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How to Announce a New Job on LinkedIn: 5 Post Templates That Do Not Feel Cringe

Here is the short answer. Wait until your start date is confirmed, keep the post under 150 words, name specific people from your old company by nam...

6 Farewell Email Mistakes to Avoid on Your Last Day

Here's the short answer: most farewell email mistakes come down to six things — sending it Friday afternoon, writing four hundred words when a hund...

Why Your Notice Period Feels So Weird (And What to Do)

The notice period feels weird because you are living in two places at once. Mentally you have already left. Physically you still show up. Meetings ...

How to Plan Your Own Farewell Drinks Before You Leave

Here is the short answer: plan your own farewell drinks the Thursday evening of your second-to-last week, book a low-key spot ten minutes from the ...

What Day of the Week Should Your Last Day Be?

Here's the short answer: for most white-collar roles, make your last day a Thursday. Thursday gives you two calmer goodbye days (Wednesday and Thur...

What to Do the Morning of Your Last Day at Work

Here's the short answer: the morning of your last day at work is not for finishing tasks. It is for closing relationships. Wake ten minutes earlier...

Should You Give More Than Two Weeks' Notice?

Here's the short answer: two weeks is enough for most jobs. Give more only if you hold specialist knowledge nobody else has, sit senior enough that...

'Where Are You Going Next?' What to Say When You Resign

Here's the short answer: you are not required to tell your boss where you are going next. If the relationship is strong, share the company name. If...

Sunday Before Your Last Week at Work: A Quiet Guide

Here is the short answer. The Sunday before your last week at work is not a night to plan. It is a night to notice. Sit with what the week ahead wi...

Warm Introductions Before You Leave a Job: 6 Worth Making

Warm introductions are the underrated last act of a departing employee. In the two weeks before you leave, connect your successor to your key stake...

7 Things Not to Say in Your Exit Interview

Here's the short answer: exit interviews are logged, sometimes named, and rarely as confidential as HR implies. Skip the seven lines below — the on...

5 Questions to Ask HR Before Your Last Day at Work

Here's the short answer. Before your last day, ask HR five things. When your final paycheck lands and what it includes. When your health insurance ...

When to Start Saying Goodbye at Work: A Timing Guide

Here is the short answer: start the personal goodbyes about ten working days before your last day, not on the last day itself. Use week one of your...