… I thought to mention for those passing by that the use of Docusign is not compulsory … and if Docusign is used the issue to look out for really is where and how did the recommendation letter originate.
In a case, that I saw on here, the applicant generated the letter for the recommender to sign. It begs the question of who wrote the letter.
You have options of
- recommender to print the letter , sign and then scan (waste of paper)
- sign using a PDF writer solution like Luminpdf.com (works with Google drive)
- any other way that the recommender would sign letters today including simply inserting their png signature on a doc file ( note: some people advice to avoid this but it has not been an issue for me )
I think what is important is for no one to need to question the origin of the letter.
ps:sometimes they could call / contact your recommender to confirm if the letter came from them.