CMS Program Insights and Information
 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...
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 George came to us for job search assistance, he was already a few weeks into his search. He was looking for a Sales Coordinator position having spent the last 5 years in a call centre environment for a large sporting goods company as well as having several part-time retail sales roles while he...
Organizational changes are a symptom of market adaptability and future growth. When jobs are affected, these changes can often be difficult to accept, and can affect your team members profoundly. Organizational changes can also be costly, which sometimes means the provision of full-service outplace...
There are three main pillars that can describe the CMS full-service outplacement program. Â 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.
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In our last blog we started a discussion about how we help our outplacement program candidates answer tricky interview questions, especially the one concerning why they left their previous position. If one didn’t leave their previous role on their own volition, there are generally only two other an...
During the interview preparation process of the CMS outplacement program, many candidates express their worry about how to answer the question, why did you leave your last position? – especially when it wasn’t their choice to do so!
Many are coping with their own personal understanding of what may ...
