From: MathJobs.Org <mathjobs@ams.org> To: ref@email.address.edu Subject: Reference Letter Request for John Smith To: FirstName LastName <ref@email.address.edu> Date: 2012-01-09 This is an automated message from the mathematics job database: https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs sent at the direct request of *John Smith* <smith@email.address.edu>, who is applying for positions using this web service and has named you as one of the references. The applicant would like to request a generic letter of reference from you. A generic letter is used for all the applications the applicant wants to submit, and you only need to upload it once. You can see the list of current application(s) by opening the URL below and clicking on the "[applications]" link there. To upload your letter in one simple step, please open the following URL in your web browser: https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/cid/304dc366be34ca3850bdc92a1317de83 and follow the on-screen instructions. After submitting your letter, please click on the "Logout" link to logout. Please note this URL is only good for two months, and a new URL will be necessary after that. Please ask the applicant directly about when your letter is needed. If you need to login, please go to the 1st URL above and login with your email address ref@email.address.edu and your previously chosen password [ If the writer is new to the system, it'll say: the password HCjPyjRp instead ] by clicking on the "...as Writer of reference letters" link under the "Login to MathJobs.Org" section. After login, click on the applicant's name to upload your letter. If you do not remember your password, click on the "Forgot your password?" link on the reference writer login page to get a new one. Your proxy smithstaff@email.address.edu will also be notified about this request. You may submit letters tailored for some selected employers, and/or a generic letter for all employers. You only need to submit a generic letter once. Reference letters can be submitted anytime at your own convenience; and they are strictly confidential, accessible only by those designated employers to which the applicant has applied or will be applying. Please let us know if you encounter any problems. Thank you. MathJobs.Org
From: MathJobs.Org <mathjobs@ams.org> To: ref@email.address.edu Subject: Reference Letter Request for John Smith To: FirstName LastName <ref@email.address.edu> Date: 2012-01-09 This is an automated message from the mathematics job database: https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs sent at the direct request of *John Smith* <smith@email.address.edu>, who is applying for the "[LEC] Lecturer" position https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/51 at: Univ of Some, Dept of Where using this web service and has named you as one of the references. The applicant would like to request a reference letter from you for this employer. Please ignore this request if you have already uploaded a generic letter and you don't want to upload a new letter just for this employer. [Group or job related custom message goes here.] To upload your letter in one simple step, please open the following URL in your web browser: https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/cid/304dc366be34ca3850bdc92a1317de83 and follow the on-screen instructions. After submitting your letter, please click on the "Logout" link to logout. Please note this URL is only good for two months, and a new URL will be necessary after that. The deadline for the application is 2012/04/15. If you need to login, please go to the 1st URL above and login with your email address ef@email.address.edu and your previously chosen password by clicking on the "...as Writer of reference letters" link under the "Login to MathJobs.Org" section. After login, click on the applicant's name to upload your letter. If you do not remember your password, click on the "Forgot your password?" link on the reference writer login page to get a new one. If you prefer to let someone else, either your secretary or a departmental staff person, to upload your letters on your behalf, you can set that person as your proxy by logging in as yourself at the URL above and clicking on the 'proxy' link near the bottom of the 'Refs' page. You may submit letters tailored for some selected employers, and/or a generic letter for all employers. You only need to submit a generic letter once. Reference letters can be submitted anytime at your own convenience; and they are strictly confidential, accessible only by those designated employers to which the applicant has applied or will be applying. Please let us know if you encounter any problems. Thank you. MathJobs.Org
To: ${FullName} <${Email}> Date: ${Date} This is an automated message from the MathJobs.Org sent at the direct request of ${ApplApplyFor} and has named you as one of the references. The applicant would like to request a reference letter from you for this employer. Please ignore this request if you have already uploaded a generic letter and you don't want to upload a new letter just for this employer. ${RefLetterUploadInfo}${DeadLine} Please click on the "Contact Us" link if you need any help. Thank you. MathJobs.Org
The important steps are labeled. Basically the reference writer needs to select whether this is a new letter or a replacement for an old letter first. Choose the letter file from his local system. Click on the green arrow to see the employer list and select employers if this is not a generic letter. For generic letters, skip step 3.
After submitting the form above, the writer needs to click on the 'PDF' link in the form below to see if the PDF file is OK, then confirm the letter.