Letter of Employment

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Your letter of employment is written by your employer to verify your position within the company, start date, wage, number of hours worked per week. It must be on company letterhead with the contact information of the author who signs it. Lenders accept letters dated no longer than 30 days old.  

Lenders require this letter to verify your employment and have the contact information of your employer for verbal confirmation of your employment.  

They can be obtained through a simple request made to your employer through the Human Resources department, controller or direct manager. They generally will have a template on hand so it will take very little time to complete. It is very common for employers to issue these letters and it does not negatively impact your employment with large organizations and government agencies you may have to request a letter of employment through a human resources portal. In using this method, please ensure that your letter is signed by a qualified person in your organization (manager, HR representative etc.) Lenders will not accept letters that are not signed.