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Turn down a job offer and keep the door open
You've said no to the job but you'd love to work with them one day. Get a short, gracious reply that doesn't burn the bridge.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me turn down a job offer politely. The offer: [role, company, who offered it] Why I'm saying no: [optional, e.g. accepted another role, pay, location] How much to share: [nothing, a little] Would I consider them again: [yes or no] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. An email under 100 words: thanks, a clear no, a brief reason if I want one, and keeping in touch. 2. What to say on the phone. 3. A LinkedIn note to the hiring manager, if I'd like to stay connected. 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, company, who offered it: a short note you already have. optional, e.g. accepted another role, pay, location: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
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