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As our program coaches delve deeper into the résumé marketing component of our outplacement program, they inevitably come to point where they encourage their job seekers to access the ‘Hidden Job Market’. This is especially important during times of higher...
Did you know that CMS can connect you to HR support services in Europe and Australia?
Planning for the delivery of difficult news can be almost as stressful as delivering it to outgoing employees. Let CMS take some of that administrative burden, by using our efficient HR Managers portal when you want to offer outplacement support as part of their severance...
Everybody has their own unique style when it comes to learning new things and working in general. Some learn best by doing, talking and collaborating, while others learn most easily by reading and listening.
The same is true when one is learning how to find a new job. For example, some of...
The moment an employee is told their services are no longer required; their mind immediately turns to the problem of replacing their income. For most people, having to navigate today’s fast moving job market by themselves is a lonely and frustrating prospect.
When Marlie was enrolled in our...
As we can all generally attest to, writing about ourselves for ourselves, can be a bit of challenge. The same was true as we worked through the CMS outplacement program with Jon.
Jon worked in IT as an End User Support Team Leader with his previous company. He was...
We first met Stanley during a group meeting, as his former employer delivered the news that they were closing their textile plant by the end of the year. The news came as a shock for most at the plant who had been long tenured employees.
As we met with each employee individually...
When Gabrielle came to us for job search assistance, she was already a few weeks into her search. She was looking for a Customer Service position having spent the last 5 years in a call centre environment for a large courier company as well as having several part-time retail sales...
When Rafi was enrolled in our outplacement program, he was working as an office equipment technician where he would support customers in the use and maintenance of their photocopiers, printers etc. He had worked for his previous employer for approximately two years, and this was his first job in...
Several years ago, I worked with a more senior gentlemen who had been let go by his employer after over 25 years of service. Jack was a Mechanical Engineer by education and had worked for a large, multi-national manufacturing company located just outside of Toronto. His last...
When I first spoke with Rosa, she was quiet and fairly despondent having just been told of her termination the day before. She had worked as a customer service manager for a retail group for the past 15 years. I learned from the HR Manager that she had a...