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What is Outplacement?
Home » Human Resources » Outplacement » What is Outplacement?Regardless of the size or nature of your business, as a business owner it’s likely that you’ll eventually have to terminate an employee. Whether that termination results from employee incompetence or redundancy, your former employee will appreciate any help you can offer as they search for new employment, and that’s where outplacement may prove useful for your business. Organizations that wish to provide their employees with outplacement services often contract with outplacement consultants in order to create outplacement programs. The consultants, at least in theory, tailor outplacement services for your employees – services which help the former employee adjust to the loss of his or her job and begin the process of procuring new employment.
Outplacement services vary based upon the consultant and the amount your business is willing to spend on former employees, but most consultants share a general approach. Services may be impersonal in nature, such as a series of group seminars in which your former employees receive job-finding advice from a consultant. Alternatively, your outplacement service provider may work individually with a former employee in order to help that individual spot new jobs, write application letters and prepare a resume. In many cases you or your consultant will use both the group and individual approaches. It’s important to remember that outplacement consultants are not recruiters. Consequently, the consultants don’t attempt to match your former employees with a list of potential employers; their focus instead is on refocusing the terminated employee on the next step in their work life.
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