First to answer your question: No, turning them down will not burn any bridges or affect your future employment with them.
Here are Four Effective Ways I Use to Say No: Share Your Priorities. Tell the Truth -- All of It. Deflect -- No, But Here is Someone Who Can. Reduce - No, But Here is What I Can Do.
5 steps to resigning without burning bridges Resign face-to-face where possible. “Generally, people find it more respectful for you to resign in person,” she says. Show you're thankful. Follow up in writing. Work hard during your notice period. Continue to support the business after you've left.
Tell them you appreciate their offer and are glad they picked you for the job. After that, mention that you will not take it and give them a reason. You don't have to go into much detail, but it's good for the employer to have a clue of why you declined their offer.
Dear Name of Recruiter or Hiring Manager, Thank you for offering me the opportunity to join Company Name as a Job Title. I accept your offer, and I am looking forward to getting started on Start Date. Thank you for all of the work you put into developing an offer that all parties could agree on.
You don't burn bridges if you respectfully decline any offer of employment. Just say, ``Thanks for the wonderful opportunity; I really wish I could work with you but I just accepted something else.'' You don't owe them an explanation of why.
Acceptance Letter Format I am writing to confirm my acceptance of your employment offer from April 1. I am delighted to be joining International Engineering Corporation as a Project Manager. The work is exactly what I have prepared for and hoped to do.
When accepting a job offer, it is typically appropriate to respond with a formal letter or email that includes the following: Express gratitude and excitement about the opportunity. For example, ``I am excited and grateful to accept the position of (job title) at (company name).''
Recipient's Name, I want to express my gratitude for the job opportunity of title that you extended to me at company name. By sending this email, I formally accept the offer. I am eagerly waiting to join on the expected start date of DD/MM/YYYY.
1. Express your enthusiasm about the potential position. While you're not yet accepting the position, you do want to show you're thankful and excited. Tell the person you are enthusiastic about possibly working together to impress your prospective employer. For example, you might say, ``Thank you so much for the offer!