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10 Steps
1. Getting Started
2. Writing Resumes
3. Using Job Boards
4. Working with Recruiters
5. Networking
6. Interviewing
7. Following Up
8. Negotiating the Job Offer
9. Resigning
10. Starting Your New Job
5 Actions
1. Make a transition plan
2. Know what to say
3. Know how to handle a
counter offer
4. Prepare to be walked out
5. Transition your work
Top 10 Mistakes
"Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach." -Tom Robins
 
Quick Tips
Dos & Don'ts to advance your job search
  • Thank your employer for trying to retain you, without scoffing at the offer or having a "too little too late" attitude.
  • Don't let your employer guilt you into staying on.
  • Remind yourself of the reasons you accepted the new job offer.
  • Don't boast about your new job.
  • Don't threaten to leave your job expecting a counter offer - you might be disappointed.
  • Don't be disappointed if you don't get a counter offer – after all, you've been preparing to leave!
 
Know how to handle a counter offer
If your company wants to retain you, it's not unreasonable for them to extend a counter offer when you announce your resignation. They may offer to increase your compensation and give you a promotion. The counter offer may be tempting, but consider this - you've already made the psychological break from the company, and perhaps you've made plans to work elsewhere, offer in hand. The company may be eager to keep you from walking out the door, but where were they when you expressed your concerns last year? It may be a desperate move on their part. Your loyalty may also be in question - you were prepared to leave the company. If you stay, how can they be sure you'll stay? For all intents and purposes, you've already checked out, and you are disengaged. Once you make the decision to leave, unless the circumstances deem otherwise, stick to your convictions.
 
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If your company proposes a counter offer and you're not interested, decline politely. You don't want to give them any false expectations if you have no intention of staying. But if the offer is of interest to you, approach it with the same diligence as you would with a new employer. What are they offering you? Can they fulfill it long term? And, remind yourself again why you decided to leave before accepting a tempting offer.
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