Declining a job offer when it's just wrong for you...

If you decide not to accept an Offer: decline gracefully and quickly

This Post has what you need to professionally decline a job offer and keep doors open for the future...

If you decide not to accept a job offer: decline gracefully, professionally and quickly. Do it well and you just might get a pleasant surprise of a better offer that you now might accept. And they might have something more suitable in the future.

Declining some jobs is a critical part of job searching. Of course, it’s never easy when you've been looking for a while and the mortgage and bills are piling up.

But it's your life – you will be much happier and end up earning more in the right job. With a well-planned job search, you will have alternatives soon. However, occasionally the reality of money means you have to take any job, at least temporarily.

Warning signs leading to a "No"

• There is no regular, planned feedback in the job
• Performance standards are confusing, and the job description unclear
• The boundaries of your job, where it begins and ends, remain confused, even after asking for clarification (note this is increasingly common with ‘knowledge’ jobs)
• You don’t know why it’s been vacant for so long – despite asking why
• You don’t know how many hours are needed each day for great performance
• You have not met your future boss or work colleagues, only HR
• The job does not appear to allow you to learn new skills, and there is limited training and development
• The company is receiving bad press and may have financial pressure

It’s your life, your career. Just say No.

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