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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,

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