Sample resignation letter looking for a better opportunity (7)

In this guide, we will see some Sample resignation letters when you are looking for a better opportunity (letter templates/letter format).

Sample resignation letter looking for a better opportunity

A sample resignation letter when looking for a better opportunity such as wanting to go abroad, new job opportunity, better salary or looking for career growth, it is very useful when you don’t really know what to say as an employee wo is quitting or leaving after some time of working at the company or just started a couple of months ago.

If you have discussed with your employer your intention to leave then it is time to submit a formal resignation letter with appropriate notice (i.e. 2 weeks notice), letting them know your last day of employment, etc.

This will increase the chance of getting a good recommendation letter for future employment opportunities.

Sample 1

Example from Naukri.com:

“Sub: Resignation

Dear Mr./Mrs. {Recipient’s Name},

I am writing to inform you that I am resigning from my position as a {Your Position} at {Your Company}.

Recently, I received a new job offer as a {New Position} at {Company Name}. After careful consideration, I have decided to accept this new job opportunity and will be commencing work with them soon. As you know, change is vital for progress, I believe that this new job will help me achieve my future goals in graphic designing. Whatever I have learned in {Your Company} will enormously help me in the future. I started as a fresher here and in {total years served}, I progressed to become a Design Analyst.

Working for {Your Company}, for the past {years} has been a wonderful experience. I have learned a lot from the opportunities provided to me here and have seen myself grow personally as well as professionally during my tenure. Besides, the Art Director Mr. {Name of the person} helped me hone my artistic abilities and creativity. I appreciate the help and support I have received from all my colleagues and co-workers. I will miss them immensely. Henry Ford has said, “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success”. I believe it is because of my co-workers and the unity among us that I have been able to achieve this much.

I truly hope that my resignation does not cause you any sort of inconvenience. Please let me know what I can do to make this a smooth transition for the entire department. I will be completing my ongoing project of designing the logo for XYZ Company before my departure. Also, I am willing to help with the training of my replacement before I leave. Thank you for your support and understanding in this matter. I wish you all well and best in future endeavors.

Sincerely,

{Your Name}”

Sample 2 (personal reasons)

Example from Naukri.com:

“Sub: Resignation

Dear Mr./Mrs. {Recipient’s Name},

I regretfully inform you that I will be resigning from the position of {Your position} from {Your Company}. Although working with {Your Company} has been a pleasure, due to certain unavoidable personal reasons my presence is required elsewhere. I apologize for this decision to be abrupt and do hope that my leaving will not cause you or {Your Company} any inconvenience.

I have enjoyed being part of {Your Company} and my tenure has been very rewarding. I appreciate the experiences and opportunities that I have embarked upon here. Thank you for allowing me to execute the complete digital marketing strategy for APAC region. It helped me realize my creative abilities and also instilled immense confidence in me, as far as execution of projects is concerned. The staff and colleagues here have been very helpful and I will miss them all. Had they not assisted me, I wouldn’t have been able to achieve my KPI targets and our company would not have been able to accomplish the digital marketing goals in the APAC region.

I will do all I can to ensure that my leaving is as smooth a transition, as possible. I have explained my team members the mapping of Digital Channels and essential metrics. Please let me know if I can assist in anything specific. I hope to stay in touch. Had it not been this sudden, inevitable personal reason, I would have never preferred to leave.

Wishing you and the company nothing but the best.

Sincerely,

{Your Name}”

Here is the word format you can download and use.

Sample 3

Example from wordtemplatesonline.net:

“23 Bravery Road | Crest Town, CA 34342 | 800-00800-888 | juana@yahoo.com

9/19/XX

Ms. Stacey Kobesch

CEO, Goldmine Company

13 Main St.

Freetown. FA 80080.

Dear Stacey

Please accept this letter as a notice of my resignation from my position as an accountant at your company. My last day of work will be 9/24/19.

I recently reviewed an offer to work as a senior accountant at Brisberry Group of Companies. After careful evaluation, I decided to take up this new opportunity.

It has been a pleasure working with your company all along. Your staff are not only hardworking but also team players. Working with you has indeed contributed a lot to my career. This is something I can never fail to be grateful for.

