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Edited 21 Oct 2021

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Third year in my job, thinking of leaving as I am not enjoying, no job satisfaction. Would you submit resignation given that there is no job secured at the moment?

Pay is not bad, but I don't enjoy my job and at the same time worrying that I can't find another job given the current situation. My job requires 3 months of notice, can't sign contract until serving finish 3 months notice, hence it is rather difficult to secure a new job before submitting resigination. Any advice?

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Do you have monthly financial obligations and also dependents? And how many months spare cash do you have? If worse case scenario of can't find a job in the next three months, can you survive?

Consider some of the following points:

1) offset your Annual Leave balance

2) just go for interview and apply for jobs, some companies took months to process the applications, if you start early and feel comfortable that you have a few potential offers or going to round 2/3 interview then you may want to consider to submit your resignation at that point

3) negotiate for early release with your current company

4) negotiate with your new company on "buying" you out, e.g. you pay 1 month notice period and they sponsor 1 month, so you only need to serve 1 month notice period or shorter

5) Look into your reserved or saving, how long can you last without a job? If you have plenty then you are more flexible with resignation without next job

6) However, i dont recommend resignation without next job because a lot of recruitment agency or HR will tend to push down your last draw salary and some may even assumed that you are in a "forced resignation" situation.

7) If you really have to resign without any job, consider to take up some certification related to your industry and indicate that you are taking a break and pursuing for the certification.

8) going back to point 4 & 5, if you have sufficient saving and desperate to get out of your current workplace, consider paying for 2 or even 3 months notice period. In my humble opinion, it is quite painful to lose 2 months of salary. Hence try to position in a manner than your new company have option of either wait for 3 months or buying you out if they need man power urgently. For your job application remember to indicate notice period is 3 months (negotiable).

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Jeff Yeo

24 Oct 2021

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There are a few options

1) negotiation with current company to let you off earlier

2) use your current leave to offset some of that time

3) if you are a talent ask your future company if they can buy you out earlier

4) Sign with the few company nego for a later start date, find some part time /free lance job or just take a break before restarting

good luck

personally I would never take a job that ask for tender period longer that 2 months

3 months is a long time so I would tender and look for a new job. Mental health is much more important than job security.

Yes I would and have done it a few times too. I resign in July without job and hunt for a month befo...

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