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 Conner was enrolled in our progra...

We first met Jonah 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 following the ann...

The role of human resources is integral to making necessary organizational changes as efficient and as effective as possible. However, the effects of implementing difficult company decisions, especially when it comes to laying off staff can be profound on HR team members.

As an HR professional, you...

When we first spoke with Sandy as she joined our outplacement program, 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 10 years.  I learned from the HR Manager that she had a st...

To our HR colleagues, 

As the year-end approaches and your team begins to plan for potential organizational changes in 2025, I thought you may be interested in previewing our 2025 HR Manager's Guide in advance of the new year.

We continue to offer a range of meaningful outplacement services at a w...

As we have discussed over the last couple of weeks, there are three 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 minimize on...

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.

This week we focus on Pillar #2, which is equ...

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 shock to fear, despair to sham...

When a team member is made redundant, they are sure to respond with waves of emotions, and a variety of thoughts about their initial and future next steps.  Generally, they will first need time to focus in on what is important to them, their families and for their careers going forward.

As our Prog...

As part of helping their candidates look for a new job, CMS Program Coaches also encourage their outplacement program clients to explore current job market trends, and outlooks as they relate to their particular industry, position, and career stage so that they can anticipate outcomes and potential ...

In our last blog, we discussed one of the top two goals that we at CMS have. Goal #1 as you may recall, is to provide our valued HR clients with responsive, professional and personal support – support that they can rely on to be consistent and helpful during the course of difficult decision making.

We recently gathered at CMS to reiterate and reconfirm our primary goals.  And, although simple and straightforward, I thought I would take this opportunity to share them with you.

Goal #1 - to provide our valued HR clients with responsive, professional and personal support – support that they can ...