How to Write a Resignation Letter

Series Summary

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Video Transcript

"Hi, this is Laura Turner, and today I'm going to talk with you about how to write a resignation letter. Of course, before you write your resignation letter, you're probably going to want to talk to your employer about problems you're having with your company to see if you can work anything out. And, you're probably also going to have conversations with your employer about resigning. A resignation letter is going to be your formal, you know, sort of letter of termination of yourself, from your company. So, what you, of course, want to do first, is formally address the resignation letter as would any other letter, to the employer, with the date and your name. So that, everything will be formal and can be put on the file. Tell them, candidly in the letter, that you appreciated the time that you spent with them, but you must, of course, move on. Also, in a resignation letter, it's not really necessary to go into details of why you're resigning, from your position. You don't need to get into any, you know, sort of, I, I hate this job, I hate my co-workers, kind of stuff. So, all you need to really do, is say, this is my formal resignation, give them the date that it will be effective. So, remember to give them the exact date, by which you will have moved out all of your things, and will be formally resigned from the company. Your, you are basically in charge, for when you want to quit, but that doesn't really mean that you have, you know, the authority to sort of, dictate these things to them. So, just give them your preferred resignation date. And hopefully, you will already, like I said, talked to, about this with your employer, before you send this letter out. So, just some tips for writing your resignation letter."