When to resign

Squidger21

I've just been offered a new job and am waiting to receive the official offer letter and terms of employment. When would be the correct time to resign from my current job? I don't want to hand in my resignation before I've agreed everything with the new company and am satisfied.

Thanks!

hcb42

when you have received the paperwork and are happy with it all.

ohreally

When you have an unconditional written offer.

General_Grant

Agree with ohreally.

Getting the offer is one thing (and congratulations on being offered the job) but it is likely to include mention of needing to receive satisfactory references. (Those references which in their opinion are satisfactory.)

I would guess that your current employer will be one of those references. If they don't already know you are seeking other work, it would be polite to let your manager know that a reference will be sought. However do not allow such a conversation to turn into a resignation.

Squidger21

Thanks all, this is helpful; I've been in the same job for the last eight years and this is only my second job, so luckily I've not had to do this too often. I should receive the details this week, so if they're all satisfactory, I'll speak with my manager and explain that I've been offered a new job, rather than just resigning. I don't know if this'll happen, but If they should convince me to stay, would it be wrong to then turn down the offer from the new company?

ohreally

Squidger21 wrote: »

If they should convince me to stay, would it be wrong to then turn down the offer from the new company?

Why would you stay if you have an offer elsewhere, there's something that has caused you to look and apply for other jobs - all is not well where you are.

Takeaway_Addict

I agree with Ohreally, renegotiation at best is only a temporary thing. You may stick around another year or two but on the whole it is a one go thing between both parties and then its normally time to move on.

There are of course more protections to staying at your current employer for a little bit longer.

TELLIT01

If you have got to the stage of not only looking for other work but applying and being offered a new job I don't think it's in your own interests to be persuaded to stay where you are. There must be reasons for wanting to move on so, for example, if you are offered more money now to stay why wasn't if offered when you were working there?

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

TELLIT01 wrote: »

If you have got to the stage of not only looking for other work but applying and being offered a new job I don't think it's in your own interests to be persuaded to stay where you are. There must be reasons for wanting to move on so, for example, if you are offered more money now to stay why wasn't if offered when you were working there?

Because they didn't have to offer it until there's a better competing offer? Very few companies are just going to offer you more money out of the blue.

No idea what situation a lot of the commenters here have, but in a number of cases I have changed jobs not because I was looking for something else, but because an agent phoned me up and offered me something else (subject to interview etc). If what you get offered sounds better, you look into it, and if it still seems better, you might take it, but that doesn't mean something is "wrong" where you are or more money wouldn't change the situation.

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

Squidger21 wrote: »

. I don't know if this'll happen, but If they should convince me to stay, would it be wrong to then turn down the offer from the new company?

No - it is standard practice. Happens every day.

bamgbost

If the existing company offer money more money. Can you goback to the new one and let them know? (i.e. indirectly ask them to bump up theoffer? Lol)

I am in a similar situation to OP. Just awaiting the CRBchecks to be completed. But I defo want to move on either way.