Outplacement Skills

Outplacement is an effective and well-tested method of helping people readjust to changed circumstances with the minimum of difficulty and distress. It offers a mix of reassurance, skilled practical help and coaching, which is enormously helpful to anyone in search of a new job. At the same time it enhances the reputation of the sponsoring organisation.

The Training may be provided in the following formats:

1. A one-day Workshop, giving an over-view of the above topics, supported by basic reference notes, presented as a Manual.
2. A two-day Workshop, with practical work and skills training to augment the day one programme.
3. A three-day Workshop offering casework and role plays to achieve skills transfer
4. A customised programme of appropriate length, to the client’s specification. We will provide support in developing that specification, if required.

Course Outline:

Part 1: Understanding Outplacement Concepts & Issues

• Why Outplacement? Benefits to the employees and to the sponsoring organisation.
• What Outplacement is and is not.
• The range of Outplacement services and how to position your organisation appropriately.
• The logistics of Outplacement: staffing and budgetary implications.
• Planning an Outplacement project.
• Launching the programme.

Part 2: The Range of Outplacement Services

• One-to-One Counselling
  • to deal with worries, concerns and create a positive mindset
  • with psychometric assessment to identify aptitudes and ‘best-fit’ roles
  • to establish personal preferences and life goals
  • to create a range of options for investigation
  • to lay the foundation for action planning
• CV Review and Development
  • how to produce the ‘perfect’ CV
  • adapting a CV to appeal to a range of prospective employers
  • critiquing an existing CV
  • optional CV creation and production
• Job Search – Organising for Methodical and Productive Job Search
  • sourcing prospective employers
  • decoding advertisements
  • principles of replying to advertisements by letter and by telephone
  • dealing with application forms
  • proactive approaches to target companies
  • networking effectively
  • using basic sales techniques to get interviews
  • coaching applicants to the starting line
  • optional on-going coaching
• Preparing Employees for Job Interviews
  • personal presentation and body language
  • types of interviews and how to handle them
  • types of interviewers and how to respond to them
  • questions to ask at interview – and those to avoid
  • dealing with difficult interview questions – classic responses
  • interviewee’s checklist, including dos and don’ts
  • interview training with video-based feedback
  • coaching to the starting line
  • optional on-going coaching
• Developing supportive, Job-Search reference documentation
• Customised Advice: on further education and / or the option of
  starting their own business
• How to structure effective, ongoing support, if that is the organisation’s policy
• “Surgery” Sessions to deal with delegates’ objectives, issues and concerns