Can former Managers write Recommendation Letters?

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I am able to get 3 recommendation letters from C-level individuals who work at 3 different product-led companies, but 2 of them were my managers at the same former company (at different points in time).
Will recommendation letters from both of them work?

Thank you!

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Hi Cosmic
do they sill work at the company?..if yes you can use their recommendation
letters…
also make sure they are c-level individuals …E.g CEO, CTO, COO, CFO, CDO ETC
Another thing to consider is …do they have it on linkedin that they are the C-level individual in that particular company

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@Mide , out of curiosity, do they only have to be C level people do directors also works?
because usually C level people don’t know individual contributors work so much

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c-level individual makes your application stronger…tech nation assumes you have impacted or led the growth of these companies do they want a c-level individual to recommend you

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the best thing to do is write these letter…speak to your director…tell him you need a recommendation and you want a C-level signature on it…i bet he wont say no

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Thank you for your help!

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Yes! That should be okay.

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Hi Mide,

I worked with two companies on a contract basis. over 1 year period and two different occasions.

First instance, I worked with C-Suite (MD/CEO) on a product marketing project but he left the company and is now in Canada. He has it on his LinkedIn profile that he was MD/CEO in the period I worked with the brand.

Also, in the second company where I led a product marketing project, the product lead has also left the organisation and is now in the UK.

Can the both of them write a letter of recommendation for me?

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That shouldn’t be a problem.
I asked a former manager to write a LoR while we both moved on to different companies.

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Hi Mide,

Thank you for your response.

I have another question:

Between 2020 - and 2022, I had a startup that focused on product marketing; being a digital product-led company here is the fact that we delivered product marketing by aggregating UI/UX talents, copywriters, developers and social media managers. During that time, I managed product marketing for two brands; a PropTech company and a FinTech company. They are known brands in my home country with verifiable results delivered for the companies. I am getting reference letters from the companies written by C-Level executives.

My question: As a product marketing company, even though we had results, will the evidence be considered seeing it can be termed an marketing service company?

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I don’t think this fits the rules, it sounds very much a contracting / outsourcing type operation.

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Well, if you provide a niche market, you maybe considered. Besides your evidence should be compelling.

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