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Job offer

Meaning in human resources, with examples

nounCore term

In human resources, job offer means: A formal message from an employer telling a candidate that they have got the job, with the main terms such as pay, start date and job title.

In Turkish: iş teklifi

How it is used

Often given by phone first and then confirmed in an offer letter. HR makes or extends an offer; the candidate accepts, declines or negotiates it. A conditional offer depends on checks such as references.

Example sentences

  1. We made her a job offer on Monday, and she accepted the next day.

  2. He turned down our job offer because the salary was too low.

  3. The job offer is conditional on a satisfactory background check.

Common collocations

  • make a job offer
  • accept a job offer
  • decline a job offer
  • conditional job offer
  • verbal offer
  • employment contractA legal agreement between an employer and an employee that sets out the job, pay, working hours, holidays and other terms of work.
  • candidateA person who is being considered for a job, for example because they have applied or because a recruiter has contacted them.
  • background checkA check of a candidate's history before they are hired, which can include criminal records, qualifications, identity and previous jobs.
  • salaryA fixed amount of money that an employee is paid for their work, agreed as a yearly figure and usually paid every month.

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