You have Been Offered a Job, Asking you to Start Next Week- Formal Letter

Janice Thompson

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Updated On Aug 14, 2024

Sample Answer

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You have been offered a job, asking you to start next week. You want the job very much but, because of a previous commitment, you want to delay the start for another two weeks.

In your letter,

You should write to the Manager, accepting the job,

but explaining your situation and

asking for the change to your start date.

You should write at least 150 words.

Sample Answer

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am gratified to find your email this morning to have known that I have been selected as a business administrator in your organization. I am really thankful to you for having considered me worthy of this position that I am looking forward to. However, I won’t be able to assume this position as of the mentioned date.

Actually, my current employment term with the organization I have been working with doesn’t permit me for early relieving. Therefore, it shall be incumbent upon me to serve the organization with a prior notice period of 2 weeks. Hence I shall not be able to join the company before the notice period ends.

Therefore, I would humbly request you to delay the starting date of this position by two weeks, and I assure you that I will be joining the organization exactly two weeks after the date of joining indicated in the offer letter.

Yours sincerely,
Prakhar Panchbhaiya

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Janice Thompson

Soon after graduating with a Master’s in Literature from Southern Arkansas University, she joined an institute as an English language trainer. She has had innumerous student interactions and has produced a couple of research papers on English language teaching. She soon found that non-native speakers struggled to meet the English language requirements set by foreign universities. It was when she decided to jump ship into IELTS training. From then on, she has been mentoring IELTS aspirants. She joined IELTSMaterial about a year ago, and her contributions have been exceptional. Her essay ideas and vocabulary have taken many students to a band 9.