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Deadline to accept offer is in 3 days and I can't reach recruiter

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Oct 20, 2015 5:13 pm

In August I accepted a verbal offer and was told a written offer would follow. Written offer came three weeks ago via email. Email said the offer must be accepted by 'following directions in their computer system' with no further info. I inquired with my recruiter who referred me to HR who finally said that the email was incomplete because it didn't contain an acceptance link. I told my recruiter and they said they would get it taken care of and get back to me by last week. I emailed recruiter this Monday to ask about it again but got an 'out of the office' message. Deadline to accept is this Friday.

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Re: Deadline to accept offer is in 3 days and I can't reach recruiter

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Oct 20, 2015 5:18 pm

What are the basic elements of a contract again? Offer, acceptance, and consideration?

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Re: Deadline to accept offer is in 3 days and I can't reach recruiter

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Oct 20, 2015 10:17 pm

Just send an email that you are unable to reach him or her but wanted to formally accept the offer in writing prior to the deadline of x date.

Mailbox rule - offer is accepted at the time acceptance is mailed.

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Re: Deadline to accept offer is in 3 days and I can't reach recruiter

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Oct 20, 2015 10:54 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Just send an email that you are unable to reach him or her but wanted to formally accept the offer in writing prior to the deadline of x date.

Mailbox rule - offer is accepted at the time acceptance is mailed.
Except the offer had an express stated a method of acceptance. Can't just send an email to random person when it says to go through their online process.

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Re: Deadline to accept offer is in 3 days and I can't reach recruiter

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Oct 20, 2015 11:05 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Just send an email that you are unable to reach him or her but wanted to formally accept the offer in writing prior to the deadline of x date.

Mailbox rule - offer is accepted at the time acceptance is mailed.
Except the offer had an express stated a method of acceptance. Can't just send an email to random person when it says to go through their online process.
Isn't there an exception when the stated method isn't feasible? I haven't taken K in a while

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Re: Deadline to accept offer is in 3 days and I can't reach recruiter

Post by Danger Zone » Wed Oct 21, 2015 12:19 am

You're all ninnies because it's at-will employment
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Re: Deadline to accept offer is in 3 days and I can't reach recruiter

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Oct 21, 2015 12:40 am

Email the recruiter (you can CC HR if it would make you feel better) and tell them you accept the offer and will complete the link as soon as they email it back to you. Trust me, no firm is going to rescind your offer over this.

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Re: Deadline to accept offer is in 3 days and I can't reach recruiter

Post by instride91 » Wed Oct 21, 2015 12:56 am

Danger Zone wrote:You're all ninnies because it's at-will employment
But has any firm ever fired a SA? That doesn't sound "at-will" to me.

In all seriousness, OP: does the firm have a main recruiter or a recruiter in a different office that you can contact? Worst case scenario (and by that I mean if there is only 1 day left) you can email one of the partners you met with during your callback.

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Re: Deadline to accept offer is in 3 days and I can't reach recruiter

Post by El Pollito » Wed Oct 21, 2015 12:58 am

just call them directly jeez

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Re: Deadline to accept offer is in 3 days and I can't reach recruiter

Post by lavarman84 » Wed Oct 21, 2015 2:03 am

El Pollito wrote:just call them directly jeez
Yea. This seems like the pretty obvious solution. I would expect they have more than one person capable of getting you what you need. Just reach out.

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Re: Deadline to accept offer is in 3 days and I can't reach recruiter

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Oct 21, 2015 7:23 am

instride91 wrote:
Danger Zone wrote:You're all ninnies because it's at-will employment
But has any firm ever fired a SA? That doesn't sound "at-will" to me.

In all seriousness, OP: does the firm have a main recruiter or a recruiter in a different office that you can contact? Worst case scenario (and by that I mean if there is only 1 day left) you can email one of the partners you met with during your callback.

Don't contact the partner! That's silly to bother them.

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Re: Deadline to accept offer is in 3 days and I can't reach recruiter

Post by Danger Zone » Wed Oct 21, 2015 7:39 am

instride91 wrote:
Danger Zone wrote:You're all ninnies because it's at-will employment
But has any firm ever fired a SA? That doesn't sound "at-will" to me.
1) yes
2) regardless, it's at-will
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Re: Deadline to accept offer is in 3 days and I can't reach recruiter

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Oct 21, 2015 9:45 am

(Didn't mean to anon).
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Re: Deadline to accept offer is in 3 days and I can't reach recruiter

Post by AVBucks4239 » Wed Oct 21, 2015 9:46 am

What would you do if you were a normal human trying to solve a normal problem? Do that.

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