The template library

Two libraries live here, 30 templates in total: connection notes for the moment you press connect, and resignation letters for the day you hand one in. Each one is written to be sent by a real person, so fill in every bracketed part and delete anything that is not true of you.

Connection request templates (18)

Notes for the moment you press connect, one set per scenario, every one inside the 300-character limit. Open connection request templates

After a conference

You met or briefly crossed paths with someone at an industry conference and want to connect while the event is still fresh.

3 notes + tips

After a webinar

You attended a webinar and want to connect with the host, a speaker, or a fellow attendee who asked good questions.

3 notes + tips

Cold but relevant peer

You have never met, but they work in your field and their work genuinely overlaps with yours.

3 notes + tips

Alumni outreach

You share a school with someone whose career path or company interests you.

3 notes + tips

Reaching a hiring manager

You found the likely manager for a role you applied to, or are about to apply to, and want to introduce yourself directly.

3 notes + tips

Reaching a recruiter

You want to get on the radar of a recruiter who places people in your specialty.

3 notes + tips

After an interview

You interviewed with someone and want to stay connected regardless of how the process ends.

3 notes + tips

Following their content

Someone's posts keep showing up in your feed and consistently teach you something.

3 notes + tips

Mutual connection intro

A shared contact mentioned this person or suggested the two of you should know each other.

3 notes + tips

Former colleague reconnect

You worked together in the past and lost touch along the way.

3 notes + tips

Industry newcomer to veteran

You are early in a field and want to connect with someone established, without pretending to be a peer.

3 notes + tips

Freelancer to potential client

You do freelance work and want to connect with someone who might need it one day, without pitching them now.

3 notes + tips

Founder to investor

You are building a company and want to connect with an investor before you need anything from them.

3 notes + tips

Salesperson to prospect

You sell something this person might genuinely need, and you want the connection without opening on a pitch.

3 notes + tips

Job seeker in a quiet search

You are employed and quietly exploring your next move, so the note has to stay discreet.

3 notes + tips

Student to professional

You are a student trying to learn about a field from someone actually working in it.

3 notes + tips

A speaker you heard

You heard someone speak at an event, on a panel, or on a podcast, and the talk stuck with you.

3 notes + tips

Vendor to partner

Your company and theirs serve the same customers in complementary ways, and you want to open a channel.

3 notes + tips

Resignation letter templates (12)

Complete letters for the day you hand one in, written so a future reference check finds nothing to hold against you. Open resignation letter templates

Standard two week notice

The default letter for leaving on good terms with the standard two weeks of notice.

Full letter + notes

One month notice

For roles where a full month of notice is contractually required or simply the professional norm.

Full letter + notes

Short notice resignation

When circumstances force you to leave faster than the standard notice period allows.

Full letter + notes

Immediate leave for a family emergency

When a family emergency requires you to step away immediately and a notice period is not possible.

Full letter + notes

Resigning from a remote role

Resigning from a fully remote position, where the goodbye and the logistics both happen at a distance.

Full letter + notes

Career change resignation

Leaving to move into a different field or profession entirely.

Full letter + notes

Returning to full-time study

Leaving to start a degree, certification, or other full-time study program.

Full letter + notes

Relocation resignation

Moving to another city or country where continuing in the role is not practical.

Full letter + notes

Contract end, not renewing

You are on a fixed-term contract that is ending and you have decided not to renew it.

Full letter + notes

Difficult environment, kept professional

Leaving a workplace you found difficult, while keeping the letter completely neutral and professional.

Full letter + notes

Retirement letter

Retiring at the end of a career, with time to plan a generous handover.

Full letter + notes

New opportunity, grateful exit

Leaving for a new role elsewhere while making gratitude, not the exit, the thing people remember.

Full letter + notes

A template fits a situation. A writer fits your details.

When the scenario here is close but not exact, the free writers build the same thing from your own facts and refuse to invent any you did not type.