The ability to write a business letter is an important skill. Even in today's email and text-centered world many occasions arise when informal communication is not appropriate, and a formal business ...

A job resignation letter can be one of the trickiest professional documents you’ll ever have to write, so it’s no wonder that people look for samples and templates to help craft their copy. After all, ...

Here’s the general rule of thumb to follow: Your cover letter should be a single page (no more!) and around 300-350 words. If ...

This post is in partnership with The Muse. The article below was originally published on The Muse. Ah, the dreaded cover letter. Every time you sit down to write one, you probably browse cover letter ...

Most people probably don’t like writing cover letters, even those of us who write for our profession. Cover letters can be an uncomfortable: it’s a letter, so it feels like it should be kind of ...

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 ...

Your resume might be the document that demonstrates your career history and skills, but the cover letter is just as important when applying for a new job – it’s your chance to immediately sell ...

Reference letters come in many different shapes and forms, so don’t think that one size fits all. I’ve written in the past about how to request reference letters in different situations, be it from ...

Whether you just landed a new job or you are moving across the country, when it’s time to leave your current job, there are a few key rules of etiquette to follow. One important task will be writing ...

Although grant applications will typically require a LOS from either the President or Provost, it will, at times, be appropriate for other entities to write the LOS. For example, you might require a ...

I’ve been teaching high school for 22 years, and even though requests wax and wane throughout the years, I write, on average, about 15 recommendation letters per year. That’s 330 letters at about ...