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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.
The prompt · Gemini
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 Gemini chat. Leave extensions off, including Gmail and Drive.
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.
You type the offer and, if you're happy to say, why you're saying no.
The assistant asks how much you want to share and whether you'd consider them again.
You get a reply email and a phone version.
What happens
Use Gemini to 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.
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