Best Outplacement Providers - Page 2

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Researched and written by Grace Savides

Outplacement services provide a severance benefit for employees and companies, helping employers better manage termination costs and employees experience a successful transition to a new role and company. Organizations use outplacement services to provide outgoing employees with help through their job transition. Outplacement firms provide outgoing employees with services in the form of personalized programs, assessments, and workshops that focus on resume and cover letter writing, job leads, counseling, and so on.

These services are often available in person, over the phone, or via outplacement technology. Outplacement services can improve retention and productivity, reduce lawsuits, improve business branding, and support corporate values, to name a few. Outplacement services are often implemented as a part of a company’s severance package. Some outplacement services providers also offer technology solutions that provide mobile or cloud-based access, social networking, and job boards software, to name a few.

To qualify for inclusion in the Outplacement Services category, a services provider must: