Career Management Programmes
Outplacement Services and In-Company Redundancy Counselling
With our background in executive search and selection, we are well qualified to offer two Career Management Programmes, intended for clients who wish to support ‘departing’ managers following redundancy or voluntary severance. Both programmes are designed to help departing managers deal with the personal upset associated with leaving an organisation; to professionally guide them through a period of readjustment; and to position them to realise new opportunities.
Outplacement Services is for senior managers, and guides them through a comprehensive process of confidence building and looking forward. It also involves an intensive series of video-taped practice interviews
In-Company Redundancy Counselling is aimed at middle-managers who can find themselves confused and unsure but need assistance in re-entering the marketplace.
We recommend that departing managers be involved in selecting those professionals they will be working with. For this reason, we are always available to meet with them to discuss our programmes.
Outplacement Services
Conducted in our offices to ensure confidentiality, this programme is designed for accomplished managers. What we offer is professional, personal guidance and career insight, based in large part on our knowledge as recruitment professionals. This programme is comprised of a number of sessions, usually over five weeks:
- Session 1
- talking through the manager’s current situation and feelings
- discussing his or her background and experience, and management/leadership skills
- clearly defining the manager’s career accomplishments
- beginning to look ahead – articulating goals and aspirations
- Session 2
- providing initial feedback and counselling on career opportunities
- administering psychometric tests that will give insight on personality attributes
- utilising Career Profiling© to identify suitable employment options
- identifying any personal or professional development needs
- Session 3
- outlining the different interview formats (e.g. competency, criterion, evidence-based, etc.)
- detailing the most effective techniques for the various interviews formats
- discussing questions that may be asked at interview
- determining the most appropriate responses
- Session 4
- preparing a well-presented Curriculum Vitae that reflects the manager’s capabilities
- reviewing how to properly research prospective employers and recognise likely issues
- going over presentation skills and how to make a favourable impression
- setting scenarios for planned practice interviews (these will be video-taped)
- Session 5,6 & 7
- 3 ‘practice’ interviews, (video-taped) one of which will be with a panel
- constructively critical feedback immediately following the interview
- written critique of each video-taped interview with written comments
- Session 8
- networking and actively identifying opportunities
- setting a plan and taking action
- monitoring and follow-on plans
While following a distinct structure, we emphasise flexibility so that we can respond to a manager’s individual needs, or wishes. Our programme sessions are one-on-one but business-like, and we establish targets and follow-up accordingly. Throughout the programme we encourage managers to use their initiative and, while supportive, will pressure them in an appropriate way to actively seek out opportunities.
In addition to programme sessions in our offices, managers are asked to complete some questionnaires and tests at home. They are also provided with a variety of reading material related to the challenge of career change and the ways in which new opportunities can be identified, as well as techniques for interview. Charges, which cover all fees, ‘testing’ and video-taped practice interviews, are €7,000 for each manager.
In-Company Redundancy Counselling
This ‘stream-lined’ programme addresses the immediate needs of departing middle-managers and facilitates them by offering the service at the managers place of work, if required. We provide this counselling through 4 sessions, one-to-one, over two weeks:
- Session One
- situation appraisal and career review
- experience and capabilities definition
- Session Two
- personality and psychometric ‘testing’
- feedback and counselling
- Session Three
- networking and identifying opportunities
- preparation of a Curriculum Vitae
- presentation skills and interview techniques
- Session Four
- practice interview
- critical feedback
- identifying jobs and setting a plan
This programme leads managers through a process of acceptance and planning, as well as helps them prepare for interviews. Our role is to motivate and encourage, and to assist in identifying and seeking opportunities in line with realistic possibilities. The cost of this in-company redundancy counselling is €2,500