Letters of recommendation are important documents that accompany a student’s college application package. But students will also ask teachers to pen letters for scholarships, summer camps, jobs ...

This sounds like a no-brainer, but many recommendation letters are devoid of the basics (which is usually a sign that it is a form letter). Be honest. Be original. Be genuine. That means not having ...

Here’s how this letter would turn out if I were writing a recommendation for Joe, a hypothetical sales employee I’d previously managed. Dear Mrs. Smith, ...

Once students ask a teacher or counselor to write a letter of recommendation, they should allow at least two weeks for them to complete it. That gives everyone a fair amount of time to compose a ...

It all depends—but as long as these letters are required for admissions processes and grants and other things, we'll shed some light on how to ask for (and/or write) a letter of recommendation.