Can a recommendation letter be from a family member?
Under no circumstances should you submit a letter of recommendation from a family member. Most universities will not look at the letter favorably, and it will not make your application stronger.
Is it appropriate to recommend a family member for a job?
It’s not only ethical, but it’s also often the way companies like to hire. Just be sure you honestly think your friend will be a good fit for the position. As long as the company allows and knows about the relationship before they’re hired.
Can you ask a family friend for a letter of recommendation?
The best candidates to consider asking to write your recommendation letters are managers or coworkers that can attest to your work habits, skills, and abilities. There might be some situations where a family member or friend can provide a useful letter of recommendation with detailed and intimate testimony.
What is the most important part of a recommendation letter?
A major part of a recommendation is to assess the professional characteristics and prerequisite knowledge an applicant needs to have to be successful in the program, knowledge that family and close friends are unlikely to accurately have and objectively evaluate. Thanks for contributing an answer to Academia Stack Exchange!
Why don’t family and friends disclose that a candidate is underqualified?
Even if the candidate is poorly qualified for the program which he or she has chosen to apply for, very few family / close friends would be willing to disclose this fact because as family, they have an inherent interest in seeing a relative succeed.
Is a lack of academic recommendations a red flag when applying?
That said, I would consider a lack of academic recommendations for someone who has recently been in school to be a red flag. Someone who is applying to grad school should have been a good enough student as an undergrad to have made a positive impression on at least a couple of professors.