Difficulty transitioning from bassinet to crib

My son is 8 weeks old and I am going back to work in a month and want to get him on a better sleeping schedule, and also be able to fully transition him to his nursery. However, he seems to always wake up the minute we put him in the crib. I’ve tried soothing him, walking away in an attempt to allow him to self soothe, but it doesn’t seem to work. He does daytime naps perfectly fine, it seems to be at night where he doesn’t like his crib. Any suggestions of how I can help transition him to his crib full time?