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Jeff Tompkins is a writer and teacher of English as a Second Language living in New York City. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1967 and was educated at Brown University and University College ...

When a colleague or peer asks you to write them a reference letter, it can feel like both an honor and a challenge. You want ...