When a colleague or peer asks you to write them a reference letter, it can feel like both an honor and a challenge. You want ...

It is around this time of year, when letter-writing season is in full swing, that many professors receive numerous requests for recommendations from students and colleagues applying for graduate ...

End your recommendation letter by highlighting your co-worker's potential and their overall value to any organization. A couple of editing tips – remember to use a business letter format and ...

Karla Erickson describes how to write about others in ways that honor their significance without being engulfed by the increasing demands. It’s 5:30 a.m. I am up before the day starts to write yet ...

Securing a professional reference can be tricky, especially if you don't want to tip off your boss that you're looking for a new job. Latest U.S.

In 2014, writer Julie Schumacher released a novel told entirely in letters of recommendation. Featuring a grasping academic protagonist desperate to maintain his professional standing, Dear Committee ...

Letters of recommendation from your colleagues describe your professional traits and qualifications for a position. A glowing recommendation from the right person can cement a job offer.

William & Mary requires one letter of recommendation from your high school counselor to complete your application. To ensure the process goes smoothly, it is important to follow your school's policies ...

Applying for a teaching fellowship more than two years after retiring was a thought-provoking experience. It required me to navigate a process I had previously facilitated for countless students ...

A decade ago, I spoke with an old colleague and recommended her to work at a firm I worked at 30 years ago. Liz got the job and was fired within weeks; I am not aware of the reason.

A faculty tradition at the University of Chicago is recommending various books that we recently read and recommend. (Usually these are recent books, but this year my colleague Martha Nussbaum also ...

Take reference letters. ChatGPT can’t explain why you would (or wouldn’t) recommend a specific individual for a specific role, but it can give you a detailed template.