In plain English
This means someone speaks the job offer to the candidate instead of giving it in written form. The key point is that the offer is communicated orally.
In context
Here, it identifies a job offer that has been communicated to the candidate by spoken words before any formal written documents.
- Situation
- Applying for jobs, reading vacancy labels, and following recruitment status
- What it communicates
- identifies an offer communicated orally before formal documents.
Meaning limits
The term itself only shows the spoken form of the offer and does not establish whether a written offer has also been provided.
Examples
“The manager made a verbal offer over the phone instead of sending one by email.”
“Before any paperwork arrived, the candidate had already received a verbal offer from the recruiter.”