Counteroffer and resignation conversation practice interview
Communicating a resignation clearly, responding to a counteroffer and agreeing a professional handover without damaging working relationships. Practise the 6 questions the real interviewer asks with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- 15 minutes
- 6 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About this interview
This practice covers the private meeting in which you resign and a manager responds with questions or a counteroffer. The aim is to communicate a firm decision respectfully, assess any proposed change against your real reasons for leaving and agree a sensible transition. It is a professional conversation, not an opportunity to settle every workplace grievance.
How to prepare
- Decide whether your resignation is final or whether you would genuinely consider a counteroffer.
- Write two or three professional reasons you can state without attacking individuals.
- Set criteria for judging a counteroffer, including whether it addresses the underlying reason for leaving.
- Review your notice arrangements and workplace policy before proposing a final day.
- Outline current work, key contacts and the decisions a successor will need to understand.
Common mistakes
- Starting with a long complaint before clearly stating the resignation.
- Accepting or rejecting a counteroffer in the room without considering the underlying issues.
- Sharing confidential details about a future employer or offer under pressure.
- Promising an unrealistic handover or continued availability after leaving.
- Using the conversation to threaten, blame or embarrass colleagues.
What to expect
A real mock interview
6 questions the way the real interviewer asks, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 4 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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