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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 ...

As a business owner, one of the best things you can receive is referrals from satisfied customers. Pay it forward by taking the time to write an effective referral letter about a business you've had a ...

This time of year, faculty are often busy writing letters of recommendation for students applying to graduate school and responding to reference requests from potential employers. Considering the ...

A letter of recommendation provides evidence that letter's author was satisfied with the project, product, services or performance of the person the letter is written about. The letter is typically ...

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 ...

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 ...