Leaving a job can never be a celebration. Not only have you rendered your services to the organisation for the tenure, but you also made good friends. Offices more or less end up becoming our second homes. Now even though, leaving a job is inevitable and depends on multiple factors. You may change a job for growth, because you are moving to a new city or any other reason, and so need an experience letter, clear the amount you owe, return the assets given to you by the office and more.
You would always want to leave the organisation with respect and dignity while making sure the documents you recieve and the full & final settlement you are to recieve is given to you timely. Besides all of these things, it is necessary to understand the letters given to you by the organisation especially the experience letter. If the experience letter format used by the company is not perfect, you might face problems. So, in this blog, we answers all the FAQs related to it, read on!
The questions that we are going to answer in this post are-
- What is an Experience Letter?
- Is it important?
- What should the letter must include?
- What is the ideal experience letter format?
- What should the experience letter state?
- What is the difference between relieving letter and experience letter?
What is an Experience Letter?
An experience letter is an official document issued by an employer to the employee to proof that the employee has left their organisation and is not working with them anymore.
What does the letter include?
The letter mentions the period for which the employee has worked with them, it can be in months and years. It also talks about the behavior and conduct that the employee had.
Is it important?
You must get an experience letter from the companies you have worked with. Otherwise, the new company may not believed you when you say that you have worked with this company for so and so period. This document basically validates your experience.
What is the ideal experience letter format?
To make sure the experience letter you drafted as an HR or you received as an employee would be acceptable by all organisations, you must look at this sample.
Kajal Verma
155 D, Silver City Apartments,
Sec – 45
Noida
Dear Concerned,
I hereby certify that Kajal was employed as a Sales Manager with <XYZ> organization, starting from October 10, 2014 to July 14, 2019.
She started as a Trainee with <XYZ> organization but her efforts got her three promotions within the time frame of 5 years. With her tenure with the organization, she has demonstrated herself as a diligent employee.
Her communication skills are exceptionally good and so they have been highly appreciated throughout the tenure.
We wish her all the best for all her future endeavours.
Regards,
Manu Bishnoi
HR
<XYZ> Organization
What is the difference between relieving letter and experience letter?
The relieving letter format may be a bit different from the experience letter format even though both of them are almost the same. The hairline difference between them is that of the time at which they are issued. Relieving letter is issued only when the employee is leaving the organisation and experience letter can be issued which the employee is working with the organisation.
What should your experience letter state?
There are several things that an experience letter must have, they are joining and leaving date, the major achievements, behaviour and comment from the office about the employee. Whatever is written, it should be written on company letterhead.
