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Job Interviews & Careers vocabulary · Job Offers & Contracts

Start date

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

nounCore term

In job interviews & careers, start date means: The day on which you begin working in a new job, agreed between you and the employer.

In Turkish: işe başlama tarihi, başlangıç tarihi

How it is used

Agreed after the offer, often depending on your notice period. Offer letters state the start date, and recruiters ask 'When could you start?' You agree on, confirm or push back a start date.

Example sentences

  1. Can we agree on a start date of 1 September?

  2. My start date was moved back because my visa took longer than expected.

Common collocations

  • agree on a start date
  • confirm your start date
  • proposed start date
  • flexible start date
  • notice periodThe time you must continue working after you tell your employer you are leaving, or after they tell you your job will end.
  • job offerA formal proposal from an employer to give you a job, usually stating the salary, start date and main conditions.
  • offer letterA formal letter or email from an employer that confirms a job offer and states the job title, salary, start date and main terms.
  • employment contractA legal agreement between an employer and an employee that sets out the job, pay, hours, holidays and other conditions of work.

More terms: Job Offers & Contracts

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