After interviewing dozens of candidates, maybe even more, you’ve finally figured it out. You know who you want to hire. Now, all you have to do is draft up an offer and send it over for them to sign. Easy, right?

Actually, writing an offer letter that candidates agree to might involve more than you may think. Even if you’ve already discussed the ins and outs of the role before reaching the decision phase, your offer letter is your one last chance to make the case for why a candidate should work for you.

Around one in six job seekers turn down jobs once they’re offered, according to a 2020 survey from Glassdoor. This means just sending an offer letter out doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll get a yes back. If you want a candidate to join your company, you have to give them an offer they can’t refuse.

“Throughout the entire process, every single touch point, we are selling the role to our candidates,” said Hailey Hastings, head of talent acquisition at Toronto-based automated brand interaction company Ada. “You want to make your offer exciting for the candidate, so that they know what their impact will be.”

Sending and signing an offer letter is the final step to recruiting a new teammate. Here’s how to write one they simply can’t turn down. READ FULL ARTICLE