Making the job offer
Before offering the position to your selected candidate, be sure to speak with your HR and fiscal staff.
They may have some suggestions for negotiating the starting salary, etc.
Job Offer Letter
On the following page is a sample job offer letter. A job offer letter should be given to the newly hired
employee after you have verbally negotiated the terms of employment. This letter confirms the
conditions of employment the selected candidate has accepted and gives them information for their
first day.
These elements may be included in a job offer letter:
• The position the candidate was offered
• The rate of pay
• The probation period
• The starting date
• The job location
• The position’s office hours
• Parking information
• What the first day or so will be like
• Benefits information
• Contact information if they have questions
August 2010