Don’t Quit Your Job Until You’ve Accepted a New One

Source: US News

We all have our reasons for quitting a job; might be the bad boss or poor salary or even boredom. This may lead you to give your resignation letter but do you have another job lined up? It can be a mistake to quit without another job.

The following reasons will explain why you should never resign from your job until you have an official job offer

1. It might take you longer than you think to find a new job.
If you expect to find another job within a couple of months, think again. Finding another job can take a long time – often much longer than job seekers expect.

That means if you quit your job without first securing another, you might end up with a large gap on your CV, which can make it harder to get hired. It can also drain your savings and leave you in an unstable financial position – one where the pressure to find another job will quickly become greater than ever.

2. It’s much easier to get another job when you’re still employed.
Rightly or wrongly, most employers prefer to hire people who are already employed. Many assume that people who quit their jobs without another lined up did so because they were either fired or about to be fired. Or they may think the candidate walked away when things got tough, which worries managers, because every job has challenges. It’s highly likely to raise questions from employers and potentially make your job search harder.

3. The job offer you’re counting on might fall through.
Sometimes job seekers are so sure that an offer is forthcoming that they give notice to their current employers. Sometimes this works out just fine, but other times it ends badly when the offer falls through. Because of that risk, you should never resign until you have an official offer in hand from your new employer – not a promise that an offer is coming, not very good signs that seem like they’re leading somewhere – but an actual, formal offer.

Better yet, wait until you’ve accepted that formal offer, because otherwise it’s possible that your negotiations could fall apart.

4. You might not pass the background check.
Sometimes an employer might tell you that a new job is a done deal, but you’ll notice fine print in the offer letter that says it’s dependent on you passing a background check or reference check. Even if you’re confident both of those will go fine, that’s never guaranteed.

Sometimes mistakes are made in background checks, or a reference call doesn’t go quite the way you assumed it would.

Are there any times when it’s OK to resign without a new job?

There are a few limited circumstances: if you’re being subjected to egregiously abusive or harassing treatment, if your safety is being compromised or if you’re being pressured to do anything illegal, unethical or unsafe.

But aside from those limited cases, you’re far better off job searching while you’re still employed.

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