What is Outplacement?

Outplacement services are designed to help those facing redundancy by offering not just practical job search support but also personalised career coaching. This approach ensures that individuals receive both the guidance and emotional support they need during this challenging period, helping them to quickly find suitable new employment. For organisations, this means they can concentrate on their core operations, knowing that their outgoing employees are well-supported, and the morale of their remaining team remains strong.

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Personal Career Management has provided outplacement services for many diverse organisations. We’ve provided bespoke programmes for a diverse range of organisations from professional services companies such as Grant Thornton, high-profile organisations such as Buckingham Palace, the GLA and the NHS, many Universities and Scientific Institutions such as Bath University, the Wellcome Trust and the Frances Crick Institute, Charities like MSF and Wateraid as well as organisations in the creative and heritage fields such as Tate Modern, the V & A and the Ambassadors Theatre Group.

If you are a human resources manager responsible for finding a new outplacement provider, contact our friendly team. We would be more than happy to talk you through our outplacement programme options. Please call us on 0345 686 0745 or fill in our contact form and one of our team will contact you.

What is outplacement support?

Working with one of our highly experienced career coaches, our outplacement coaching programmes are tailored to the requirements of the individual and organisation during a difficult time of change and career transition. Our outplacement services will provide support to employees who are leaving the company by giving them the skills necessary to find new employment. In a competitive job market, outplacement support can be especially valuable as it can help employees increase their chances of finding a new job. Our support includes:

Career review and analysis

Assessing their transferable career capital, key skills, experience etc.
Undertaking psychometrics where appropriate
Exploring career options and/or alternative ways of working
Making informed decisions about next career move
Devising a practical career action plan for next job and beyond

Marketing your skills to employers

Locating where the target jobs are – both advertised and unadvertised
Creating CVs, covering letters, application forms etc that get them shortlisted for upcoming job roles
Rehearsing for interviews, presentations and networking, using video as appropriate
Managing the recruitment agency/headhunter relationship
Developing an on-line presence to enhance their visibility
Salary negotiation with new employers
Settling into the new job

Or Self-employment

Practical help in setting up own business
Consultancy advice on business development

Specialist information resources

Clients have access to icareercoach™, our powerful, online career management, job search and career development resource.

icareercoach™ includes:

Interactive career profiling tools and career assessments
100’s of coaching videos to guide you through your journey
Over 1000 articles in the newsroom relating to career and sector news
Contact information on recruiters and head-hunters
Company information for speculative approaches or prior to interview
100’s of employer videos packed with invaluable insights into getting a role
CV and application planning, preparation and advice
Interview planning and practice simulators
Self-development as part of your ongoing learning
Business skills on a range of topics for enhancing your skills within the workplace

Job search webinars

These are practical in nature while being highly sensitive and supportive to participants who may be experiencing a range of emotions as a result of their redundancy.

The sessions are tailored to meet the particular needs of the staff group but typically include:

Managing career transition
Self-assessment of skills and experience
How to find the job you are looking for
CV preparation, covering letters, application forms
Interviewing skills and practice
Managing recruitment agencies and headhunters
Networking
Organising your job search

How do I find out more about outplacement?

Please call us on 0345 686 0745 or fill in our contact form and one of our team will contact you to discuss your requirements.

Outplacement FAQs

What is an outplacement service?

Outplacement services provide many benefits to individuals, from helping them manage the practical and psychological difficulties of losing their job, building their confidence at a difficult and vulnerable point in their career, to helping to establish a more time-efficient and targeted job search campaign to land a new role or achieve a career change more quickly. For companies, outplacement is beneficial as it helps free up time for HR managers while ensuring a positive business reputation that may otherwise be impacted as a result of redundancy.

Why would a company provide outplacement assistance to an employee?

Outplacement is not only beneficial to the individual but also to the organisation as it demonstrates that they care about their staff. This sends an important signal to their remaining staff who are likely to be unsettled by the changes and helps protect the employer’s reputation as a good place to work. Outplacement can also help to reduce conflict and legal disputes because individuals will feel more supported in their transition. Another advantage is that hiring an external outplacement company frees up the time of HR and Managers who might otherwise be expected to provide the career advice and support their staff need.

What do outplacement services cost?

The cost of outplacement services varies depending on the needs of the organisation. Some factors that can affect the cost of outplacement include the number and seniority of impacted employees, whether individual coaching or group training solutions are offered, whether the service is face to face or delivered remotely and any additional services such as online career resources or research services. On average pricing can range from under a hundred pound per person to several thousands of pounds for executive outplacement.

What are the benefits of outplacement?

Outplacement services provide many benefits to individuals, from helping them manage the practical and psychological difficulties of losing their job, building their confidence at a difficult and vulnerable point in their career, to helping to establish a more time-efficient and targeted job search campaign to land a new role or achieve a career change more quickly. To find out more, visit our benefits of outplacement blog post!