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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So I've always gotten a verbal offer, negotiated it at the verbal stage, and not gotten a written letter until it was finalized. (And once I had the written letter, I gave notice).

It's odd they don't want you to consider it overnight - that is a flag for me.

I do think it's a bit much for you to insist on a written letter before you'll consider the offer. [/quote]

+1  This is basically how every job I've ever gotten worked out -- verbal offer, I accept, they complete reference check (verbal offer is contingent upon good reference check), then they send the written offer, then I put in notice.

The only odd thing is that they won't let you think about it overnight.  I've always been able to take an evening to think it over.

But no job has ever given me a written letter before I accepted.  Part of the concern on the part of the employer is that you aren't really interested in the job and are taking the letter to use as leverage to get a raise at your current employer and will stall the prospective employer.

The other concern on the part of the employer is that they don't want to issue a written letter until they did the reference check, but most people don't want their current employer called unless there is an offer.  So the prospective employer gives a verbal offer and gets your consent to do the reference check.  Then, when the reference check is complete, they give you the written offer.

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