Responding to Offers



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Planning Timeline
First Year
Second Year
Third Year
Evening Student
Resumes
General Info
Checklist
Basic Format
Action Words
Cover Letters
General Info
Checklist
Basic Format
Interviewing
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The Screening Interview
The Callback Interview
Preparing
Basic Questions
Appearance
Out of Town Interview
First Impressions
Questions to Ask
After the Offer Questions
Inappropriate Questions
How to Handle Them
Equal Opportunity
Reasons for Rejections
Responding to Offers
Salary & Benefits
Career Testing
Seeking Reciprocity

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What to do if you accept an offer

Congratulations!

You may accept a position on the telephone, but make sure you follow up with a letter.
Make sure that you clarify starting and ending dates for a summer position, or starting date for a full-time position salary, benefits, parking, etc.
If you need to take time off during a summer, negotiate this at the time of acceptance. Sometimes students get married during the summer, attend a family reunion or participate in a wedding. Let your employers know up front! Most will be flexible about this.
Make sure that you contact all the employers that you may still have pending. Other students are waiting in line for offers! If you are ready to accept a position, make sure that you terminate all other offers. Send a brief note to these employers. Keep those relationships open and positive.

DO NOT accept more than one offer. Once you have accepted a position, you should follow through with your decision. Accepting more than one offer is likely to cause problems for you in the future, and is certain to anger at least one employer. If you are feeling pressured about making a decision, ask for more time.