When you go out the door, don’t slam it behind you
CAREER If you take steps to resign from
your job, do so with professionalism and leave a positive impression, urges Susan Heathfield of
About.com Guide.
IT IS POSSIBLE to resign from your job in a way that can reinforce your professional image and keep current employer relationships positive. You can resign and keep the doors open for future oppor-
tunities by building, not destroying, relationships with colleagues and customers. Use these tips to effectively resign from your job...
ARE YOU SURE? Before you resign from your job, do a self-check. 1 If you are leaving for another employer, do you have your job offer letter and start date in hand? Even with legal documents, employers have been known to renege on job offers. You don’t want to offer your two weeks’ notice if you don’t have a new job waiting when you resign.
1 Are you resigning from your job without another job wait- ing? Be careful if you depend on the income from your work. Good jobs are hard to find. You may want to rethink your decision until you have a job in hand or you are prepared for a stretch of unemployment. Sure, it’s easier to job search when you’re unemployed as you have lots of time, but, employers prefer hiring people who are already working. Don’t spoil your chances for a new job when you resign.
1 Angry with your boss or your company? Feeling used and abused by your employer? Don’t walk out in a huff or make a spur-of-the-moment decision to resign that you’ll regret later. You can maturely and secretly job search while you are working. Don’t leave or give notice too soon.
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PREPARE TO RESIGN You never know how your employer will react when you resign, although their actions when other employees have resigned may give you a reasonable expectation. You don’t know if you’ll be able to work out your two weeks’ notice or if you will find yourself standing in the parking lot with a cardboard box full of your personal items. So organise your current projects, and clean up your business and personal work space, computer and desk drawers before you resign. But don’t remove family pictures, for example, because that
would spark suspicion that you are job-searching or preparing to resign. However, discretely remove work samples and other items that will help you in your next job. In some cases you may have a solid enough relationship with
your boss, and in a best-case scenario you have shared that you are job searching, and may even have received support and leads from your employer. Remove personal information from company property like laptops and cell phones. Make sure you have your address and phone lists and work samples you’ll need going forward. For example, you’ll want to have copies of employee handbooks, job descriptions and other positive contributions you made at work for your portfolio. While your actual work contributions belong to your employer, samples and templates give you a head start in your new job. Some employers will be kind enough to give you copies of personal information that you have stored on your computer,
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