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How to write a letter of recommendation: 5 essentials
“Kind to pets” is what a colleague calls positive letters of recommendation that don’t really say anything. Even worse is “word salad,” a series of highly predictable sentences that could be said about anyone. I write tons of letters every … Continue reading
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Tagged evaluation, grit, letters, recommendation, self-starter
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