What to do once you've made a decision
Once you have decided which job offer to accept, you should send
a letter to the chosen employer accepting the offer. The letter
should detail the specifics of the offer they made to you so there
are no questions. Include your understanding of position, starting
date, salary and benefits, and any other arrangements the employer
told you when making the offer. Here's a sample
acceptance letter for your reference.
Just as important as the acceptance letter is the refusal letter.
You don't want to leave an employer waiting for an answer once you
know you've secured a different job that was just a better fit for
you at this time. You never know - you may want to apply for
another job there one day and you don't want to burn any bridges.
Need ideas? Look
at this sample refusal letter.
What NOT to do
Above all else, do NOT accept an offer if you know you're going
to continue your job search. Backing out of an accepted offer is
not only considered bad form, it can come back to haunt you if you
hope to work for that company in the future.
