Job Acceptance Letters
If you have had a successful job interview the employer will most likely make you a formal job offer in writing. When dealing with a company direct, it is common courtesy to write a letter of declination or acceptance, so once you have read the terms of employment you need to decide if you are going to accept or reject the job offer. If you decide to accept the job offer, writing an acceptance letter sets the right example and gives a good impression of you to your new employer.
Structure of an Acceptance Letter
• Make sure you include all relevant information e.g. Employer name, company name, business addresses, and date.
• Start of your acceptance letter by thanking your new employer for offering you the job and telling them you would be delighted to accept their offer.
• Restate the terms of your contract. These may include salary, location and other benefits.
• Give details of your notice period (they should already have already asked this information during the interview process).
• Give your new employer an indication of your proposed start date.
• End on a positive note, saying you are looking forward to joining the team.
Address the letter to the person who offered you the position. Don’t forget to include your contact information and phone number, even though the employer should already have this.
Finally make sure that your job acceptance letter is well written and before you send it make sure you have checked for spelling and grammatical errors.