Outplacement Services Interview Coaching
Changing demand for talent and the resulting redundancies are an unpleasant fact of life, amplified by global geo-political uncertainty, robotics and the meteoric rise of AI, Chat GPT 3 and Chat GPT4. How you respond is up to you. You decide.
Making people redundant isn't fun. For anyone. But you can do your leavers a "favour", a good deed that is also financially justifiable. Protect your reputation, share price and ability to recruit new talent by how you greet your joiners... and how you prepare and support your leavers. Social media is watching.
I spoke at a virtual conference during COVID, aimed at helping job seekers understand the need for competent career storytelling, and how they can use it to get the job they want. Planned physical attendance was 40 - 60; several hundred attended virtually.
Redundancy & Interview Coaching in 2023
COVID and incredibly fast technological advances have meant that many successful companies have had to make good people redundant - a tragedy for everyone involved, especially in an increasingly tough jobs market. Helping these leavers prepare for the interview process through meaningful references and sensitive interview coaching is the right thing to do and is the mark of a human, socially responsible, modern company. But it also makes great financial sense. Financially savvy and socially-aware companies help leavers prepare to transition into new roles with redundancy packages that include interview preparation and coaching.
Many leavers haven't been through an interview process in years and preparing for the 2023 part-online interview process is new and scary. This isn't just a "good deed" that helps them, it flavours how they feel and speak about you and your organisation.
Outplacement services are favoured in 2023 by companies who understand the value of people - and/or value their own brand and reputation. How your business greets joiners or treats leavers is up to you. But people notice. Churn has always been a fact of life - although it is getting significantly faster as the world is being disrupted. Reducing unwanted churn is a regular theme with my CEO clients.
Turn a loss into a win. I have had the privilege of working with amazing companies on long term retainers. Those who have handled the departure of "unwanted leavers" well, often see them return in a few years with valuable industry experience, knowledge and skills.
Good financial decision. It makes good business sense to invest in outplacement. How a company treats their people - current and future - affects their brand and their value. Attracting and retaining talent is the key to success in any company - every CEO knows this. How you treat people now, whether they are joining, staying or leaving, will affect how easily you can attract and retain talent in the future.
Why Provide Outplacement Services?
Personal Development for Your Keepers
Interview Coaching for Your Leavers
Selling themselves at an interview is huge challenge for people unexpectedly made redundant. Along with the shock, anxiety and massive knock to their confidence, it might be the first external interview they've had for decades, and competition is fiercer than ever. It is almost certainly their first remote interview.
My outplacement interview coaching services are tailored to ensure my clients get noticed and avoid being filtered out at every stage - from updating their LinkedIn to drafting their CV and interview prep.
I use my tried and tested "Squares, Circles and Stripes"©️ and MessageCraft®️ processes so they can perform under pressure and without notes. I help them tell their career story, regain confidence and prepare for the multi-stage modern interview process - all delivered to your former colleagues remotely.
Over 85% of my clients get the job you want...
"Peter was an OUTSTANDING and no-nonsense coach. He showed me how to sell my experience at an interview. The interview. For THAT job. Investing in Peter’s coaching obviously worked because I was successful and am absolutely over the moon with my new role. He also guided me through the process of negotiating my salary up which saw an increase of over 35%. I would highly recommend using Peter if you are seeking a new role."
- Head of Public Affairs, FTSE 100 company
Outplacement Benefits Covering:
This might serve as a supplement or even an upgrade to your existing redundancy packages. It covers tangible things that really matter to your people - equipping them with the skills they need to tell their story well, preparing them for scary remote interview panels so they can secure a new position and achieve a better transition out of your company. Helping them does help you. It's the right thing to do.
This isn't off-the-peg outplacement coaching because a one-size-fits-all approach won't cut it. So, whether you're a business leader looking to do the right thing or part of the HR team seeking support - book a quick call with me to discuss how I could help.
Peter Who? Who am I? Why should you trust me?
My name's Peter. I'm a High-Empathy storytelling coach and I help people change their world, and their careers, with words. I work with businesses and individuals to stop them underselling themselves, helping them to identify, articulate and deliver the right words to tell their story better.
I have experience running a small manufacturing group and have worked with HR departments and the C-suite in global companies in multiple jurisdictions. I understand both sides of the table.
Coaching at IBM Singapore.
If you want to learn more about these outplacement services - let's chat.
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My New Interview Books - "How to avoid being Filtered OUT".
I recently published my second book "Filtered Out - the Workbook", which - alongside my first interview book "How to avoid being Filtered Out", aims to help prepare an individual in a systematic and structured way, so they give the absolute best account of themselves in their next interview and stop themselves from being... Filtered Out.
