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: ...

Letters of reference or recommendation are common devices in the corporate world. Many people request letters of reference from current or former employers, and employers may be more than happy to ...

If you are in any leadership position, you will likely have to write a letter of recommendation for an employee, coworker, student or intern. Being asked to write a letter of recommendation means 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 ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Writing reference letters for students and postdocs is part of my job responsibilities as an ...

Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tackles your human resources questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's largest HR ...

What is a composite evaluation? Medical schools differ in their requirements for letters of recommendation. Some request a single letter from “the premed advisor” or “the premed committee.” All ...

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Letters of recommendation have become an integral part of a holistic admissions review process for graduate school. They provide admission committees with information about the noncognitive qualities ...

All applications to graduate schools will require 2-3 letters of recommendation. We recommend that you request letters from the professors with whom you have had the most interaction. Faculty receive ...

We require two (2) letters of recommendation, uploaded by your letter authors to PostBacCAS. Please provide your letter authors with our Guidelines for Writing Compelling Letters of Recommendation.