Getting the job is only the beginning. Career thinking long-range thinking as opposed to day-to-day, job-to-job thinking is of the utmost importance. Apply career thinking by doing your job well.

• Small thinkers dont like to work hard they think it benefits the employer too much if they do.
• Big thinkers career thinkers work hard because they know that they themselves are the prime beneficiaries of that work. Hard work brings higher pay and promotions. It also makes your work more interesting, fun and educational.

Put in a good full days work, use your ingenuity to help solve company problems, maintain enthusiasm, and work well with other staff members.

Always Give 110%

Please read the following as you embark on this new journey in your career:

• Waiting To Leave — How to get from your current job to your new job in the best way possible.
• Giving Notice — How to resign, things to watch out for, template resignation letter.
• Tips for Starting your New Job — Proven measures to ensure your success!

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While fulfilling your commitment to stayat your oldjoband tie up loose ends, remember the less said the better. It will do no good at all to tell your boss or your co-workers how unfair you think the company is. It will serve no purpose to brag about your new position and all its benefits. Keep things to yourself.

All you have to say is that you have found a new position that better fits your long-term goals. Although you may not be able to foresee it now, some of your most important contacts in the future may be your previous employers and colleagues; dont alienate them by causing trouble when you leave.

THE COUNTER OFFER

Your boss may be surprised and unprepared for your announcement. He will be thinking of the companys best interest. A counter offer may be made in order to keep things flowing in your department. A couple of things that they may be thinking are that you wanted to leave them and that you possible interviewed for another position on their time. If so, they will probably look for someone to replace you the counter offer may be a ploy to get you to stay on until they have someone to pick up where you will be leaving off.

THE EMOTIONAL SIDE OF THINGS

If you have been relatively happy in your present position, but feel the need to move on and make a career move, you will experience feelings of detachment that are quite normal. You may have second thoughts about your decision. If you have established a few good relationships there, you will feel bad about leaving your friends behind. Keep in mind that your situation is not unique and that change is necessary for progression. Prepare yourself for these feelings and you will be able to deal with them more easily. Above all, dont look back. Keep moving ahead and look forward to new opportunities and challenges. Gather up all your self-confidence and go for it!!

VISUALIZE SUCCESS

Picture yourself being successful in your new position and you will be more prepared for it when it happens. You are the one who can make it happen!!

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Giving Notice to your current employer that you are leaving is an emotional process. Approach it with professionalism and courtesy, remembering the following guidelines, and everything will be fine.

1. Date your letter
2. Address the letter to your immediate supervisor
3. Keep it short, to the point and on a strictly professional note
4. Above all, be gracious and leave your emotions at home
5. Call your recruiter when you have successfully presented your resignation so they know where you stand.

NOTE: If upon presentation of this letter you are asked to leave the company immediately, remain calm, professional and polite. Pack up and move on you have been fair and have handled everything the way it should be handled. Your progression has begun SO GET EXCITED ABOUT YOUR NEW POSITION!
SAMPLE LETTER OF RESIGNATION (Download Word Template)

[Date]

[Company Name]
[Address]

Attn: [Supervisor Name]

Dear ____________:

I am hereby resigning from my position as [Position], with [Company Name]. Please accept my formal notice presented to you by this letter of resignation.

I am prepared to stay through [Date], and will assist in any way possible in the training of my replacement.

I have enjoyed my association here at [Company Name] and I am grateful for the experience I have gained.

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

Cc: [Personnel File copy or anyone else you feel should have a copy]

See Also:

• Waiting To Leave — How to get from your current job to your new job in the best way possible.
• Tips for Starting your New Job — Proven measures to ensure your success!

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Congratulations on the new job! Here are helpful, proven hints to make the transition better for everyone involved–especially you!

• Your nervousness is natural, but dont let it get out of hand. If your new employer hadnt thought you were qualified, you would still be interviewing.
• Your credentials, your manner and your dress must have impressed someone. So dress for success again on the first day. Until you have figured out the companys style, leave the fads and trendy clothes in your closet.
• In the beginning you will have to operate in a blur of new faces, new names and new procedures. Face it you are going to make mistakes. Your supervisor knows that and so do your co-workers. Dont be too hard on yourself right now.
• Observe the companys working style how things are done and try to fit in from the start. Ask for advice and feedback.
• Develop relationships carefully dont take sides. Try to establish friendly relationships with all your co-workers, not just the ones who can be useful. Find supervisors and co-workers who can take you under their wings.
• Always keep a notebook handy and ready to carry with you wherever you are taken in the facility. Take good notes all the time; ask good questions and plenty of them.
• Remember that it is normal to feel like the new kid on the block. Everyone has felt like that and time is the only thing that will erase those insecure feelings. Time and self-confidence knowing that you are a valuable addition to the company. Be enthusiastic about the challenges lying ahead there for you.
• CONGRATULATIONS

See Also:

• Congratulations On Your New Job — Tips and hints to get you from here to there.
• Waiting To Leave — How to get from your current job to your new job in the best way possible.
• Giving Notice — How to resign, things to watch out for, template resignation letter.

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