Resigning gracefully
Your recruitment Consultant or new employer can help at this stage, they may even have a resignation letter in template form. The best resignation letters are fairly short, thanking your current company for the time you have spent with them and wishing them well for the future, but making it clear that your decision is final and that your notice period is to start from the date of the letter.
Your recruitment Consultant will talk you through this period. It is an unusual time as you can often feel happier in your old job than ever before, probably because the pressure is off and you know you have a limited period of time left at the current company.
Big decisions are often followed by ‘buyer’s remorse’. Since most decisions are actually based on emotional choices, it is normal to hesitate and question yourself in the immediate aftermath, until your analytical mind catches up and agrees that you have made the right decision after all.
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