Resignation Handover Checklist
Leaving a job well is underrated. How you exit affects your references, your reputation, and the relationships you take with you. This checklist covers everything.
As soon as you resign
- Agree your last day with your manager
- Identify who will take over your key responsibilities
- Start a list of everything only you know
Week 1 of notice period
- Write a first draft of your handover document
- List all active projects and their current status
- Identify your top 5 key contacts and why they matter
- Document all recurring meetings and what they involve
- List all tools and systems you have access to
Week 2
- Share handover document draft with manager for feedback
- Brief your replacement or colleagues taking over your work
- Send transition emails to key external contacts
- Export or save any personal work you're entitled to keep
- Document any passwords or access info (in a secure way)
Final week
- Complete any outstanding work or formally hand it off
- Final version of handover document delivered to manager
- Return company equipment
- Confirm what happens to your email after you leave
- Write personal goodbye messages to close colleagues
- Connect on LinkedIn with key people
On your last day
- Log out of all company systems
- Confirm your final paycheck and any outstanding expenses
- Get written confirmation of your end date for records
- Leave graciously — your reputation follows you
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