When to hand in notice?

flea72

have verbally been offered a job (which i accepted), but dont know when to hand in notice.

usually i would wait until i have something in writing, but the company i have applied to said they dont send out 'offer' letters, just a copy of your contract, once they have received back your references.

so, as they are gonna be contacting my current employers for a reference, i think its only polite to hand in my notice before they get anything formal from my new employers. But where do i stand if the job offer gets withdrawn. as i have nothing in writing, i cant prove that i have a job offer. And what if my references are bad. not that they should be, im a perfect employee lol, but my current bosses are a bit .........

Just dont want to pee off my current employers, should things unexpectedly go tits up.

tia Flea

LittleVoice

DO NOT RESIGN YET.

Certainly tell your employer that you have applied for a position elsewhere and that they will be contacting them for a reference.

Once you have the "contract", and as long as you are happy with it, you can resign.