Terminated: You should avoid these mistakes until you change jobs

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Off to new professional goals: If you change jobs, you usually don't do it overnight.

Most of the time, it is important to survive the three-month notice period before leaving the current company.

This can be difficult, especially when the relationship between employee and employer is strained or the termination is not approved at all.

Simple solution: call in sick?

“Just not,” says career advisor Jutta Boenig.

It is better to go back to work as before and to end the phase of life with style and dignity.

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Career counselor Ute Bölke advises those who change jobs after they leave and ask themselves what image of themselves they would like to leave behind in the company after they have left.

Even if there may have been a lot of quarrels and resentment in the past weeks and months, it is important to continue to work correctly in the last phase, to appear on time and to behave appreciatively and respectfully.

"You always have to keep in mind that the last impression sticks in other people's memories," says Bölke.

Termination: Don't reveal too much about your new job

It is also possible that you will meet colleagues or managers again in the course of your career.

"You often see each other twice in life," says Jutta Boenig, who is the chairwoman of the German Career Advice Association (DGfK).

For example, the manager may change to the same position in the company that you go to some time later.

You might even want to return to your former employer in a few years.

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Otherwise: "Keep the ball as flat as possible in the time after the termination," says career expert Bölke.

Now do not follow suit in a dispute with the manager or triumphantly towards employees according to the motto: Hach, with my future employer I get a lot more money and have better working conditions.

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"Job changers shouldn't necessarily give the name of their new employer, either to colleagues or to superiors," advises Bölke.

Boenig also recommends not to reveal any details about the new job in the period after the termination.

"At most, it can be pointed out that you have more development opportunities with the new employer."

As frustrating as the time after the termination may be: letting business data go with you or manipulating anything to the detriment of the company is absolutely wrong, says Bölke.

This can even result in claims for damages and criminal penalties.

Job change: Coordinate exit strategy with line manager

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If the company management instructs the job changer to train a successor, then he should do so carefully and conscientiously.

"Failure to do so can be interpreted as a refusal to work," warns Boenig.

Those who have already quit may not be able to bring themselves to the cause with the same vigor as before.

However, so that you cannot be accused of doing this, you should agree on an exit strategy with your supervisor.

The question to be clarified, for example, is whether it is still appropriate for the job changer to take part in internal company meetings where important decisions are made, for example - or stay away from them.

This interview can be a good opportunity to ask for a job reference.

"The best thing to do is to give your line manager a deadline," says Bölke.

During the conversation, it is also possible to openly discuss what should be done with the remaining vacation days.

Job changers can also openly ask their supervisor for feedback on the work they have done and on themselves.

"Under certain circumstances, this can show the employee a different perspective and help them advance," says Bölke.

Perhaps employees will take tips with them on what they can do better at their new job.

Very important: Do not immediately abandon the notice of termination if the supervisor offers you more money so that the employee remains.

Everything for a new start in your professional life

When the last working day approaches in the time after the termination, many job changers are faced with the question: a, currently at least digital, farewell party or not?

"A party is not a must, but it's definitely nice," says Boenig.

A celebration is often appropriate, especially if the job changer has spent many years in the company.

Anyone who has the opportunity to say goodbye personally.

Even on this occasion, one should not say who the new employer is.

“We stay in contact - that could be the answer,” says Bölke.