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Posted by: alexrudloff 1 year, 1 month ago

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A good letter of recommendation can take a decent amount of time (and thought) to write. This guide is designed to help demystify the process of writing a reference letter.

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    QuikAg1 year, 1 month ago

    I am not sure I would trust JohnQPublic to write a letter of recommendation for anyone. He seems unable to tell the diference between the homonyms "write" and "right"

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    david_nwpa1 year, 1 month ago

    I have written a number of recommendations for students and agree with the overall sentiment that John Q. suggests. Honesty and brevity, though, do not always meet. Therein lies one problem. I tend to use just enough words to make my point clear, and stop.

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      Dramaturg1 year, 1 month ago

      "OK, he's a nice dude, give him a job"

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