Shortly after becoming a full professor, I asked a colleague who had held that rank for years to name the greatest challenge she had faced in this ultimate chapter of faculty life. Her instant reply: ...

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 ...

Personal recommendations are an important request and require special attention to make them suitable. If you’ve been asked to write a personal letter of recommendation for a friend, you may have ...

When a colleague or peer asks you to write them a reference letter, it can feel like both an honor and a challenge. You want ...

I find writing letters of recommendation for students to be an odious task. I certainly take joy when writing for my most talented students, but recommendation letters prove difficult to schedule into ...

These letters, which help students land everything from valuable scholarships to coveted internships, need to seem authentic and personalized, but that takes time, which is already in short supply for ...

Title pretty much explains it. I'm submitting a portfolio (within a company I already work for). Is there a standard order for this? I would think:<BR><BR>1: Cover Letter<BR>2: Letters of ...