If you've ever been asked to write a letter of reference your first thought should be, "Can I really recommend this person with a clear conscience?" Staking your reputation for someone is no small ...

Here is a common scene: A supervisor agrees to write your letter of recommendation with one condition—you draft it. Shocker. We, too, were surprised the first time this happened to us. We assumed ...

In today's job search climate, applicants are looking for ways to stand out from the crowd more than ever. Because hiring managers can use the internet to research candidates and wade through their ...

17-year-old Mayank, aspiring to get admission to a prominent US university, was disappointed when one of the reasons for rejection was the letter of reference (LOR) that his school had written for him ...

Jeff Tompkins is a writer and teacher of English as a Second Language living in New York City. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1967 and was educated at Brown University and University College ...