Career & Job Templates
Professional, ready-to-use templates for the workplace — resignations, leave applications, job emails and more. Fill in the blanks and copy.
About Career & Job Templates
Career and job templates cover the writing that surrounds working life, where the tone matters as much as the content and getting it slightly wrong has real consequences. Most people write these letters only a handful of times in a career, so there is no reason to be fluent in them. This category gives you a professional draft to start from. The resignation letter handles the hardest of them: leaving on good terms without saying too much. The leave application covers time off in the format employers expect, and the cover letter gives you a structure for an application rather than a blank page.
Which one you want depends on where you are in the cycle. Applying for work? Start with the cover letter, then the job application email for the message it is attached to, and the interview thank-you email for the follow-up afterwards, which is the step most candidates skip. Already in a role and asking for something? The salary increase request and the work from home request are built to be specific and evidence-led rather than apologetic, because that is what actually gets read. Leaving? Use the resignation letter for the formal record and the two weeks notice email for the immediate message to your manager. For short-notice absence, the sick leave email keeps it brief and appropriate, which is exactly what is called for.
Everything here works the same simple way: these are fill-in-the-blank text templates you edit and copy, free, with no account and nothing to install. They are a starting point, not a finished document. Please read yours through and make it sound like you before sending, because a template that is copied without changes reads like one, and generic writing works against you in precisely these situations. They are also general drafts, not legal advice. Your notice period, leave entitlement and any contractual obligations are set by your employment contract and by local law, not by us, so check yours before you commit anything to writing. If the situation is a dispute or anything with legal weight, get proper advice first.
Frequently asked questions
Are these templates free to use?
Yes. Every template in this category is free, with no sign-up. You fill in the blanks and copy the text.
Can I send a template without editing it?
You can, but you should not. Templates read like templates when they are copied unchanged. Replace the placeholders with real details and adjust the wording so it sounds like you.
Is a resignation letter from here legally binding?
These are general drafts, not legal advice. Your notice period and obligations come from your employment contract and local law. Check your contract, and get proper advice if the situation is contentious.
Should I send a thank-you email after an interview?
It is generally a good idea and most candidates do not bother. Keep it short, send it within a day or two, and reference something specific from the conversation rather than sending a generic note.