Outplacement

Outplacement Service

Outplacement is the process of helping to find new employment for redundant workers. Companies offer their displaced employees Outplacement services either as a stand-alone benefit, or as part of a separation package that includes severance pay and a continuance of Employee Assistance Programs for prearranged period of time.

Employees have the skills necessary to be successful in the workplace and may be considered an expert in their field; this does not imply that they have the skills necessary to find success in their job search.

At Fresh Career Solutions we recognize the loss of identity your displaced employees are experiencing. Stress attributed to financial uncertainty, feelings of hurt and anger, or even feelings of hopelessness may have a long-term detrimental affect.

Fear of change can hold individuals back from reaching their potential. Accepting this new situation and taking the opportunity to reinvent themselves is best achieved through the use of an outside specialist with whom displaced employees do not have a past history with. The outplacement professional's neutrality, compassion, and expertise assists the employee in shifting their focus to their potential and future possibilities.

Acknowledge the fear, accept the situation, create an individual realistic goal and develop achievable steps to realize this goal, recognize the need for balance during this time of change and carry it forward with them through life.

Benefits of Outplacement Services

The value of providing an outplacement benefit can be directly attributed to impacting the following areas:
  • Maintain a responsible external image
  • Decrease the potential for lawsuits
  • Preserve the goodwill of terminated employees
  • Reducing stress on terminating manager
  • Maintain morale and productivity of your remaining workers
  • Preserve the self-worth of your displaced workers
  • Enhance the ability of your displaced workers to become re-employed quickly
  • Facilitate a supportive environment for workers to deal with the loss
  • Improving retention and recruitment

Career Transition Workshops

Most employees have never learned the most basic skills when it comes to all the materials and tasks necessary for a successful job search. The workshop will present the building blocks needed to get that next job quickly.
Using the group dynamics, topics and guidelines are presented and discussed, along with proprietary exercises in the workbooks. The displaced employee begins to understand the entire job search process, and how each component builds on the previous building block. At the end of attending the Outplacement workshops, the participants will:
  • Develop a specific job search target
  • Have a resume tailored to their goal
  • Understand how the job search process really works and use the most effective processes
  • Be able to answer questions effectively in interviews
  • Develop confidence and skills to negotiate and accept a job offer
  • Have a plan to manage their job search and time effectively

Workshop Topics

  • Job Search and Employment Success
  • Skills Inventory and Assessment
  • Accomplishment Statements
  • Your Target - Goal Setting
  • Generating Leads and Assignments
  • Networking - Direct Contact
  • Resume
  • Cover Letter
  • References
  • Interview Skills Workshop
  • Mock Interviews
  • Salary Negotiations
  • Job Maintenance Workshop