Inside Higher Ed

Writing Professional Letters of Recommendation

Academic reference letters are an essential aspect of academic life. Nearly every educator will be asked to write a range of reference letters during their career. In my long experience of doing so, I ...
Yahoo

How To Ask For A Letter Of Recommendation With Total Confidence

Today’s job market is competitive, so if you’re looking for ways to stand out, you’ll want to listen up. Some people are lucky enough to get hired off of word of mouth or their resume alone, but more ...
USA Today

How to write a proper letter of recommendation: Ask HR

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 ...
Purdue University

Letters of Recommendation

Letters of recommendation/evaluation are an important part of your application to professional school. During the application process, the first opportunity that ...
Santa Clara University

Letter of Recommendation

For CBO representatives, mentors to applicants, supervisors and others who would like to advocate on behalf of a student applicant. We enthusiastically welcome your letters of support for applicants ...
ucdavis.edu

How to Request Letters of Recommendation for Grad School

Associate professor Stephen Wheeler of the Environmental Design department and Ph.D. candidate Jake Dialesandro talk in his office on January 7, 2020. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis) As you embark on your ...
ucdavis.edu

The Do's and Don'ts of Asking for Letters of Recommendation

A good letter of recommendation (L.O.R.) can truly set you apart from other applicants. Some schools do not accept them, but many, many do and they can also land you a private scholarship. Hopefully, ...
Inside Higher Ed

Letters of Recommendation: Just Say No

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 ...
Michigan Technological University

Writing a Letter of Support

Although grant applications will typically require a LOS from either the President or Provost, it will, at times, be appropriate for other entities to write the LOS. For example, you might require a ...

Abraham Lincoln letter seeking job for Black friend and valet now on display at presidential museum

An 1861 job-reference letter from Abraham Lincoln on behalf of a young Black friend and valet provides a glimpse of an ...
Purdue University

Recommendation Letters

The graduate application allows applicants to select up to two graduate campuses and/or majors per application. If you are applying to more than one graduate program, we highly suggest you contact ...