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Written offer

A written offer is an offer of employment that an employer gives to a candidate in written form rather than only verbally.

In plain English

The key point is that the job offer is recorded in writing, so it is not just spoken. It is the employer's employment offer given to the candidate in that written form.

In context

Here, "Written offer" identifies the employer's employment offer to the candidate when it has been provided in writing.

Situation
Applying for jobs, reading vacancy labels, and following recruitment status
What it communicates
identifies the formal offer sent in document form.

Meaning limits

The term only tells you that the offer was given in writing, not anything else about the offer itself.

Examples

“After the verbal offer on Monday, the candidate asked for a written offer before making a decision.”

Core meaning

“HR sent the written offer to the candidate by email that afternoon.”

In context

  • offer of employment Broader Term

    A written offer is one form of offer of employment.

  • verbal offer Contrast

    This contrasts with an employment offer given by spoken words rather than in writing.