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When a job asks for three references and two letters of recommendation, can they be from the same people? Thanks.?
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- thegreatoneLv 76 years ago
Usually, no.
References are people you know personally, who can vouch for you, as a character witness.
Letters of recommendation are from former / current employers who tell the next employer that you would be a good employee.
So, that would be three of your friends (a neighbor, a co-worker, and a classmate) who would be your reference (employers don't want family members as references because that would be subjetive), and, two of your former / current employers giving you the letter of recommendation. Thus, like Beverly S said, they are asking for five different things.
