The Sticky Stuff !! Confused about outplacement services... - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-28T10:56:01Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/the-sticky-stuff-confused-about-outplacement-services?feed=yes&xn_auth=noGood info Amy. One that we d…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-10-26:502551:Comment:14509642011-10-26T17:12:26.228ZSandra McCartthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SandraMcCartt
<p>Good info Amy. One that we did was a plant closing in an area town. We were contracted for three months . The company contracted with the workforce development council and Texas workforce after we completed our contract. Workforce council came back to me and offered a consulting fiee for a one day a week continued contract. The workforce opened a small office in the town. Put in computers and put a staff person in the office so people who had not found a job would have a place to go…</p>
<p>Good info Amy. One that we did was a plant closing in an area town. We were contracted for three months . The company contracted with the workforce development council and Texas workforce after we completed our contract. Workforce council came back to me and offered a consulting fiee for a one day a week continued contract. The workforce opened a small office in the town. Put in computers and put a staff person in the office so people who had not found a job would have a place to go with computers available, telephones and a full time person to assist them with online searches , applications and an office to do phone interviews away from their homes with no kids or barking dogs to distract. As specific interviews were set, i spent a day working with indivuduals to get them ready for either face to face or phone interviews with a specific company and discussed the interviews they had been on the previous week..</p>
<p> My office in Amarillo was also made available for interviews and a place for coffee and a few kind words before and after interviews when people had to come into Amarillo to interview here. This was a particularly difficult situation because the plant was located in a town of 25,000 people with not many opportunites to find another job locally. Most of the workforce had lived there all their lives and had worked at the plant since they were in high school with most being late 40's to early 60's.. We contacted every manufacturing plant that was within commute distance took a portfolio of resumes and made a presentation to the HR or management groups to generate interest in the people we represented before they went in for interviews. Our group felt that they had someone opening the door for them so it worked well. Most who were not able to take early retirement found new jobs..</p> Another point worth mentionin…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-10-26:502551:Comment:14506722011-10-26T16:20:04.328ZAmy Ala Millerhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/AmyAla
<p>Another point worth mentioning - instead of dropping a fortune on outplacement spend companies can also look to their local workforce development council (in WA State it's under the Employment Security Department) for free. Washington does a "rapid response" program to go in and help people being laid off from major companies with career counseling, classes, tuition assistance to upgrade skills... all funded by the taxpayer already so companies should take advantage of it.</p>
<p>Another point worth mentioning - instead of dropping a fortune on outplacement spend companies can also look to their local workforce development council (in WA State it's under the Employment Security Department) for free. Washington does a "rapid response" program to go in and help people being laid off from major companies with career counseling, classes, tuition assistance to upgrade skills... all funded by the taxpayer already so companies should take advantage of it.</p> Good point about outplacement…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-10-26:502551:Comment:14503122011-10-26T07:08:49.159ZSandra McCartthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SandraMcCartt
Good point about outplacement spend. My suggestion to clients when we do a contract is that they give upper level employees the option of receiving the money spent per individual in lieu of being part of the outplacement group. Many times it is more transition support to support people during a major layoff or company closing.
Good point about outplacement spend. My suggestion to clients when we do a contract is that they give upper level employees the option of receiving the money spent per individual in lieu of being part of the outplacement group. Many times it is more transition support to support people during a major layoff or company closing. @Amy & Sandra - great anw…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-10-25:502551:Comment:14492202011-10-25T14:44:27.568ZAmberhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/Amber689
<p>@Amy & Sandra - great anwers. When the large corporation I worked for closed their U.S. offices in 2009, part of most employees (over 6,200 people) severance package was ouplacement services. I only have very anecdotal evidence, but of approximately 75 people that I know of that used the service 0% actually found jobs through the service. A few at least were able to improve their resumes, so I guess that part was o.k. But I can't even imagine how much money the company spent on that,…</p>
<p>@Amy & Sandra - great anwers. When the large corporation I worked for closed their U.S. offices in 2009, part of most employees (over 6,200 people) severance package was ouplacement services. I only have very anecdotal evidence, but of approximately 75 people that I know of that used the service 0% actually found jobs through the service. A few at least were able to improve their resumes, so I guess that part was o.k. But I can't even imagine how much money the company spent on that, seems like it would have been better spent in some way.</p>
<p>Beside that, I think if the "career counselor", "career coach", whatever has already been paid AND is actually trying to help the candidates actually get jobs then they should definitely not get a second "fee". Trying to make money from both ends is unethical, and would mean that some part of the whole equation is plain dishonest.</p>