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Joining/Acceptance Letter – What is, How to write and Sample

April 16th, 2009

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What is Joining/Acceptance Letter?

A letter from the applicant indicating his wiliness to accept the job is offered by an employer. It may include an acknowledgement of having appointment letter also. Even if you have accepted a job over the phone, it’s a good idea to write a job acceptance letter to confirm the details of employment and to formally accept the job offer.

An appointment letter/verbal appointment would typically include the following:

  • A thank you for the candidate’s interest in the job.
  • Why the candidate is qualified for the position.
  • Deadline of the offer.
  • What the candidate should do if s/he have any question(s).
  • Their offer details including salary and other benefits.

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How to write?

Address the letter to the person who offered you the position including your contact information. Make sure that your letter is well written and does not contain typos or grammatical errors. Even though you already have been offered the job, you want to make sure all your correspondence is professional.

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Sample Joining/Acceptance Letter

This is a sample acceptance letter to give you an idea on how to write your own letter. The phrases are in capital letters, italic and surrounded by third brackets ‘[]’ should be replaced by your own information.

[DATE]
[EMPLOYER NAME],
[EMPLOYER POSITION],
[DEPARTMENT NAME],
[COMPANY NAME],
[COMPANY ADDRESS]

Subject: Joining /Acceptance Letter

Dear Mr./Mrs. [EMPLOYER NAME],

I am pleased to accept your offer and I have honor to inform you that I am joining the company from [JOINING DATE] as a/an [POSITION NAME] in respect to your appointment letter dated [APPOINTMENT LETTER ISSUE DATE], Ref no. [APPOINTMENT LETTER REFERENCE NO]. As we discussed, my starting salary will be [SALARY AMOUNT]. I understand and accept the conditions of employment that you explained in your appointment letter.

The position is ideally suited to my educational background and interests. I confidently feel that I can make a significant contribution to your company, and I am grateful for the opportunity you have given me. I humbly request you to accept my joining/acceptance letter.

Regards,
[YOUR SIGNATURE]
[YOUR NAME]
[YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION]

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  1. sagar srivastava
    June 13th, 2010 at 19:46 | #1

    i Want a format for appointment letter. please help

  2. pravesh
    August 26th, 2010 at 22:19 | #2

    its really very help full

  3. Deepak
    September 19th, 2010 at 18:36 | #3

    Hi,
    Its really helping people who r strugling..thanks a lot
    Regards
    DS

  4. kishore
    September 30th, 2010 at 08:40 | #4

    how to inform joining letter by mail to our collouges???????

  5. Babita
    November 25th, 2010 at 14:49 | #5

    @pravesh
    ya u r right

  6. nelson
    December 1st, 2010 at 18:39 | #6

    its very helpful….

  7. December 2nd, 2010 at 21:19 | #7

    Thanks, it was very helpful to me.

  8. vaibhav
    December 13th, 2010 at 15:40 | #8

    its really very useful & essy
    thanks

  9. satish
    January 1st, 2011 at 12:59 | #9

    i want to compney joinig latter

  10. Chitra
    January 28th, 2011 at 17:22 | #10

    Thank you. It was very useful for me.. :)

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