Outplacement A service offering counselling and careers advice for you and your company We offer a single point of contact for each referred person We offer ongoing and telephone support included as part of the service.

The 5 C’s Plan for Outplacement 1.Challenges-employment/self employment/more qualifications 2.Choices 3.Consequences 4.Creative Solutions 5.Course of action and a real Action Plan

+ve -ve Denial Resistance Exploration Acceptance Forming StormingNorming Performing Time passing Everything will be ok in the morning How dare they do this to me If I do x then.… **!!** happens Change outside my control Elizabeth Kübler Ross GROUP NORMS PAST FUTURE

1 Initial Diagnosis (with specific 2 CV how to make it look and smell right (Role-plays, skills and tips) 4 New role- new pathway Consultant Disengages Outplacement Process 3 Interviewing Ongoing telephone and support assigned Consultant) Action plans

Initial meeting with coachee Discuss SWOT analysis Carry out assessment of direction with coachee using tools such as MBTI, OPQ32, career orientation questionnaires Agree possible ideas and then agree outcomes for monitoring

2 nd meeting-options Employed route CV writing Agencies Head-hunters Applications Self employed route Business idea Business structure Business plan

Business Plan Consider the 5 Ms! Manpower Machinery Materials Methods Money

The Burning Platform As a change tool the Burning Platform can be used for 2 purposes to: 1.Create a false deadline 2. Countermand the standing instructions to do the unthinkable!

3 rd meeting Interview skills Employment route Role-play Actual Interview Self employment route Application to Bank financiers/backers Business plan into action

"STAR" Principle Stay `on track` when answering criteria based interview questions S ituation Describe the original situation T ask Explain what you are trying to achieve A ction Describe what you actually did R esults What was the output?

Key tips Land the plane!! Name, Rank and Number!

4 th meeting- Follow up Questions at this stage cover: What have you done? What further help do you need? Client uses the meeting for reviewing progress and identifying new skills learned Final Review where Consultant disengages

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