This article is for administrators and staffing users.
Create an offer letter
Important:
- When Offer Approval is complete, the Create an Offer Letter button is enabled.
- If the button is grayed out, then either the Offer Approval was not completed successfully, or you do not have permission to send Offer Letters.
Follow these steps:
- Go to People > Hiring > Applicant Tracking. The Active Jobs screen opens.
- Select the job title to create an offer letter.
- Select the candidate's name.
- Select Create Offer Letter.
- Select the offer letter template you want to use.
- Attach any additional documents.
- Select Next.
- Complete the Offer Details. Recruiting automatically populates fields based on information from other fields.
- For incorrect information, check the approval forms or manually correct the field. You can also include or exclude custom tokens with Additional Details.
- Select Next.
- If needed, select a Company Signer. You can preview the final Offer Letter.
- If your company uses DocuSign:
- Select Save and Send via DocuSign.
- Select Save and Send via DocuSign.
- If your company is not using DocuSign:
- Select Convert to PDF to help stop unauthorized edits.
- When you are ready, select Save and Download or Save and Email.
Send a reminder to a nonresponsive candidate
If a candidate does not respond to your offer letter, you have 2 options to send a reminder:
Option 1: Use an Offer Letter Reminder Template
This is the recommended option.
- Create an Offer Letter Reminder Template you can use anytime a candidate does not respond.
- Copy the same information from the candidate's original offer letter and paste it into the template.
Option 2: Forward the original email to the candidate
- Go to the candidate's details screen.
- On the left side, showing the history:
- Find the Offer Letter email (envelope icon).
- Find the Offer Letter email (envelope icon).
- On the right, select the 3 dots icon.
- Select Forward via Email. The Send Email window opens.
- In the To field, type the candidate's email address.
- The email shows the original subject line with a FW. The email body includes the original offer letter information.
- The email shows the original subject line with a FW. The email body includes the original offer letter information.
- Select Send Email Now or the clock icon to schedule email delivery on a custom date.
Rescind or take back an offer letter
Important:
- If your company uses DocuSign, you cannot rescind an offer letter after all signatures are collected.
- DocuSign also does not refund letter credits.
- You also cannot change an offer letter after you send it (with or without DocuSign).
- To make changes, you must rescind the Offer Letter, create a new one, and send it.
Follow these steps:
- Go to the candidate's Offer Details screen.
- Select Rescind Offer Letter. A notification displays to confirm the offer letter was rescinded.
View an offer letter when it is an attachment
- Go to People > Hiring > Applicant Tracking. The Active Jobs screen opens.
- Select the job title.
- Select the candidate's name.
- Go to the Offer Details section. You can view the offer letter and any additional documents here.
Updated: March 25th, 2026 11728 views 0 likes
*This content is for educational purposes only, is not intended to provide specific legal advice, and should not be used as a substitute for the legal advice of a qualified attorney or other professional. The information may not reflect the most current legal developments, may be changed without notice and is not guaranteed to be complete, correct, or up-to-date.