The Resignation Process-Breaking up is hard to do...

Congratulations! You’ve landed the job! Now you are faced with the delicate challenge of gracefully resigning from your current employer without burning bridges and saying good-bye to friends and colleagues. This is a very tricky time for you. You are excited about your new position, new challenges and new direction you have decided to take. The hard part is keeping that level of excitement up throughout the resignation process.
You may have feelings of doubt, guilt, reluctance and a natural fear of the unknown. This doesn't make you a poor decision maker-it makes you human. Bear in mind, there is a reason you have gotten this far in the process. More than likely it wasn't because your recruiter was an excellent salesperson. Something was missing and you made a decision to fix that problem. The best decisions you will ever make in your life are the hard ones. Think back. How impactful were the easy decisions you have had to make in the past? How did they factor in the process of shaping you? Your career? Your life? The difficult, thought provoking, gut wrenching decisions are normally the ones that propel us to new heights.

Resignation Letter and the actual resignation

We can and will help you draft your resignation letter. Then, you will make an appointment with your manager to respectfully explain your decision. Your manager needs to hear that your decision is firm and final and that you are committed to your new employer.
Express appreciation for the opportunities that your former employer has given you but be careful not to get lured into any discussions other than your resignation and last date of employment. There will be plenty of time to say goodbye and get personal over your two-week notice period. This is business-your business-take care of it.

Counter Offer

As the war for talent continues to increase and the baby boomer population continues to consider retirement on the horizon, General Contractors are taking stronger measures to extend counter-offers.
Employers deal with resignations differently. Some will walk you to the door, lock you out of your computer and let you start your new journey. Some make it a little more difficult to make your move. While counter-offers may be tempting and even flattering, there can be pitfalls that you need to be aware of.

Here are a few things to consider when considering a counter:

Money: Where is the money for the counter offer coming from? Is it just an advance on a raise you would have received anyway? Did they just ‘forget’ to give you what you deserve?
Bidding war: You could end up feeling like you've been bought. Almost as if you were going to go with the highest bidder without considering long-term, career goals and needs.
Loyalty: Human nature will tell you that loyalty will come into question moving forward. You have vocalized and shown them that you are not happy with your current situation. It is almost like telling your significant other that you’d like to see other people. They may try and change to fix the reasons you wanted to leave but rest assured.... They will never forget it. Also, what does it say about your current employer if you have to threaten to resign before they give you fair market value for your skills?
Replacement: Unfortunately, your company may be convinced that eventually you will leave and is likely to begin looking for your replacement, immediately.
Future promotions: If you got a title-promotion in order to stay, then your next step will be light years away. If you did not and you are up for a promotion with others that didn’t threaten to leave... you may not be their first choice.
Relationships:People who have always been on your side will still be on your side. However some may see you as a ‘defector’ and someone who is untrustworthy and a flight-risk.
Statistics:Statistics shows that 75 percent of those who accept a counter offer end up leaving -- voluntarily or involuntarily within 1-2 years. Our experience, specifically in construction would put that number higher than 75%.
Emotions: Even if the financial counter doesn’t work, the emotional counter sometimes does. The ‘how can you do this after all we have done for you’ and the ‘you were on track to be a leader here’ speeches are abundant and normally the last hail-mary thrown.