Departmental Policies

• The set of letters may contain up to 4 recommendations.
• Letters from referees must remain the same throughout the job market period for each student. This means that each recommender must write a letter that can go to both academic and non-academic employers, and to all institutions to which the candidate is applying.
  • This is a limitation, but with over 10,000 letters to send out we cannot do otherwise.
• Recommenders must send letters to the Placement Coordinator in PDF format on University of Maryland Department of Economics Letterhead (letters should be signed before being put in PDF format.)
• The final deadline for sending letters to the Placement Coordinator is in early November. For the specific deadlines, please consult materials distributed by the Placement Director. For most applications, recommendation letters must be received by December 1. However, for letters of recommendation that have earlier deadlines, the coordinator must receive the letter at least two weeks before the deadline.
• The vast majority of letters are sent through online platforms.
• For letters that need to be sent by email, the placement coordinator will send out letters based on information provided on your Google spreadsheet.

Instructions for All Applications

• Follow instructions provided by the Placement Coordinator to fill out your Google spreadsheet with information about where and how to send letters.