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Requesting and using references If you have paid careful heed to this advice through your academic years, you stand a good chance that an honest, unbiased reference will be complimentary […]

Choosing who to ask: the “good” reference A professor may not be in a particularly good position to give a meaningful evaluation for jobs, unless you have done work with […]

Make a good impression while you are a student Many of the issues that affect the quality of the reference you will get depend on how you govern yourself over […]

Understand what a “good” reference is There is no such thing as a reference that assures that you will be offered a job or admission to a program. Employers may […]

Understand the purpose of a reference “A leopard does not change his spots.” Most people believe that people can evolve and grow but do not change entirely because their basic […]

Getting references from professors for employment, graduate studies, and scholarships Students approaching graduation are usually heading in one of two directions: work or post-graduate studies. They often look to their […]