You applied to a job and were offered the position, but have decided not to accept the offer. Write a letter to the HR supervisor with whom you interviewed. In your letter: explain the reason why you are declining the offer describe your reasons for staying with your current position express your gratitude. Write at least 200 words.

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Dear HR supervisor, I am writing regarding the
position
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I have been accepted to at Migle’s
bakery
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Bakery
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. Unfortunately, I will not be able to take your offer, because of
change
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a change
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of plans and
also
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serious personal matters.
This
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might come as a shock, but I have reconsidered the head chef
position
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you
have
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apply
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offered me after my application and realised that it does not fit the direction I want my career to advance
in
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apply
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.
Due to
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poor research on my part only a few days ago I have learned that the tasks I would mostly be required to do are more administrative and less connected to
hand on
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hands-on
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experience that I enjoy the most in my work at your company right now. I would really appreciate staying for at least another year as an assistant, as
this
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would provide me with the experience I feel like I still lack in
this
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field to take up a higher
position
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.
In addition
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, sadly
last
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week the situation of my personal life changed drastically as my mother fell gravely ill and now requires assistance from me that I would not be able to provide if I take up more responsibilities at work. I will be capable
to carry
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of carrying
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out all of the tasks I did as an assistant and would be very glad if you could keep me in my current
position
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. It would be very sensible of you to reconsider your decision and understand the situation I am in right now,
as well as
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my expectations for the future in Migle’s bakery. Hope to hear from you soon!
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single idea per paragraph
Ensure each paragraph conveys a single main idea for clearer understanding.
logical structure
Enhance the logical flow by connecting ideas more smoothly between sentences and paragraphs.
complete response
The response directly addresses the prompt with all necessary information included.
suitable writing tone
The writing tone is polite and professional, suitable for addressing an HR supervisor.
greeting and closing
The letter has a clear greeting and closing, effectively framing the communication.

The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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