Last month, a professor at Colorado University Boulder’s Center for Values and Public Policy argued that “the practice of soliciting letters of recommendation for academic positions is both foolish ...

Let’s dive into 5 tips for writing a recommendation letter that can have a genuine impact on a candidate's future prospects.

You must have fully completed at least one class with me. I will not write a letter for a current first-time student, as I will not have an adequate sense of your academic abilities until you complete ...

“our qualification comes from God, who has indeed qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of letter but of spirit.” (2 Cor 3:5-6) The season for letters of recommendation is upon us. Toward ...

Is your institution committed to an equitable hiring process? Is it also concerned about reducing unnecessary costs? What about increasing productivity without sacrificing the quality of work life? If ...

Buying a New York City co-op is a lot like applying for a job. Not only do you have to qualify with a pile of documents, but ...

T he letter of recommendation has outlived its usefulness and is now more trouble than it’s worth. It’s a failed genre. Let’s get rid of it. Like many of my readers, I have served on both ...

Most faculty are asked to write several letters of recommendations every semester. Getting them all done takes time and organization. Do what you can to make their work easier. Give each person who ...

Editor's note: The following is unedited text from a testimonial letter that Seth Privacky sent from prison to a relative in March 2007. This is the testimony of how I came to give my life to Jesus.