If you’re active in the workforce then you don’t operate in isolation: you’ll have undoubtedly gained advantages from colleagues, bosses and mentors in the past, and you can pay that forward for ...

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Recommendation letters are important in confining the future of employees, students, and even friends. Be it for admissions, job applications, or various awards, a well-crafted recommendation letter ...

Faculty members often seem to lack insight into how to write strong letters on their students’ behalf, writes Manya Whitaker, who offers 10 guidelines for improvement. A few years ago, I wrote “A ...

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 ...

Last week, I wrote a post on How to Ask for a Reference Letter which gave three steps for asking for (and getting!) a great letter of recommendation. The second, and arguably most important step, is ...

It’s college application season, which is notoriously hectic for both high school seniors and their teachers. While it’s the students who juggle college applications, teachers have a big role to play, ...

Knowing how to write a letter of recommendation is a vital skill to have for just about anyone. You never know when you may be called upon to write one, especially if you are an employer or professor.