is wrong with the system:
1. References create a system of life-long dependencies with supervisors
2. They exclude those who are shy about asking for favors
3. Referees have STRONG biases and they play out
4. switching fields is bad@Odedrechavi wrote about abolishing - I fully agree!