In today's job search climate, applicants are looking for ways to stand out from the crowd more than ever. Because hiring managers can use the internet to research candidates and wade through their ...

Shortly after becoming a full professor, I asked a colleague who had held that rank for years to name the greatest challenge she had faced in this ultimate chapter of faculty life. Her instant reply: ...

As a principal investigator in a research laboratory that specializes in advanced therapies, I am routinely asked to write recommendation letters for my students, colleagues and associates. I’m also ...

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 ...

Confirm you’re comfortable writing it. Politely declining is perfectly OK if you don’t feel you can write a strong or meaningful recommendation. It’s better to be honest than to provide a lukewarm ...

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 ...

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 ...

Letters of recommendation are often essential to achieving funding opportunities. Asking someone to write a letter on your behalf can seem daunting, but here are some tips and resources to be ...

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 ...