Your “potential” and “capabilities” suddenly come to the fore-front once there is a “letter of resignation” staring at your Manager in the face. However, most promises made are short-lived until the company finds an equally promising employee joining in. There usually is a process every company follows once you resign. One of them is as below, just so you know:

Discussion with the resigned employee – As soon as you resign, the next thing you will almost immediately expect is a call/email from the HR. This might be an exit interview or just a brief discussion to understand your reason for resignation. It would be best to be honest and genuinely answer what is asked, lest you strongly feel you shouldn’t.

Analysis of your criticality in the company –The Manager along with the HR analyses your performance, previous appraisal rating, and criticality in the current project. Based on the same, retention strategies are worked out along with the consent of the Top Management. However, if the situation cannot be helped, your resignation is formally accepted and your notice period commences from the date of resignation.

Notice period – Notice period usually varies based on the company policy – might be just 2 weeks or even 3 months. You may be asked to vacate your desk immediately after you submit your letter – indeed, these days you may be urged briskly off the property by large and unfeeling gorillas. If you are asked to work out your resignation period, and you agree to do so, keep a low profile. During this period, most of the work involved will be dealing with handing over what you were doing earlier.

Clearance – Mostly on your last working day, you would have to get a clearance from all relevant departments along with your Manager that there aren’t any dependencies on you.