CAREER BUILDING Writing Letters of Recommendation Further Information

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Letter Service published by the UC Berkeley Career Center describesand provides letter service.

Guidelines for Writing Letters of Reference provides guidelines for writing letters of recommendation for graduate schools. The reference includes sections on writing letters for business school, law school and health professional schools, as well as more general advice on writing letters for academic graduate schools.

Graduate School--Letters of Recommendation provides information published by the UC Berkeley Career Center on how to obtain effective letters of recommendation.

How to Write Powerful Letters of Recommendation, by Susan Whalley, Counselor's Toolbox; Spiral edition (2000) ISBN: 1930572050. This book has a lot of sample recommendation letters, and is well reviewed, especially by teachers.