Is Your Letter of Recommendation Holding You Back?
Your letter of recommendation might be hurting your chances at a job, a new study suggests.
That is, if you’re a woman.
Rice University professors Michelle Hebl and Randi Martin and graduate student Juan Madera, now an assistant professor at the University of Houston, reviewed 624 letters of recommendation for 194 applicants for positions in academia. They found that letters that praised a candidate’s teamwork, helpfulness, and kindness were viewed less favorably by hiring managers at the university.
That’s just one part of the picture.
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