| In this article, we will look at some issues you may | | | | Dear Ms. Employer, |
| want to consider when you resign from a position, so | | | | I am writing to announce that I have decided to resign |
| that you do not burn any bridges, either inadvertently | | | | my position with (the company), effective (your last |
| or in the heat of the moment. And we'll review some | | | | day of employment). I greatly appreciate the |
| of the strategies to use in dealing with such issues | | | | opportunity that (the company) has given me to |
| relating to job resignation. | | | | exercise my skills and develop my career. |
| Resigning a position is a sensitive activity, and can | | | | My decision is final. I would greatly appreciate it if you |
| become complicated. Employers will often use | | | | would respect this decision and avoid any attempt to |
| emotional tactics to persuade you to stay, or make | | | | cause me to reconsider. I will make every effort to |
| counteroffers, which are ultimately destructive to your | | | | leave on the best of terms by completing my |
| career within the organization. In order to avoid | | | | assignments and making smooth transitions for those |
| complicated and emotionally charged departures, there | | | | who will take over my current responsibilities. |
| are a few guidelines that you may follow. | | | | Sincerely, |
| Before you actually resign your position, be sure | | | | (Your Signature)cc: (Human Resources Manager) |
| another position is the right decision. If you are reacting | | | | This communication is short, sweet, respectful, polite, |
| to adverse conditions in your present employment | | | | professional and no-nonsense. If your employer insists, |
| environment, be certain that you have exhausted the | | | | after this receiving this rational communiqué, to |
| possibilities of reversing those conditions before you | | | | persist in making a mess of your departure, at least |
| abandon ship. It is within the realm of possibility that | | | | your conscience will be clear. |
| management may be unaware of your complaints, or | | | | Many employers may try to pressure you into giving a |
| at least of the severity of your discomfort. If you like | | | | longer notice than what is customary in your industry, |
| your current position, and aside from some specific | | | | maintaining that they have inadequate time to hire and |
| issues, it is a good place for you to be at this point in | | | | train someone to take your place. It is highly |
| your career, perhaps a heart-to-heart with your boss is | | | | recommended that you stick to your original offer, and |
| in order. You could save yourself the daunting task of | | | | reconfirm that your final day at work will be the date |
| finding a new job, and you may simultaneously open a | | | | stipulated in your written resignation. |
| much deeper channel of communication with your | | | | An employer may also ask you to leave immediately, |
| employer. | | | | and not to complete any notice whatsoever. There is |
| If, on the other hand, you have decided to make a | | | | no need to take such a request personally. Many |
| career moves for all the correct reasons, by all means, | | | | companies have adopted this kind of policy, preferring |
| make it. But, by no means tender your resignation until | | | | to break cleanly with employees rather than run the |
| you have found another position and receive a written | | | | risk of bitterness and retribution among staff disrupting |
| offer of employment from your new company. When | | | | work during your notice. If they refuse your notice time |
| you do hand in your notice, do so in a written format | | | | frame and ask you to leave immediately, simply do so. |
| as well. | | | | Regard it as a surprise vacation, or a chance to start |
| There are some considerations to bear in mind when | | | | your job search a couple of weeks earlier than you |
| composing a letter of resignation. It is customary to | | | | expected. |
| give your employer a specific length of time, during | | | | If they do choose to honor your offered notice period, |
| which you will remain on the job while they find a | | | | strive to remain professional during that time period, |
| replacement and train them. Two weeks is a basic rule | | | | and maintain an impeccable performance. When you |
| of thumb, but there are different standards in different | | | | actually do leave, make sure that the company will |
| industries. Be sure you make an appropriate offer in | | | | really miss you. |
| terms of the time frame of your notice. | | | | And one final word of advice, to assure that your |
| Avoid expressing rancor or bitterness in your official | | | | bridges remain open and unkindled: do not influence |
| resignation. No one knows what the future holds, and | | | | others in the organization to follow you out the door. If |
| even though it might make you feel 'oh, so much | | | | you diligently maintain that you are making a change |
| better' to tell your current boss exactly where to get | | | | for reasons very specific to your own career, that is |
| off, it is always a sound decision to keep everything | | | | one thing. When you lead other workers out the door, |
| professional, and keep the focus on yourself and the | | | | it becomes quite something else. Causing multiple |
| needs of your career. Avoid burning your bridges. | | | | vacancies in a company's roster is a serious blow, and |
| According to the experts, a simple letter that clearly | | | | one that can saddle you with a reputation as a |
| states your resignation, citing professional and career | | | | mutineer that may travel with you throughout the |
| development concerns, is the most professional choice. | | | | career you left to develop. |
| By stating that you have a firm offer in hand, and have | | | | Review the strategies offered in this article when it |
| accepted that offer, you will reduce the likelihood of a | | | | comes time to consider your own job resignation. You |
| concentrated program of emotional blackmail and the | | | | may find that your resignation, instead of being a sore |
| complex temptations of a counter-offer. | | | | spot in your career, can become a springboard that |
| The following content is an example of a | | | | launches you solidly into a new career position. |
| professionally sound and appropriate resignation letter. | | | | |