Handing in notice

Bismarck

hi folks:

a couple of questions please:

if you've been verbally offered a job, subject to references, what do you do regarding your current employment?

i.e. do you wait for a formal offer letter before doing anything?

also, what happens if you get a letter subject to references etc and then you resign and the job falls through for whatever reason? are you then in the deep stuff?

thanks

CCFC_80

Bismarck wrote: »

hi folks:

a couple of questions please:

if you've been verbally offered a job, subject to references, what do you do regarding your current employment?

i.e. do you wait for a formal offer letter before doing anything?

also, what happens if you get a letter subject to references etc and then you resign and the job falls through for whatever reason? are you then in the deep stuff?

thanks

I personally would wait for a formal letter from the employer before handing in your notice. It does give you comeback if the employer was to change their mind. As for waiting for references,again I would not hand in my notice until these were verified by your new employer.
This is just my opinion don't know what others may think.

Savvy_Sue

If you don't plan to hand in your notice until the references have been received, I would make sure the new employer knows this, and ask them to let you know, perhaps re-confirm the job offer.

I haven't ever waited for references to be sent off, but then I know my referees, and I know they'll give me a good one!

Myatt

I agree with all of the above ,all the best with the new job though!

Valli

Yep
what they said.^^^^^
Always best never to slag off those you are leaving. Put something positive in your letter.
If you DID resign before you get your conf letter, Bismarck, you'd be sunk
***LMAO at own pun***

LittleVoice

Don't resign until you have a confirmed job offer. By that I mean an unconditional one, not one subject to the receipt of satisfactory references. It may mean that you have to have a slightly delayed start but better that than no job at all.

References will almost certainly be required from your current employer and so you do need to let them know that you have been offered a new job (or at least that you are applying for one) and ask that they provide a reference for you. Do not though write to them, or speak with them, in a way they can interpret as a resignation.

jackomdj

I have had 2 experiences of this....
first I actually started my new role before the offer letter came through (my new boss told me a few times how bad the HR dept were)
when leaving this job to move area's I received a contract from the new company, handed in my notice & a week later received a letter withdrawing the offer "as the person offering it should not have done so". Luckily for me I managed to get £1000 (back in 2000) from them as they should really have paid me a full month's notice as per the contract & also my current employer put me on a 2 week rolling contract & also were happy for me to take days off at short notice to go for interviews (living in Cornwall & interviews in Reading so it was a full day off each time)

VfM4meplse

I always advise new recruits that a conditional offer is just that - and not to hand in their notice until the refs and other checks come through.

Sweet talk your referees but don't gloat whilst you sit tight for your unconditional offer to come through!

Bismarck

it's a tricky one that I was sure has been asked several times but in today's climate, it's even more important to try and get the best for yourself. trouble is now : what happens if the current employer gives an OK reference, and the future employer pulls out for whatever reason and I've no concrete offer but my current employer now knows that I'm looking....do they seek to try and keep me with extra £££s or start planning my leaving whether I have anything to go to next or not....

In the current climate, I get the feeling that the boot is pretty much on the employers foot (as long as the employer stays afloat!)

OK - this seems a bit negative and all should pan out nicely but thought it was worth asking....

will certainly take care on the resigning bit because I made a complete !!! of it last time I did this and was unprepared for the backlash.....this time I will be more considerate but will probably still be unpopular!

Valli

Sometimes some employers don't get a reference from a current employer until they have decided. They can't put anything inaccurate in your reference. Hope it all works out ok.

Bismarck

Valli wrote: »

Yep
what they said.^^^^^
Always best never to slag off those you are leaving. Put something positive in your letter.
If you DID resign before you get your conf letter, Bismarck, you'd be sunk
***LMAO at own pun***

yeah...kind of asked for that!:rolleyes: