For the departing employee — and their family
Outplacement helps the terminated employee by ensuring a safe, dignified exit; reducing negativity with pertinent information; providing holistic support; teaching a comprehensive job-search system (executive strategies, job search methods and tools, resume writing, social media management); and providing community connections.
For the employer
We reduce stress by providing best practices, scripts, and support for the termination meeting itself — and we’re on site to assess and manage the terminated employee’s reactions. Outplacement reduces retaliatory-litigation risk (which spikes when terminations go badly), lowers unemployment insurance liability, and protects your brand and reputation in the community, making future recruiting and hiring easier.
For the team that stays
Watching how the company treats a departing colleague is the single fastest signal employees use to recalibrate their own engagement. Good outplacement reduces workplace violence risk, reduces the emotional impact on remaining employees, and shows employees their employer will help them be successful under any circumstance.
For the community
Job loss is statistically the third most stressful life event. Untreated, that stress produces unhealthy behaviors and physical and mental health problems. Even after the next job is secured, untreated termination trauma can drag down attitude and productivity for years. Outplacement brings healing to the individual and their family — and statistics show one individual’s behavior impacts seven additional people.
How the engagement runs
- Prescribed with consideration of the employee’s role, tenure, and barriers to future employment.
- Sold per project, service level, or time increments (generally 1 to 6 months of service) with discounted group rates available.
- Customized: not template-based, never one-size-fits-all.
- Extremely affordable: programs start at $2,000.