If your employer is like most, he or she will want official documentation that you resigned. So, don’t be surprised when you tell your manager that you are leaving and the first item requested is a resignation letter for your employee file. Here are your sample resignation letters. Download them in the resignation letter template (compatible with Google Docs and Word Online) or see below for more examples. Even a simple resignation letter requires a degree of formality from the employee writing it. You never know who will have access to your employee file in the future. You never know how your path will cross those who see your resignation letter. But, it signals a lot about you. September 1, 2018 Matthew LeeDirector, Human ResourcesAcme Inc.123 Business Rd.Business City, NY 54321 Dear Mr. Lee, The purpose of this letter is to resign from my employment with Acme Inc. My last day is September 15, 2018. I wish you nothing but success going forward and will miss working with you and many of my coworkers and customers. My employment with Acme has been an opportunity to both learn and contribute. I will take many positive memories with me to my new employment. Again, best wishes for a positive future. Please call me if there is anything I can do to help ease the transfer of my work or to help train your new employee. Regards, Kiera Rodriguez This one’s a little more complex sample resignation letter. Keep your resignation letter simple, straightforward, and professional. It will serve the employer’s memory of you well. It marks you as a professional who is worthy of rehire and the provision of references in the future. September 1, 2018 Nora LeeDirector, Human ResourcesHenry Company123 Business Rd.Business City, NY 54321 Dear Ms. Lee, I regret to tell you that I have found a new job that will provide more challenge for me and involve learning a whole new field. I am ready for a change and hope that I have made a good decision. The reason I say I regret to inform you is that I have been very happy here in my job with the Henry Company. I enjoy my coworkers and you’ve been a supportive boss. I like my work and customers, too. But, it’s time for me to embark on a new challenge to stretch my skills and round out my experience. As we discussed several times, though, a new opportunity was not going to happen for me here this year. My final day is September 15. I hope that you will allow me to continue to work so that I can close down my work in progress, leave things in order for my coworkers, and make sure you are up-to-date on the status of all of my projects. I will make my leave-taking orderly and helpful. Once again, I regret leaving you but am excited about the new challenges I will experience. If you’d like to stay in touch (and my coworkers, too), I can be reached by phone or text message, or by email. I will remember you guys and your kindness, always. Warmly, Jack Lau
