The subtitle to Benjamin Schreier’s “No More Letters of Recommendation!” was “This hyperstylized, dishonest genre is useless for everyone”. Fewer truer words have been written. But at least he is an ...

You are about to submit a letter of recommendation for scholarship consideration at the WMU College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. We are always looking for excellent students to join our ...

Letters of recommendation are a standard part of many employment and educational applications. Applicants naturally choose people to write letters of recommendation who are likely to give them a good ...

Under-representation of women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines, including the geosciences, is a well-documented phenomenon. Women occupy only 24% of STEM postdoctoral ...

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 ...

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 ...