Resignation letters are handed out to your employer at a minimum of two weeks before you'd like to leave your job. Include the final date that you will be leaving, and an explanation as to why. It's always nice to include the positive aspects of working for your employer. Try to make the letter a great ending note to the company you worked for. This letter will be kept in your permanent file, to
. be pulled out whenever you'd like a reference, or would like your job back. Provide copies of the resignation letter to all the leaders in your company, and you might have to send a copy to the human resources department. You will want to keep a copy of this letter for your records, too. Samples of resignation letters can be found at http://www.1st-writer.com/Resignation.htm. More ideas are also at http://jobsearchtech.about.com/od/resumesandletters/tp/Resignation-Letters.htm.