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RUGUY22 Posted 13 years ago
Letter Writing
Declining an interview invitation
A friend of mine recommended me for a position at her firm. They took a long time to get back to me. During that time, I received and accepted another offer of employment. I just received an invitation for an interview at my friend's firm. The hiring manager at my friend's firm is aware of the other offer that I received, but he is unaware that I have accepted the other offer. My response to the invitation is as follows:
Dear John:
It was with great pleasure to have received your e-mail. While I am truly elated to be invited for an interview, I am sad to say that I have already accepted an offer from the other company just recently. I am scheduled to start there this coming Monday. As such, I must respectfully decline the invitation. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. I would like to thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
My name here
Is it grammatically correct and professional? Thank you in advance!
Dear John:
It was with great pleasure to have received your e-mail. While I am truly elated to be invited for an interview, I am sad to say that I have already accepted an offer from the other company just recently. I am scheduled to start there this coming Monday. As such, I must respectfully decline the invitation. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. I would like to thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
My name here
Is it grammatically correct and professional? Thank you in advance!
Top answer
If you call him 'John', then your letter is too formal. It is too verbose, anyway: no one wants to read through a lot of unnecessary babble to find 'No'. Dear Joh n, Thank you for your e-mail and thank you very much for inviting me for an interview , but unfortunately I have just accepted an offer from the other company and am already scheduled to start there this coming Monday.
- If you call him 'John', then your letter is too formal.
- It is too verbose, anyway: no one wants to read through a lot of unnecessary babble to find 'No'.
- Dear Joh n, Thank you for your e-mail and thank you very much for inviting me for an interview , but unfortunately I have just accepted an offer from the other company and am already scheduled to start there this coming Monday.
- I am sorry for any inconvenience this causes you.
- I am very grateful for your having considered me.
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If you call him 'John', then your letter is too formal. It is too verbose, anyway: no one wants to read through a lot of unnecessary babble to find 'No'.
Dear John,
Thank you for your e-mail and thank you very much for inviting me for an interview, but unfortunately I have just accepted an offer from the other company and am
Dear John,
Thank you for your e-mail and thank you very much for inviting me for an interview, but unfortunately I have just accepted an offer from the other company and am
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