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Reply to a job offer: accept it, ask for time or ask for a later start
The call comes and you need to say yes, or ask for a few days, or push the start date back. Get the exact words for each, so nothing is left vague.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me reply to a job offer. The offer: [role, salary, start date] What I want to do: [accept, ask for time to decide, ask for a later start] My notice period: [e.g. one month] Other things going on: [e.g. another interview Thursday] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A warm email for my situation. 2. What to say if they ring instead. 3. If I'm asking for time: how long is reasonable to ask for, and what to say if they push. 4. A checklist before I resign from my current job: written offer, contract or written statement, start date, any conditions like references or checks. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, dates or results. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. role, salary, start date: a short note you already have. accept, ask for time to decide, ask for a later start: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
The prompt · Copilot
Help me reply to a job offer. The offer: [role, salary, start date] What I want to do: [accept, ask for time to decide, ask for a later start] My notice period: [e.g. one month] Other things going on: [e.g. another interview Thursday] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A warm email for my situation. 2. What to say if they ring instead. 3. If I'm asking for time: how long is reasonable to ask for, and what to say if they push. 4. A checklist before I resign from my current job: written offer, contract or written statement, start date, any conditions like references or checks. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, dates or results. UK English. Stay in this Copilot chat. Leave plugins off, and do not open a file from OneDrive.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. role, salary, start date: a short note you already have. accept, ask for time to decide, ask for a later start: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You type the offer details and what you need: to accept, more time or a later start.
The assistant asks about your notice period and any other offers.
You get a reply for your situation, a phone version and a checklist before you sign.
What happens
Use Copilot to reply to a job offer: accept it, ask for time or ask for a later start
The call comes and you need to say yes, or ask for a few days, or push the start date back. Get the exact words for each, so nothing is left vague.
Tools
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