u/Competitive_Good5607

Hi,

I'm applying for a PhD position. They are asking for a letter of recommendation from the institute I used to work at as a HiWi student. However, my previous supervisor has since finished his PhD and no longer works there, so he told me I have to ask the group leader, who I did not really work with...

are letters of recommendation just a standard template here? Is it an official form? Where I am from, it is written by someone who you personally worked with, so I'm wondering what the process is like here.

Thanks!