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When we first spoke with George as he joined our outplacement program, he was quiet and fairly despondent having just been told of his termination the day before. He had worked as a customer service manager for a retail group for the past 15 years. I learned from the HR...
To our HR friends and colleagues,
Happy New Year!
I would like to take this opportunity to wish you, your colleagues and your family all the best for the coming year and to thank you for offering our career transition programs for your staff in the past. I personally cherish the...
HR Leaders,
Organizational changes are a symptom of market adaptability and future growth. They are changes of course, that can be difficult and can affect your team members profoundly. Organizational changes can also be costly, which sometimes means the provision of individual...
For our HR colleagues,
As the year-end approaches and your team begins to plan for potential organizational changes in 2024, I thought you may be interested in previewing our 2024 HR Manager's Guide in advance of the new year.
We have continued to listen to the suggestions and requests...
As we have discussed over the last couple of weeks, there are 3 main pillars that can describe the CMS full-service outplacement program.
In addition to, #1. Personal Coaching to help develop one’s resiliency during a major life change, and, #2. Strategic, modern job search tools to...
To our HR colleagues,
At CMS we are conscious of your budgets, but we also are committed to providing meaningful career transition support to your outgoing employees.
Our Basic Outplacement Program meets both of those requirements.
It provides the fundamentals to an effective...
There are three main pillars that can describe the CMS full-service outplacement program. In last week’s blog, we discussed the value of Pillar #1 during job loss and career transition when emotions tend to run very high: personalized program coaching.
Personalizing outplacement programs is the only way to make them matter. Why spend valuable budget on cookie-cutter programs that don’t truly help someone through a life-changing moment? Learning that one has lost their job is bound to prompt a series of emotions from...
When an employee is made redundant, they are sure to respond with waves of emotions and thoughts about their initial and future next steps. Generally, they will need time to focus in on what is important to them, their families and for their careers going forward.
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It is important to us at CMS that our outplacement program candidates have a well-rounded experience while working with us. Encouraging the organization of their job search, the use of personal exercises as well as a program feedback questionnaire is part of how we accomplish...
As we have discussed over the last several weeks, interview preparation is key to one’s job search success. However, once interview day finally arrives our outplacement program candidates may need some help to stay focused on all the preparation they have completed!
As we can all...
To our HR colleagues,
As summer begins to close through September, I thought I would take this opportunity to re-introduce you to the full-service outplacement programs at CMS and how we might be able to help your employees if organizational changes are in the cards.
As you are well...