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Notice period

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

nounCore term

In job interviews & careers, notice period means: The time you must continue working after you tell your employer you are leaving, or after they tell you your job will end.

In Turkish: ihbar süresi, bildirim süresi

How it is used

Recruiters often ask 'What is your notice period?' to know when you can start. In the UK it is set in the contract and is often one month or more; in the US, two weeks' notice is a common custom. You give, serve or work your notice.

Example sentences

  1. My notice period is one month, so I could start in early June.

  2. She has handed in her resignation and is now working her notice period.

Common collocations

  • give notice
  • serve your notice period
  • one-month notice period
  • two weeks' notice
  • start dateThe day on which you begin working in a new job, agreed between you and the employer.
  • employment contractA legal agreement between an employer and an employee that sets out the job, pay, hours, holidays and other conditions of work.
  • job offerA formal proposal from an employer to give you a job, usually stating the salary, start date and main conditions.
  • counterofferA new offer made in reply to another one, such as a candidate asking for more money, or a current employer offering more pay so that you stay.

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