What does 'provisional offer' mean?

Leeleebrown

After my second job interview at a company I get an email that says...

"Congratulations, I am pleased to say that we would like to provisionally offer you the position. The final step is to come in for a brief chat about salary, contract etc."

Wyndham

It's good news! But, they want to agree various things such as salary, and may also want to take up references etc. (if they haven't already). I think it means you are currently their 'preferred' candiate.

So Congratulations!

KiKi

Leeleebrown wrote: »

After my second job interview at a company I get an email that says...

"Congratulations, I am pleased to say that we would like to provisionally offer you the position. The final step is to come in for a brief chat about salary, contract etc."

It means that they want you for the job, but aren't confirming it until they've talked to you to agree your salary, contract etc. So the job's yours unless there's a real sticking point that you can't agree on, or an issue they haven't come across yet (eg, references).

HTH
KiKi

MissSarah1972

or subject to references?

antonic

MissSarah1972 wrote: »

or subject to references?

Agreed that could be the case.

Torry_Quine

It usually means subject to references and or disclosure if appropriate

1940sGal

As others have said, it's most likely to depend on references. I've seen countless jobs that say 'offer of employment is provisional until references have been sought'

anamenottaken

1940sGal wrote: »

As others have said, it's most likely to depend on references. I've seen countless jobs that say 'offer of employment is provisional until references have been sought'

more likely to be "offer of employment is provisional until satisfactory references are received"

getmore4less

Leeleebrown wrote: »

After my second job interview at a company I get an email that says...

"Congratulations, I am pleased to say that we would like to provisionally offer you the position. The final step is to come in for a brief chat about salary, contract etc."

Check at the brief chat what they mean by "etc". and what else they need before making the offer unconditional.

Make sure the contract covers all the requirements of particulars of employmet as required by the employment act.

Any talk of start dates are dependant on the unconditional offer and any notice periods.