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Of course, I'll need two reference letters for joining JET in 2002. And, well, asking people to do that on such short notice doesn't seem likely to work. They also have to fill out the reference form provided in the application.

The only fax machine I have access to is at work, and I was planning on completing the whole thing by Monday and overnighting it out from work.

This is the kind of thing I meant when I said I was letting fate decide whether I'm going.

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[pentomino.livejournal.com]

They're looking for business or educational references, I think.... I'm almost considering having a boss or other senior co-worker do one for me, but they're all so busy, what with it being Ticketmaster and all.

My previous employer has no faith in my social skills, though...

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[pentomino.livejournal.com]

Academic, professional, or business references.

I couldn't think of anyone besides my DeVry teachers... and I don't think any of them responded.

[cheryln.livejournal.com]

Or, you could write the gist of the letters and ask people to edit and sign them. (Just be sure, obviously, not to make them both too similar.)

I know that sounds tacky and presumptuous, but often people aren't sure what to say or how to frame what they know about you into a reference letter for the particular opportunity you're after. I worked during and after college for a teaching-English-abroad program; the returned volunteers asked for references for grad school and other jobs all the time, and my boss told them to write them themselves and send them for her to sign.