Intent of Offer Vs Offer

According to my view, intent of offer is different from offer. Intent of offer is just an intention to offer not an offer in actual sense. Although, it is a letter or some type of a document, yet it is not legally enforceable in the court of law, in the event that the intent is not carried out which means that if the candidate does not join or if the employer on or before the date of joining dissolves the said position. So, Intent of offer can be seen as a letter or document stating an employer’s willingness or intention to assign the selected candidate to a certain post in the organisation but there is no guarantee that the appointment would be successfully carried out. As of my personal opinion a letter of intent is provided to candidates in the first round of selection and later those candidates are again throughly cross checked and most competent candidates are given the actual offer. Offer is a kind of legal contract drawn between the employer and the employee based on certain terms which the offeror( employer in this case ) is willing to be bound. Offer is an indication of definite intention by one person (offeror) to another person (offeree) clearly specifying the offeror’s willingness to hire the candidate without any further negotiation. It is legally binding on the offeror. One most important distinction between intent of offer and offer is that an offer gives a mandatory date of joining which is not guaranteed in an intent of offer.

As an example, one of my friends had gone through an experience with Yes bank. Yes bank had shortlisted candidates to be placed from a b-school and the candidates were given intent of offer, but on a later date it didn’t offer the candidates any offer letter as to guarantee joining. Intent of offer is nothing unethical, the world itself has become so much competitive that everyone needs the cream of the cake to ensure that their company’s performance is the best with best minds working for them.