Hello,
I know schools like to see recommendations from people who have had a strong, consistent relationship with a candidate, but I don’t really have anyone matching that description at my current job. Because of the way our work is structured (I’m at a consulting firm), I have a new client and a new manager every six months or so. In other words, over the past two years, I’ve had four different managers.
Of these, I can think of one who would do a very good job with a recommendation but he was my boss on my last project, which ended three months ago and only lasted for seven months total. I am forced to go with my current manager, even though I think he is less likely to write a strong letter and has only worked with me for three months? I can’t ask my administrative supervisor (who has technically overseen me though never worked with me day-to-day) because we don’t have a close relationship and he really resents people who leave the firm for graduate school - in fact, he doesn’t even know that I’m applying.
Supplementing this, I can definitely get a solid recommendation from someone who worked with me for four summers while I was interning at his firm, as well as an ok recommendation from someone from my college days.
Any advice is appreciated - Thanks!