3 Ways to Maintain Connections After You Quit
Posted by [email protected] on Jan. 17, 2017 / Career Growth / Subscribe 0
By Blaire Moreland, CPM
The time has come for you to quit your job. There’s no easy way around it. How do you move on to new opportunities while limiting the awkwardness of your exit?
You’ve invested serious time in building these relationships and you don’t want them to go to waste! Although you may have fantasies of your Exodus, try to keep it classy. Commercial Real Estate is a very small industry, you never know when your path will cross with former colleagues or how. So, make efforts to not burn any bridges on your way out. After you leave:
- Stay Positive
Whether you have dirt on your former employer or not, dishing the dirt is never a good idea. Keep any negative feelings to yourself because you never know who knows who and if they will share the information you have shared. Especially while interviewing – a potential employer will be hesitant to hire someone who will trash talk their company in the future. Say nice things about your company and your team!
If you’re on your way out, it helps everyone if they feel like it’s a tough decision for you and that you feel you’re leaving a good organization. Even if that isn’t totally true, your colleagues still have to wake up and go to work after you’re gone, so there’s no reason to make them feel bad about what they’re stuck with if you’ve moved on to greener pastures.
2. Schedule Face to Face Meetings
After your established in your new position reach out to schedule face to face meetings with prior mentors and peers so that you can maintain those relationships. You can never have too many supportive people in your network. You may even find new connections with former colleagues that allows you to strengthen your relationship now that you aren’t in the running for the same positions and opportunities.
3. Network
When you see former colleagues at Industry events don’t be afraid to approach them. Avoiding them could lead to rumors of why you left. Remember their birthdays, their kid’s names, and their favorite hobbies – just because you no longer work together doesn’t mean you don’t have things in common. Introduce former team members to new team members so that everyone can grow their network.
Whether it’s for your dream job or just the next best thing for you, don’t forget the connections you’ve made thus far are every bit as important as your new opportunity. Keep things positive and civil and you will assure that everyone remembers you for all of the hard work that you put in.
About the Author: Blaire Moreland is the Vice President of Deane Realty in Houston, TX. One of the Up and Coming professionals in the Commercial Real Estate industry, Blaire Moreland has excelled in a variety of roles within her six years in the industry. Prior to joining Deane Realty, Blaire was with Evergreen Commercial Realty, Stream Realty, and Griffin Partners performing a variety of real estate services. She is a Certified Property Manager (CPM), a licensed real estate sales person in the state of Texas, and recently completed her MBA. She is one of the founders and President of CREMM (Commercial Real Estate Millennial Misses), serves on the Mentoring & Leadership committee with CREW Houston, and is a Director of CREN Houston.
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