handing in your notice

Congratulations you have been offered a new position! Now comes the daunting process of handing in your notice! This stage can be worrying to a lot of people and the best thing to do is make sure you are prepared!

Here are some top tips which we hope will help you:

• Make sure you have received your offer letter in writing from your new employer.
• Write a letter of resignation - in this letter you should include the following:
  • The notice period you will serve
  • Any holidays, commission, bonus and expenses owed
• Arrange a meeting with your manager as soon as you receive your offer in writing
• Make sure you have prepared what you are going to say and take your letter with you.
• A lot of people feel guilty about handing their notice in but always remember the reasons why you wanted to leave in the first place.
• Your current employer may be shocked when you hand your notice in so you must keep the meeting professional and show your appreciation for your time at the company.
• You must be strong in this meeting and be sure you are making the right decision before you hand your notice in.
• Your company may want to ‘counter offer' if this happens you need to really think whether you want to work for a company who now know you have not been happy and have been interviewing at other companies, you will lose trust with your current employer and this may affect your future with them!
• You should also be prepared for your company to ask you to leave immediately this can happen if you are going to a competitor company. You should not feel upset by this and see it as a positive as you will be able to join you new company sooner!
• Remember though handing your notice in is normally a straight forward process as long as you are prepared and honest with your company the process should be amicable and you should be able to leave on positive terms!

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