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You successfully passed a job interview. You are expected to start on November 15, but you will not be available on that date. Write a letter to your new boss, explaining your situation, expressing your concern and suggesting a solution.

Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to inform you that I will not be able to start work on November 15, as agreed during my recent interview with you, due to unavoidable situation. The reason that I cannot start my job is that I got sick for the last whole week and was not able finish my hand-over to my colleagues at current company and will need another week to do so. I will very appreciate you if you understand my situation and let me to start my job on November 22. To clear the backlog created by my late start, I can work two additional hours every day until I catch up, either coming in early or leaving late. I am quite certain that I will complete the pending work during that time. I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused due to this and I hope you would allow me the delay in joining your company. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours faithfully,
Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to inform you that I will not be able to
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start
work on November 15, as
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agreed
during my recent interview with you, due to unavoidable situation.

The reason that I cannot
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start
my job is that I
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got
sick for the last whole week and was not able finish my hand-over to my colleagues at
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current
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company
and will need another week to do
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so
.

I will
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very
appreciate you if you understand my situation and
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let
me to
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start
my job on November 22. To
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clear
the backlog created by my late
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start
, I can work two additional hours every day until I catch up, either coming in early or leaving late. I am quite certain that I will complete the pending work during that time.

I
sincerely
apologize for any inconvenience caused due to
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this and
I hope you would
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allow
me the delay in joining your
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company
.

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I
look forward to hearing from you
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soon
.

Yours
faithfully
,

IELTS letter You successfully passed a job interview. You are expected to start on November 15, but you will not be available on that date. Write a letter to your new boss, explaining your situation, expressing your concern and suggesting a solution.

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  American English
7 paragraphs
166 words
6.0
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Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
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Grammatical Range: 6.0
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