Resigning from your job – A guide to help you through
Having confirmed all the details of your new job and thoroughly reading your new contract you are now in a position to resign from your existing company.
Be sure to read your existing contract thoroughly and be prepared (where possible) to offer to work your full notice.
Write a brief letter to the manager, formally resigning and inserting the leaving date according to your contract. There is no need to go into detail, just a short note thanking them for the time you have spent with the organisation.
Counter offers
It is not unusual for your employer to attempt to keep you by presenting you with a counter offer. Ask yourself why you made the decision to leave in the first place. A salary increase is always very welcome, but has it addressed the real issues? Will your employer ever see you in the same light again. Will you be penalised in the future? (e.g. overlooked for future promotions?).
Leave with integrity
Wherever possible, work your complete notice (unless amicably agreed with your current employer). Complete all existing tasks and projects to the best of your ability and be pro-active in the handover of work to your colleagues or your replacement.