Even before I depart, I would like to help in a smooth transition to my accounting duties. Therefore, I will assist in training the new recruit to ensure the system runs smooth as earlier planned. Also, I will ascertain that all records and reports are updated before my last day of work.

Stacey, thank you again for giving me such a fantastic opportunity to work at your company. I wish you your company and the rest of the staff the best. I will always get in touch with you. Also, feel free to get in touch with me anytime you wish to. My email is juana@yahoo.com.

Sincerely,

Juana Perez”

Sample 4

Example from writeexpress.com:

“I am sorry to inform you that circumstances dictate I must resign from my position as Division Manager. I prefer to leave at the end of this week, if that is convenient. If not, I will gladly comply with the company’s request to give two weeks’ termination notice.

Each year my financial obligations have increased; unfortunately, my salary here has not been able to keep up with these demands. As a result, I have been forced to reconsider my employment here and have concluded that it would be best for me to seek employment with a company better equipped to meet my financial requirements. Despite this, it is with mixed emotions that I have accepted a position elsewhere that carries a higher salary with possibilities for future advancement,

Please accept my thanks for the opportunity to work with you. The guidance you have given me has proved invaluable and has prepared me well for my new position. I have enjoyed the challenges presented here at Doe’s, and I sincerely hope that I have returned adequate service for all the benefits that I have received.

I would be happy to help you find and train a suitable replacement. Because my projects are current and because I have left detailed instructions illustrating how to perform my job duties on my desk, my successor should have little difficulty assuming my responsibilities. Please let me know if there is anything else I can do to help make this a smooth transition.”

Sample 5

Example from writeexpress.com:

“Regretfully, I must inform you that I need to resign from my position here as an office manager. In accordance with company policy, I am offering two weeks’ notice, effective today. Please know that I am grateful for the trust and confidence that you have placed in me in the last three years. I especially appreciated the opportunity to convert the paper files in the order department to a computerized system. I believe that similar conversions in other departments, though time-consuming in the beginning, would greatly benefit the company in the long run.

I have been offered a position as Technology Specialist in a larger company and I feel I must accept. Although the higher salary was one factor in my decision, I will also have a greater opportunity to use my degree in computer science. Of course, I will be happy to help train a replacement while I am here. The new manager is also free to call me at home or email me with any questions after I leave. All of my files have been backed up on CD-R and are labeled appropriately. Please let me know if there is anything else I can do to help make this transition as trouble-free as possible.”

Sample 6

Example from adzuna.com.au:

“Dear Ms. Gallisano,

I regret to inform you that I am resigning from my position here as a sales consultant. I would like to personally thank you for the opportunity you provided me to work alongside you at such a great company. I have learned many new skills here and wish you and the team all the best for the future.

I want to be completely honest and frank about why I am leaving the company. I have been offered an opportunity at a different company that is better aligned with my career goals. (If you’d like to be specific here, you can.) The training and education on offer at the new company will provide me with the tools I will need to keep growing as a sales consultant, with the goal to eventually move into a management position.

This was not an easy decision for me to come to, however, it is an opportunity I can not overlook.

I do not intend to inconvenience you with this news, and I hope you will accept my most sincere apologies for making the 25th of July my final day here. Thanks again for all you have done for me.

Kind regards,

Your name”

Sample 7

Example from adzuna.com.au:

“Dear Mr. Jones,

I am writing to formally notify you of my resignation from my position at Smith Industries. I will be working for a local marketing company and look forward to the new direction of my career, even though I will miss my work with you.

Thank you for the support and the opportunities that you have provided me during the last several years. I have enjoyed my time with the company very much. If I can do anything to help ease the transition for my colleagues, please let me know.

I wish you and the company all the best. I do hope our paths cross again in the future.

Please let me know if I can be of any assistance during the last few weeks of my time here.

Kind regards,

Your name”

References 

Phillips, B. (2017, Mar.) How to Write the Best Resignation Letter. Retrieved from Adzuna.com.au.

Writeexpress.com: “Resign to Take Another Job • Example Letters and Guide”

Wordtemplatesonline.net: “Sample Resignation Letter (New Job Opportunity)”

Geetanjali (2019, Jan.) Resignation Letter Samples (By Reason Or Job Role). Retrieved from Naukri.com.