Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In today's job search climate, applicants are looking for ways to stand out from the crowd more than ever. Because hiring managers ...

A few years ago, I wrote “A Letter to College Students (From All Profs)” in which I provided advice to students about how to ask for letters of recommendation. Interestingly, just as students do not ...

All I can say is wow. Apparently, Dr. Schreier is either personally willing to write glowing letters of recommendation for students he would not in fact recommend or has many colleagues who do the ...

Before you start writing a letter of recommendation for a friend, clarify the purpose of the letter itself. Is it for a job, graduate school, a volunteer position, or something else? Understanding the ...

Reference letters come in many different shapes and forms, so don’t think that one size fits all. I’ve written in the past about how to request reference letters in different situations, be it from ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. If each applicant must submit three letters, and each letter takes three hours to write and submit ...

Many advise getting letters of recommendation from members of the organization or community you seek to join: former officers ...

This time of year, faculty are often busy writing letters of recommendation for students applying to graduate school and responding to reference requests from potential employers. Considering the ...

It’s October and the requests are starting to pile up. They’re multiplying so fast they feel like an anvil-weight of duty perpetually hanging over your head. They refuse to dissipate as the semester ...

Right now students across the country are putting together their college applications. For many students, especially those applying to private universities, having amazing college recommendation ...

Letters of recommendation are an integral part of the college application process, offering admissions committees a more complete analysis of an applicant’s potential beyond academic performance. Can ...