Job Offer via email ?

gazza1591

Hi All

I went for a job interview last week on monday and on friday i sent an email asking if any decision had been made with regards to me starting at the company and this is the email response i got

please note i have remove all detail of names emails and adress etc

Good Afternoon

Thank you for your mail, Please accept this mail as confirmation that we would like to offer you a position as a machine operator. The starting rate will be £000 per hour, plus shift allowances etc. We will review your performance after three months, and then again after 6 months.

You will receive a contract offer letter early next week. Once you would like to accept the offer please could you confirm a suitable start date?



Regards

**** *****
Production Manager - Machining Division

Tel: 000000
Mob:0000000
E-Mail: abc@abc


so from this email would you hand your notice in tomorrow 24/02/201 at your current job so i could start in the new place next monday 3/3/2014 or would you wait and hand notice in after you have the contract in front of you ?

i would like to start new job asap as i hate my current job and want out asap

t0rt0ise

I would wait until I had the contract. And then if it says that it is dependent on good references etc I'd wait until the references were in.

Macca83_2

Wait for the contract. I remember once starting a new job and getting told my second week in that they'd yet to receive my references and if I didn't produce two they would have to terminate my contract.

AP007

Even a contract is not prof the job is yours till the day you start but never resign on the basis of an email

Get a hard copy first.

justanopinion

I'm of a different opinion on this one, so thought would just say mine.


I would resign on the basis of an email - that is contract enough anyway to show an offer has been made.


It's a moot point though - notice period in the first month is instant anyway from either side.

t0rt0ise

I'd still want to read the contract and be sure that it was not conditional on references etc. When I've been offered by email, the contract is also sent by email and that was then good enough for me.

gazza1591

thanks for the replys think from the above i will wait then, say i get the contract tuesdaay this week and hand my notice in tuesday at my current employment, by my contrct i have to give 1 week notice, so would i be right in thinking i would work rest of this week, then mondy the followin week which would men i can start new job on the tuesday ?

gazza1591

just to add on the interview he never asked for references and been no mention of them in eamils sent to me its a big manufctuing company

justanopinion

Notice starts on the day after it is given, so if you give in notice Tuesday, week notice starts Wednesday, ends following Tuesday. Your new start date would be the Wednesday after.


Good luck!!

Free_Spirit_31

Is is normal practice of a company to offer someone a job once they have been prompted from the candidate?

t0rt0ise

Free_Spirit_31 wrote: »

Is is normal practice of a company to offer someone a job once they have been prompted from the candidate?

Why not? The candidate waited for a response to the interview and hadn't heard so wrote to ask. By coincidence they were about to tell him, or his email has spurred them to act. Either way he got the job.