| If you are planning to quit working at your present | | | | Include the effective date of the resignation, and when |
| place of employment, it is a good idea to write a letter | | | | your last day at work will be. It's probably not a good |
| of resignation. Whatever the reason is for you wanting | | | | idea to put your reason for resigning in the letter. If it's |
| to leave, the letter of resignation is a tangible thing that | | | | a message you want to convey, chances are the |
| will remain in a filing cabinet long after you are gone. | | | | boss will ask you why you are leaving after he reads |
| For this reason, you never want to write a letter of | | | | the letter. |
| resignation while you are angry or upset. Sometimes | | | | End the letter on a positive note. Any time you leave a |
| circumstances will make this hard to do, and if that | | | | company, you want them to have a positive feeling |
| what applies in your case, just try as best you can to | | | | when they think of you, and by ending the letter on a |
| not write the letter in malice. Down the road, you might | | | | positive note, you are taking a step towards this goal. |
| find yourself in a situation where you will need to do | | | | Here is an example of what a good letter of |
| business with your old boss or your old company. | | | | resignation should look like. |
| Keep the letter professional. Regardless of how you | | | | Dear Mr. Employer |
| feel about the company, the letter should have a | | | | I hereby resign from my position as Taste Tester from |
| professional appearance and tone. Don't write it out in | | | | Acme Chewing Gum, effective February 28. My last |
| pencil on a piece of notebook paper, and place the | | | | day at Acme Chewing Gum will be two weeks from |
| letter in an envelope. | | | | this date, on March 14. |
| In the letter of resignation, you should thank the | | | | I wish to convey my thanks to you and Acme |
| company for giving you the opportunity to work for | | | | Chewing Gum for the opportunity you have given me. |
| them. Remember the gratitude you felt when you | | | | During my time with the company, I have learned much |
| were hired? Try to draw upon some of this gratitude | | | | about taste testing, and I will always have fond |
| and put it in your letter. Keep it short and to the point. | | | | memories of Acme Chewing Gum. |