Is It Safe to Accept a Job Offer Without a Confirmed Start Date? Seeking Advice!

I received an offer today from Accenture as a Senior Software Engineer. He told me to accept the offer, start working on the resignation process, and confirm the last working day. This will help in deciding the date of joining. Please let me know if this offer letter can be accepted or not.

Date of Joining Details

Below is what is mentioned about the date of joining:
"This offer is contingent on us working together to determine an appropriate start date for your employment. The terms of this letter and this offer are valid for seven (7) days from the date of this letter. If we do not receive the above-requested documents from you before the expiration of this period or after receiving your acceptance of this offer, if you do not join the Company on a mutually agreed date of joining, or if we are unable to set an alternative date, the terms of this letter and this offer will be deemed to have been rejected by you unless otherwise communicated to you by the Company in writing."

Hi there,

Accenture is a good company. Discuss with your present company when they will relieve you, and accordingly, you can convey your last working day to Accenture. They will confirm their date of joining.

I hope there is nothing to worry about.

Wish you all the best.

Hello Ramchand,

Yes, it's OK if the confirmation is over email. And I'm not sure what you mean by 'they would revise my offer letter'. There's no revision of the offer letter involved, except for clarity on the Date of Joining. Even if this happens over the phone, you can always go back to email to them, reconfirming the date as per our discussion, thus ensuring it is put in writing.

All the best.

Regards,
TS

As already pointed out, the date of joining has been left to you. They advised you to work on your resignation and inform them about your last working day with the present company (this is because sometimes relieving is not done as per resignation). They will surely give you the date, place, and time of induction (joining) upon hearing from you.

So please decide quickly as the validity of the offer is for 7 days as mentioned by you. I quote below from your offer as mentioned above and find a gesture of goodwill from the company in the words 'mutually agreed date of joining.'

Thanks,
V K Gupta