Email
Intermediate
Job Offer Email
Formal offer email that gives the candidate everything they need to say yes — clearly, warmly.
When to use this
Confirms the offer, lays out the headline terms, names a contact, sets a sensible reply-by date. The detailed contract follows separately.
The template
Subject: [Company] — Offer of employment Dear [Candidate name], It is my pleasure, on behalf of [Company], to offer you the role of [Title], reporting to [Manager], starting [Date]. The headline terms: - **Base salary:** [Amount, currency, frequency] - **Bonus / variable:** [Structure, target] - **Equity / share scheme:** [If applicable] - **Holiday:** [N] days plus public holidays - **Notice period:** [N] weeks - **Location:** [Office / hybrid / remote arrangement] Your formal contract and full benefits summary will follow from [HR contact] within 48 hours. We would be grateful for a reply by [date — typically 5-10 working days out]. If you would like a call to talk anything through before then, please reply and we'll find a time. We're really looking forward to working with you. With best wishes, [Sender name] [Title], [Company]