Resignation Letter

Delivering a resignation letter to your current employer is where you really make your job change official. Below, we'll talk about a few things to keep in mind before you make it official.

Now is not the time to burn any bridges. Your best bet is to be brief, calm and cordial. You may need to work with these people again in the future!

On this page you will find a number of resources to help you learn more about writing a resignation letter as well as other things you may experience while going through the resignation process.

Below, you'll find a link to a sample resignation letter template but please read over this section first to get some thoughts on how to structure your letter and also some other resources on:

How To Write A Resignation Letter
Here are some throughts of how to structure your resignation letter, what you might include, and what you might not mention. Don't burn your bridges!

Sample Resignation Letter Template
Here is a sample resignation letter template you can use to structure your resignation letter to your boss.

Difficulty With Delivering Your Resignation
Sometimes after you've accepted a new job, you start having second thoughts and fear actually having to look your boss in the eyes and let them know you are quitting to work somewhere else.

Counter Offer
What if you get a Counter Offer from your current employer? In other words, what if you try to resign and your company tries to bribe you to stay and not take the new job?

Exit Interview
An Exit Interview is when your employer interviews you after you've resigned to get some information from you before your last day on the job. Here's why they do it.

Second Thoughts
OK, you've switched jobs and now you think you made a mistake. Or maybe you're about to switch jobs and suddenly think you're about to make a mistake.

Career Change
Changing careers can be a difficult and emotional task. Here are some thoughts regarding changing careers.

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Resignation Letters Submitted By Other Visitors

Click below to see contributions from other visitors to this page to help you write the best one for your situation...

Resigning During The Probation Period  Not rated yet
If an employee needs to resign from his position does he require to give a prior notice?

Response from Carl: It really depends on your personal situation,...

Resigning due to pregnancy  Not rated yet
Comments from Carl: If you're pregnant, you might be considering leaving to go on maternity leave and not coming back. If that's the case you probably ...

Resigning to go back to school  Not rated yet
Comments from Carl: Perhaps you've decided to resign to go back to school. In this case, while you want to leave on good terms without burning any bridges,...

Resigning due to illness  Not rated yet
Comments from Carl: Perhaps you have decided to resign your position because of an extended illness. When resigning due to illness, it's always good ...

Waiver of notice period resignation letter  Not rated yet
Comments from Carl: Sometimes, you might need to leave your job immediately and not give any notice period. In similar cases, you might be in a job that ...

No notice period resignation letter  Not rated yet
Comments from Carl: What if you have no written notice period? What sort of resignation letter would you write and what sort of notice period do you ...

Extension of notice period resignation letter  Not rated yet
Comments from Carl: There are sometimes cases where your employer asks you to stay on board longer than the notice period in your work contract states....

Request for a shorter notice period resignation letter  Not rated yet
Comments from Carl: Sometimes you might need to leave work a bit quicker than what is stated in your work contract. Let's say you are required to give ...

Short and direct resignation letter  Not rated yet
Comments from Carl: Sometimes, people prefer the short and sweet version of the resignation letter and don't really want to go into a lot of detail as ...

Resignation Email  Not rated yet
Comment from Carl: These days, not everyone is required to type up a formal resignation letter so a resignation email is probably what many people will ...

Resignation Letter Sample  Not rated yet
Comment from Carl: This one is short and sweet so it looks good to me. Nothing wrong with suggesting that you'd like to remain in touch with your boss ...

Resignation Letter Example Template  Not rated yet
In case you haven't seen it elsewhere on this site, here is a sample resignation letter template for you to fill in with your specific details when you ...