how to leave your former position

Submit Your Resignation

• Don’t resign from your position until you have a firm offer from a new employer.
• Write a brief letter to your manager giving notice of your last day.
• Outline a list of projects you have been working on.
• Detail exactly what you will and will not be able to finish before you leave.
• Provide ample information for your manager to redistribute your responsibilities to other team members.
• Ensure your letter has a positive tone, even if you are leaving due to personality conflict.

Avoid Accepting a Counter Offer

• It is almost never in your best interests to accept a counter offer from your former employer.
• Statistics indicate that most employees who accept counter offers leave anyway within 10 months.
• Your former employer may offer more money to evade larger issues or buy time to hire a replacement.
• Think about the reasons why you sought a new position in the first place.
• Remember that a committed organization will do what it takes to keep you satisfied before you choose to seek a position elsewhere.

End Your Relationship With Your Former Employer Amicably

• Do all you can to turn potentially negative circumstances into an amicable separation.
• Maintain your sense of professionalism and integrity at all times.
• Demonstrate a commitment to minimizing workflow disruption.
• Keep details about your new position, and how you secured it, confidential.
• Leave on good terms – you may find yourself working with the same colleagues again in the future.