About Outplacement
An innovative solution for both international Organisations and internationally focused Individuals
The growing trends of globalisation and market deregulation have created increasingly fierce competitive environments. Organisations need to adapt quickly if they are to survive, let alone thrive. Mergers and acquisitions are just one of the many reasons why a company might need to replace managerial staff.
Since redundancy packages are usually offered, why do organisations need to offer career transition support to outgoing staff?
- Showing the outgoing staff member or manager that the organisation cares about their future is a strong negotiating point.
- Maintaining high morale among retained staff is easier if outgoing staff are seen to be treated well and supported
- Since outgoing managers remaining in the same industry may well become competitors or even potential alliance partners, future good relations could be highly beneficial
- Public image and corporate reputation can be severely damaged by news of widespread redundancies.
These are just some of the reasons that have led to the development of outplacement - an innovative solution to a growing challenge for sophisticated organisations.
CNI develops programmes to meet the specific needs of both the client organisation and the individuals involved. We work closely and conscientiously with individuals until they find new positions.
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Outplacement with CNI involves:
- Identifying future career goals
- Appraising the individual's professional skills, strengths and weaknesses, personality and experience.
- Providing specific career transition advice
- Planning to develop a job-search strategy
- Strengthening the core skills required for re-entering the job market. This can include:
- Relevant technical skills
- Personal development training
- Self-presentation
- CVs (resumés)
- Interview techniques
- Organisational skills.
Outplacement is NOT:
- Headhunting
- Job searching
- Recruitment
- Coaching
Instead, it is a unique career transition support service which includes elements of the above services.
Why should individuals consider an outplacement programme?
If staff have previously been contacted by headhunters or recruiters, they might feel confident that a new suitable position will be easy to find. Therefore, they might be considering accepting a redundancy package from their employer without claiming an outplacement programme.
In many cases, this turns out to be a mistake.
- Headhunters rarely deal with people seeking employment following redundancy. Past contacts are no guarantee that suitable positions will be offered in the future.
- CNI will help since candidates are almost certainly underestimating the difficulty of the task ahead.
- For the best chance of finding not just any job but a great job that they deserve, they need their personal and professional skills analysed by a professional career consultant.
CNI provides valuable support with skill enhancing, future career planning and development
