Recommending Someone for an Award
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** Recommending too early can hurt someone's chances | ** Recommending too early can hurt someone's chances | ||
*** Creates a mindset of "not appropriate" | *** Creates a mindset of "not appropriate" | ||
| + | ** If they have a Peer, usually best to check with them first | ||
** Lead time | ** Lead time | ||
*** Typical awards (such as AoAs): at least 6-8 weeks | *** Typical awards (such as AoAs): at least 6-8 weeks | ||
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*** Peerages: PLQs | *** Peerages: PLQs | ||
** Don't necessarily include a huge resume. Do summarize. | ** Don't necessarily include a huge resume. Do summarize. | ||
| + | *** Typically a couple of paragraphs for AoA, up to a page for a Peerage | ||
*** More than a page, and their eyes will glaze over | *** More than a page, and their eyes will glaze over | ||
*** Focus particularly on stuff that is relevant to the award in question, if relevant | *** Focus particularly on stuff that is relevant to the award in question, if relevant | ||
Revision as of 23:43, 1 December 2009
(NOTE: this page is intended to become a full discussion of how to make a good recommendation, to be linked from the main EK website. Justin and Caitlin are organizing it; please speak with them before changing anything. Initially, we are brainstorming the outline, before we begin wordsmithing.)
- Summary first
- Clear, brief, unthreatening -- make sure the length of the rest isn't too intimidating
- Below is the full details
- Deciding to make a recommendation
- Anyone can recommend anybody for anything
- Don't have to be a member of the Order
- Know what you're recommending them for
- If you're not a member, good idea to talk to someone who is
- Link here to info about Awards (Jessa's page, Law)
- Recommending too early can hurt someone's chances
- Creates a mindset of "not appropriate"
- If they have a Peer, usually best to check with them first
- Lead time
- Typical awards (such as AoAs): at least 6-8 weeks
- Polling orders: minimum several months
- Anyone can recommend anybody for anything
- How to write a good recommendation letter
- Who to write to -- Crowns, esp Prince and Princess
- What goes into the letter
- SCA and mundane names
- SCA and mundane locations
- What you're recommending them for
- Reasons why you think they are appropriate
- Peerages: PLQs
- Don't necessarily include a huge resume. Do summarize.
- Typically a couple of paragraphs for AoA, up to a page for a Peerage
- More than a page, and their eyes will glaze over
- Focus particularly on stuff that is relevant to the award in question, if relevant
- Target audience
- May be sent to Order, so don't assume only Crown will read it!
- What happens next
- Awards: up to Crown
- Polling orders: sent to them, often unedited
- If they get it, you may wind up needing to help set it up
- If it *doesn't* happen, don't harp
- If polling order, see if member can give broad strokes about where they could use improvement (don't ask for details!)
- Even worse than recommending too early, can ingrain the notion that this candidate isn't suitable
- Usually best to encourage candidate in the appropriate direction, and wait a year or so before trying again.
