Changing jobs is never easy. You spend your last few weeks at the company saying goodbye to your colleagues, sending emails to your external contacts that you want to continue dating and, of course, wrapping up your latest projects.
And all this, just as you are preparing to face a new challenge.
It will be hard to resist the urge to immediately let everyone know you're leaving, but you'll also have other challenges to overcome. To make your final weeks (and your first weeks in your new position) as manageable as possible, follow our five golden rules.
Announce your departure the day you leave the company
On your last day at the company, update your professional networks such as LinkedIn and Xing, explaining that you're leaving for a new challenge, while showing yourself grateful for everything you learned in your old position.
On the other hand, try to limit this type of social activity to the strict minimum during your first day in your new position, because it is better to avoid attacking work (or lunch) with your ear screwed to your cell phone to answer messages. of congratulations.
On the day you leave your former employer, also send internal emails to your colleagues to inform those who may not have already known about your departure. It's also a great opportunity to show your professionalism to your future former colleagues and leave with a good impression.
Do not criticize your former employer
While it can be tempting to say negative things about a company you've just left, keep in mind that our virtual (and in "real" life) comments these days can haunt us very long time. Making your old company look bad is the worst thing you can do: after all, people change jobs a lot, and you might one day end up working with them again.
Keep your opinion to yourself and instead try to figure out what went wrong so that it doesn't happen again in your new job.
Find a mentor
This is the perfect time to set up a mentoring relationship with a respected colleague from your former company, who will be surprised and flattered that you ask them! Mentoring is a great way to learn from those with more experience by establishing a privileged professional relationship with them.
And you can do the same with your new employer, but wait a bit: the first three months will be a pretty intense learning phase, so don't complicate the task unnecessarily.
Set goals for the first few weeks
Take the time to define (with your new team) objectives to accomplish in the first weeks after your hiring. It could be to familiarize yourself with new products, to obtain a certification for the program that you will use, or simply to acquire more efficiency in a given task.
You will be able to integrate more quickly into your new team and your new functions, and demonstrate to your new colleagues that you intend to work hard to achieve the objectives that have been set for you.
Have fun!
Did you leave your old position because it was too stressful, because you didn't like what you were doing, or (more likely) because the current between you and your superiors was no longer flowing? Don't forget that you seized this opportunity because you needed change, so accept this change and live this new challenge serenely!
If you think it's high time for you to change your pace (or department/city/job),
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