Job Offer
Acceptance Letter

If you have followed the advice on these pages, then you'll probably be receiving a job offer letter sometime soon!

It's only common courtesy that you should write your acceptance rather than simply making a telephone call.

Something simple will usually suffice, such as thefollowing example.

Dear Mr / Mrs Name, Thank you for your letter offering me the position of [JOB TITLE] with [COMPANY NAME]. I was delighted to receive the offer and am writing to confirm that I will be accepting and that I will able to commence my emloyment on [START DATE]. I look forward to receiving a formal contract of employment confirming the terms contained in the offer and await your instructions concerning induction. Yours sincerely, [YOUR NAME]

It's important to do this because so many job applicants simply don't bother!

Employers make offers of employment and some people simply respond at all, leaving the employer to wonder whether their newest employee is actually going to join them.

This is totally unacceptable, but is far more common than you might think.

At this stage of the process, you should really be setting a strong example and creating a good impression - if you have future promotions and pay rises in mind.

In any business or social environment, nobody ever failed because they had good manners!