Outplacement Keep loyal your employees even they have left the company!

Service specifics Valuable and ethical service dedicated to companies who decide to downsize their personnel in order to operate cost cutting, as well as to those companies that, for any reason, decide to reduce part of their managerial and/or expert staff.

Protection of company’s image and employer branding Avoidance of trials - layoffs create a lot of negative feeling among fired employees, their families and fiends Avoidance of “Lay-offs’ survival syndrome” (the employees who are still working in the company feel guilty that they have survived and know that they are next; in this situation they feel future danger and react with lower motivation) Cost cutting - by using outplacement as effective tool for reintegration of employees instead of paying compensatory salaries to a large number of employees Ethics - as it provides a way of transmitting the right image to the employees laid off and to the public Re-Integration opportunity – Don’t fire all bridges for return! Benefits for Employers

Assistance through a difficult period especially psychologically Professional and confidential consultancy by trained recruiters Increase of the pool of opportunities by targeted, intelligent approach to labor market Access to services otherwise expensive to purchase on oneself Benefits for Employees

Career counseling on motivations and capabilities Competency based interviewing and evaluation of employee’s strengths and weaknesses Proficiency of efficient recruitment tools: resume and motivation letter writing Identifying, targeting and seizing opportunities: job searching Interview skills and best self presentation Group workshops and behavioral strategies One-on-one coaching Integration in Horizons’ candidate data base Priority presentation to clients and job openings Recommendations assistance by Horizons Service Description

TIMELINE & PROCESS FLOW - OUTPLACEMENT Stages W1W2W3W4W5W6 Discussions with HR/Client CBI and employee evaluation Proficiency of efficient recruitment tools: resume and motivation letter writing Job searching (group workshops and behavioral strategies Interview skills and best self presentation One-on-one coaching Integration in Horizons’ candidate data base Priority presentation to clients and job openings/ recommendations assistance Follow up 1 Follow up 2 Timeline

The pricing model of the outplacement service aims at giving companies the best financial and branding solution to an otherwise unpleasant scenario: the necessity to downsize personnel. Pricing model Assumption: ‘At any given situation people are happier when they feel they have a choice’ Do people have a choice when downsizing happens? Not much!

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime” Lao Tzu Horizons Outplacement proposes that, instead of granting more compensatory salary from your budget, you offer your ex employees the choice: To receive qualified professional recruitment advice, instead of a reduced part of the compensatory salaries T transit well the psychology of this difficult situation To have a last token of recognition by encouraging entrepreneurial employees to open a business and financing part of the initial costs, with specialized legal and accounting consultancy from Horizons For the price of: 1.One gross salary – for expert level positions 2.Two gross salaries – for middle management positions Fees are VAT exclusive. Terms of payment: 50% at the beginning of the project and 50% upon project completion. Pricing model

“…whatever you chose, be glad that you had a choice…”