Madeline Mann walks through a five-step template for writing a farewell email to coworkers: announce your last day, optionally explain why you're leaving, thank people, handle logistics, and share contact info. She includes a full example and suggests telling close colleagues first, then sending the email to everyone.
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Hey everyone, this is self made Millennial. I'm Madeline Mann. In this video you'll learn how to write an excellent farewell letter and email to your co workers when you are leaving a company as well as I will give you some other tips to absolutely keep in mind when you are on the way out. The easiest thing you can do to boost your career is to subscribe to this channel and hit the bell to be notified of a new video to take your career and to greater heights every Thursday. So this message to your colleagues has five easy steps and stay to the end because I also give you the subject line that you should put with this email if you're doing it as an email. Because heck, you're going to write this whole thing and think what do I Even name this part 1. Say you're leaving and when write it is with a heavy heart that I announce My last day at Company will be Date. Another option is I've had to make a difficult decision to end my time at company. My last day will be date Part two. Your reason? This is completely optional. I think if you are grabbing a sweet opportunity at the company down the street because they poached you, do not include a reason. But if you're moving on because of your spouse or you're going back to school or anything like that, I would recommend saying something. You could write something like I will be attending USC full time to study nanoengineering. It has been a dream of mine for years and I'm so excited to fulfill it. Part 3 Gratitude Besides saying you're actually leaving, this is the most important part. Even if this job was sushi at a gas station level bad, you've got to come up with a few things that you were grateful for. If it's so important that you leave the company on a good note because Side note, before I got the job offer for my current job, the CEO of The company texted two CEOs of previous companies I had worked for to ask if I was a good hire. Talk about the importance of not burning bridges. One bad word from one of those CEOs and I wouldn't have my job today. So take good care with this messaging so you could write after X time at this company, I have had a lot to be grateful for. And then talk about your relationships with co workers, the skills you learned, any projects you're proud of, whatever is meaningful to you. Here's a template that you can take. I feel lucky to have had the opportunity to work with who I consider some of the most talented individuals I have come across in my career. I am proud to the work we've accomplished together and I'm a better professional because of it. Part 4 Anything logistical if there is someone taking over your projects or is the new contact for certain things, let people know. You could say I will be handing off my projects to name. Do contact him or her for any inquiries. Part 5 Contact Information Many people share their personal email and encourage co workers to see, stay in touch and grab coffee in the future. Also, if you have any last day plans like meeting at a happy hour as a going away party, mention it. Which part of this letter is toughest for you to write? Where are you getting stuck? Leave a comment so here is the letter all together and then afterwards I'm going to give you a tip that left a huge impression when I left a company and I'll also give you the subject line to use for this email. Hello team. It is with a heavy heart that I announced my last day at Self Made millennial will be March 19th. I will be moving back to Boston to be closer to my family. Family means everything to me and it's time for me to come back. After 10 years of being away, I feel lucky to have had the opportunity to work with who I consider to be some of the most talented and genuine individuals that have I have come across in my career. I am proud of the work we've accomplished together and I am a better professional because of it. I will be handing off my projects to Vicki. Do contact her for any inquiries. Here is my personal email and LinkedIn. I'd love to meet at a coffee shop for a good catch up chat. Also, I'll be going to happy hour on Friday should anyone want to join. I would love to see you there. All the best Virginia Bertha it's good to send this email out to your team or company, but for anyone who's worked closely with you, they will want to hear that you're leaving from you not a mass email. So I recommend telling the people close to you first before announcing this to the whole team or whole company. And now my big tip is write handwritten goodbye notes to as many of your co workers as you had a personal connection with. I got These packages of 200 notes and envelopes and I just fired them out. I once wrote over 100 individualized notes to people when I left a company. Yes, it took me hours, but it was a moment for me to say hey, you matter to me and this is an opportunity for you to leave a lasting impression. This last moment with them. So really seize it. And and so what the heck do you make the email subject line? Sometimes you'll just take the lead of what other people write at your company and that works. But I like next chapter. Simple, not too emotionally charged. I have a digital download for you called Put the Promotion in Motion. Since you're going to a new job, potentially there is a way to actually set yourself up on the promotion track long before a performance review arises. This detailed guide walks you through exactly how to do that how to position yourself for a promotion. I will link that freebie in the description. Make sure you like this video and subscribe to this channel. Thanks so much everyone. WiFi high five.
