Teachers from our private HS did ask for information prior to the recommendation with a 10-20 question survey the student had to complete. It wasn’t just a resume, but a resume made for that class - I thought the questions asked were really good for the student to reflect upon and gave the teacher a lot of good information to use rather than relying on memory. What can be really significant to a student may not be obvious to the teacher - by asking questions, the teacher had great reference info to use while the student (and parent) were comfortable that important aspects were at least noted. Some of the questions were very thought provoking and gave the the teacher better opportunity to create a letter with more detailed substance.