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Accepting a Job Offer · Thanks and appreciation of the opportunity · Written acceptance of the job offer · Terms and conditions of employment (salary, benefits) ... Skiptomaincontent Togglenavigation GryphMail CourseLink DirectoryforUniversityofGuelph Library Maps Gryphlife WebAdvisor GuelphWeather SearchUniversityofGuelph Search AcademicsatUniversityofGuelph UndergraduateAdmissions GraduateStudies DistanceEducation AcademicCalendars CollegeofArts CollegeofBiologicalScience CollegeofEngineering&PhysicalSciences CollegeofSocial&AppliedHumanSciences GordonS.LangSchoolofBusiness&Economics OntarioAgriculturalCollege OntarioVeterinaryCollege RidgetownCampus UniversityofGuelph-Humber OpenLearningandEducationalSupport AboutUniversityofGuelph AbouttheUniversity Arboretum BoardofGovernors Senate SeniorAdministration International President ResearchatUniversityofGuelph ServicesatUniversityofGuelph Athletics Bookstore CampusCommunityPolice Communications&PublicAffairs CommunityRelations Computing&CommunicationsServices HospitalityServices HumanResources StudentAffairs StudentHousingServices MoreServices Home Students&Alumni ManagingOffers AcceptingaJobOffer It’sstronglyencouragedtoacceptajobofferbothverballyandinwriting. Makesurethatifyouaresentacopyofanofferletter,itcontainsthemostupdatedtermsofemploymentnegotiated.Whencallingyourmainpointofcontact(usuallythepersonwhointerviewedyouorwhomadetheoffer),tellthemyouhaveacceptedtheirofferandtheycanexpectwrittenconfirmation(generallybyemail).  Hopefullyatthispointtheywillgiveyoudetailedinformationaboutthelogisticsofyourfirstday,aswellasanymaterialsyou’llneedtobringtotakecareoftheadministrativesideofthings(e.g.ID,avoidchequeordirectdepositform,yourSocialInstuanceNumber(SIN)number).Makesureyouknowwheretogoonyourfirstday,informationaboutdirectionsandparking,andwhotoaskfor.Ifthisinformationhasnotbeenprovided,besuretoask! Afteracceptingtheofferverbally,it’sagoodideatowriteafollowupletteroremailformallyacceptingtheposition.Itcanbebrief,butshouldincludethefollowing: Thanksandappreciationoftheopportunity Writtenacceptanceofthejoboffer Termsandconditionsofemployment(salary,benefits) Startingdate(andtimeofstart)ofemployment Addressthelettertothepersonwhoofferedyoutheposition,andmakesureitiswellwrittenanddoesnotcontainanytyposorgrammaticalerrors.Eventhoughyou’vealreadylandedthejob,youstillneedtoimpressyournewboss,sokeepallcorrespondenceprofessional. Hereisanexampleofaneffectivejobofferemail: Dear[Newemployer], Aswediscussedonthephone,Iamverypleasedtoacceptthepositionof[positiontitle]with[organization].Thankyoufortheopportunity.Iameagertomakeapositivecontributiontothecompanyandtoworkwitheveryoneonthe[organizationname]team. Aswediscussed,mystartingsalarywillbe$XX,000,withtwo(2)weeks’ vacationperyear,andhealthandlifeinsurancebenefitsbeingprovidedafterXXdaysofemployment. IlookforwardtostartingemploymentonJuly1,20XX.Ifthereisanyadditionalinformationorpaperworkyouneedpriortothen,pleaseletmeknow. Again,thankyou. [Yourname]” Letyourreferences(orothersthathelpedyou)knowthatyouhaveacceptedanofferandthatyouappreciatetheirhelpalongtheway.Inyourthankyouletter,includesomethinglikethefollowing: “Dear[Name], IamexcitedtotellyouthatIhaveacceptedmyoffertojoin[organizationname]asa[positionname].Withoutyourhelpduringtherecruitmentandhiringprocess,Iwouldnothavehadsuchagreatexperienceorlearnedsomuchaboutthecompany. Thankyouverymuchforyourguidanceandsupport,andIlookforwardtostayingconnectedwithyouinthefuture. Allthebest, [YourName]” Enjoyyournewcareer,andcontinuebuildingthoseprofessionalrelationships! Sources TheBalance.com-JobOfferAcceptanceLetters  LifeHacker-HowtoAcceptandDeclineJobOffers Sharethispage ShareonFacebook ShareonTwitter ShareonLinkedIn Printthispage Students&Alumni