Over 1.2 million Americans have lost their jobs already this year, and there’s no end in sight. In today’s challenging business climate, organizations of all sizes are scaling down their payroll and other related expenses.

Is your company one of them? If so, you may be wondering whether you can really afford to provide outplacement services. But let there be no doubt: As a forward-looking leader, you owe it to your employees – and your entire organization – to provide assistance in this time of transition.

By helping departing employees land on their feet, you can also help to prevent a backlash that could cause serious repercussions to your business. Failing to “do the right thing” can lead to lower morale and productivity among your remaining employees, damage to your reputation and even retaliation such as theft of your products and intellectual property.

Some departing employees may end up working for your competitors, and others may be people you’d like to re-hire in the future. Either way, they’ll always remember how they were treated during this difficult time.

Minimal Cost, Mutual Benefits
The good news is that providing an outplacement program doesn’t have to be costly or complicated. The Center Group’s Job Search Bootcamp provides hands-on training and expert assistance, without draining your budget. 

Resume Critique and Job Source Advisor Add-on Service
Participants can receive an individual consultation with a recruitment expert to tailor their resume for target jobs and industries, maximize keyword content and spotlight important accomplishments. Participants will also receive a customized Job Source Advisor containing job market research that can be applied immediately to launch their job search. 

“Transitioning employees often become paralyzed with fear and dread,” explains management consultant Jean Center. “Our outplacement program helps them maintain momentum from one job into another, and keeps them positive during this critical time.”

Winning Strategies for Today’s Challenging Job Market
Employees who have been with the same company for a long time may have lost touch with the recruitment and hiring process, which has changed dramatically in recent years. An experienced and highly respected employment expert, Center offers valuable insights from an “insider” perspective, along with hands-on training and tools to help displaced employees jump-start their job search.

“Insider” Insights from a Leading Employment Expert
Jean Center is an industry veteran with 20 years’ experience in corporate recruiting and employment assistance and outplacement programs.  As a managing director of the San Diego Tech Force and co-chairwoman of the CommNexus HR group, she’s worked with dozens of organizations — from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, non-profits to government agencies — to find and develop the best and brightest employees.  An adjunct professor at SDSU (and formerly at UCSD), she’s also a dynamic, highly regarded instructor who informs and inspires.

Click here to learn more about Center Group programs including customized Outplacement Employment Assistance Programs, Executive Outplacement and how to Managing through an Employee Surplus.