How to writ a resignation letter

When writing your resignation letter you should consider the following points:

• Maintain a good relationship with your employer and associates

• Show enthusiasm and appreciation for the work have done

• Emphasize what you have contributed

• Highlight your skills

• It is wrong to see your resignation letter as an opportunity to get revenge, or get even, as your resignation letter may be read by future employers when calls for reference or if you reapply at your company. Try to write your letter and set it aside for a day or so. Once you are calm, rewrite it in a way that will help you get future jobs.

• Maintain professional relationships

• Write a well-worded resignation letter that highlights your accomplishments. Before starting, enjoy reading a variety of sample resignation and cover letters before writing your own and learn from other's insights.

How to deal with counter-offers

A counter-offer is an offer from your current employer to match or beat the one you have received from your future employer, to convince you to stay. Counter-offers can be a straight increase in salary, additional benefits, or it can take many other forms.

You should put in your consideration that your employer counter-offering you for few reasons. These may be replacing you can be expensive, they haven't got time to re-recruit right now, they want to have you cover while they hunt for your replacement, or many other reasons, but be sure that it is rather unlikely that they had been planned for you before resigning.

Think about some factors before accepting a counter-offer and stay where you are.

Your loyalty will always be in question

Your employer will probably start looking around for your replacement immediately, whether you stay or not.

Why are they offering you what you deserve now, rather than before your resignation?

Don't let an unexpected counter-offer stand against your career progress.

You wanted to move, you've been through the recruitment process, you've been successful and you have scored a job that meets your criteria.