CU Boulder Career Services partners with PrivateFolio to provide file management services for students and alumni. PrivateFolio allows students to create an electronic dossier (also called a portfolio ...

It is around this time of year, when letter-writing season is in full swing, that many professors receive numerous requests for recommendations from students and colleagues applying for graduate ...

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 ...

For some jobs, especially in academia and high-profile positions, employers sometimes request that top candidates submit letters of recommendation as part of the decision-making process. In some ...

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 ...

Although they are rarely decisive, recommendations letters are a meaningful factor in law school admissions. Most other law school application materials, such as personal and diversity statements, ...

Q. What sort of things do co-op boards look for in reference letters? Are reference letters from out of state acceptable? I’ve only been in New York for six months and I don’t know that many people ...

The season of writing recommendation letters is coming to an end, and the season of reading them will soon begin. For those being evaluated—particularly for a fellowship, an academic job or admission ...

Knowing how to write a letter of recommendation is a vital skill to have for just about anyone. You never know when you may be called upon to write one, especially if you are an employer or professor.