Letters Declining a Job Offer
A polite refusal is an applicant’s responsibility as well as a professional courtesy. You notify the employer that you are not interested in working for the company and thereby allow him/her to continue to search as quickly as possible. Also closing the door gently, ending negotiation pleasantly on a note of goodwill, makes good sense in terms of the future. In writing a refusal letter, use the indirect plan, giving reasons before saying no as shown in the sample letter (in pdf format).