Question on recommendation letters ?

[JNogueira95]

This is going to soud silly but I an interviewing for a management position and I have 2 letters of recommendation that were written for me just after graduation by 2 different professors. They are dated 2008. Do you think these are too old to send?

[turnforthenurse, MSN, NP]

Usually with letters of recommendation they request that they be no more than a year old. 3 years is too old in my opinion.

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

moved to our nursing career advice forum.

yes, they are too old --they pertain to your skills as a student not as a professional nurse. recommendation letters should be current and focus on skills you would bring to position you are currently applying. since this is a management position, letters should focus on leadership and management skills ie charge nurse ability, problem solving skills, conflict resolution, any committees participated, further education, management training etc.

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[MrChicagoRN, RN]

This is going to soud silly but I an interviewing for a management position and I have 2 letters of recommendation that were written for me just after graduation by 2 different professors. They are dated 2008. Do you think these are too old to send?

I agree with the others. Unless the letters specifically address something like a groundbreaking management capstone project, it's old news.

You need some more recent recommendations

[JNogueira95]

thanks everyone! I didnt send them!