Resignation Counteroer Letter
Template
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Turnover is inevitable, but some HR business leaders believe the right
conversation – even after someone has decided to resign – could help to
retain an employee.
Creating a resignation counteroer letter is as simple as letting the employee know what you are
willing to do to keep them. Should you need to document your oer, we’ve provided a helpful
resignation counteroer letter template you can customize and use.
How to Use this Document:
You will rst see the Sample Resignation Counteroer Letter Template. Following this is a
second version with fully editable text so you can customize the letter to the needs of
your organization.
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57%
of employees who accept counteroers could remain at a
company for up to 2 years
(LiveCareer Research)
[Insert Date]
We were all very disheartened to hear of your desire to leave [insert company name].
The purpose of this letter is to inform you that we would like to make every eort to keep you
as a valued employee. As a result, we would like to oer you the following, in the hopes that
you would reconsider your resignation:
- [Insert oer 1]
- [Insert oer 2]
- [Insert oer 3]
If you choose to accept, please contact [insert name] at [contact information] immediately.
Additionally, please keep the details of this oer condential.
Finally, thank you for your willingness to share honest feedback about what caused you to
arrive at this point. We will use this information to continue to improve our organization.
Thank you,
[insert name]
SAMPLE - RESIGNATION COUNTEROFFER LETTER TEMPLATE
RESIGNATION COUNTEROFFER LETTER
[Insert Date]
We were all very disheartened to hear of your desire to leave [insert company name].
The purpose of this letter is to inform you that we would like to make every effort to keep you as a
valued employee. As a result, we would like to offer you the following, in the hopes that you would
reconsider your resignation:
- [Insert offer 1]
- [Insert offer 2]
- [Insert offer 3]
If you choose to accept, please contact [insert name] at [contact information] immediately. Additionally,
please keep the details of this offer confidential.
Finally, thank you for your willingness to share honest feedback about what caused you to arrive at this
point. We will use this information to continue to improve our organization.
Thank you,
[insert name]
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