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MBA Letters of Recommendation

Three Don’ts When Asking for Letters of Recommendation

The individuals who agree to write your letters of recommendation (LORs) are doing you a favor, so the least you…

The MBA Common Letter of Recommendation (LOR): An Overview

One of the key pieces of an MBA application is the letter of recommendation. This letter, usually written by managers,…

MBA Recommendation Letters: 10 Tips for Writing them Right

Well-crafted, impressive, and persuasive letters of recommendation are a core part of your MBA application. Whilst you can carefully select…

How to Get Really Great Recommendations [Episode 235]

Joe Pavlisko is the founder of Referrio, a start-up that makes getting and writing recommendations easy. Joe graduated from the…

Ingredients of a Great MBA Letter of Recommendation

“Ingredients of a Great MBA Letter of Recommendation” is excerpted from MBA Admission for Smarties: The No-Nonsense Guide to Acceptance at…

MBA Letters of Recommendation: Who, What, Where, When & How

Selecting your recommenders requires a strategy. I like to begin with the basics: Who, What, Where, When, and How. I…

Optimize Your Graduate School Application: Grades, Scores, Essays, Resume, Activity History, and More [Episode 247]

This show was triggered by a question asked on a recent webinar that I gave when a member of the…

Introducing the Common Letter of Recommendation

In an effort to streamline and simplify the letter of recommendation writing process, a few top business schools with the…

MBA Admissions: Selecting Your Recommenders

"MBA Admissions: Selecting Your Recommenders" is the latest post in our series, Navigate the MBA Maze. The best letters of…

All You Need to Know About Recommenders & Recommendations

Some applicants have this idea that if they can just get their company CEO, whom they have never met, to write…

Why Do I Need a Letter of Recommendation?

Letters of recommendation (LORs) may seem like one last nagging and even redundant part of your MBA application process. After…