Before you dive in, take a look at our short guide to writing the perfect offer of employment letter - the kind of drop-dead brilliant letter that will bring out the personality of your business and make your dream candidate feel as delighted as they should be:
Job offer letter template
Company name
Company address
New employee's name
New employee's address
Date
Dear [Mr./Miss./Mrs./Ms.] [insert surname],
Congratulations are in order. We would love you to take up the role of [insert position] here at [insert company] - and very much hope you will accept the offer below.
As we mentioned, your job title will be [insert job title]. That will mean you have duties like:
Duty #1
Duty #2
Duty #3
The position reports to [insert name], [insert title]. Your working hours will be [insert time] - [insert time], [insert day] - [insert day] (that's [insert total hours] per week).
In return we will pay you [insert sum] each month, payable on the [insert date]. (That works out as an annual salary of [insert sum].) This is a [permanent/temporary position] starting on [insert start date] [and ending on insert date].
Holiday entitlement: [insert days] per year
Probation period: [insert date] - [insert date]
Employee benefits:
Benefit #1
Benefit #2
Benefit #3
If you have any questions please contact me on [insert number] or [insert email address]. Otherwise please sign and return the slip below by [insert date] and we will see you at [insert time] on [insert date] to get you settled in and go through the formal contract of employment.
The team and I can't wait to start working together. You're going to be a great addition to the company.
Yours sincerely,
[insert name], [insert position], [insert company]
