Large Scale Downsizing

After liaising with the company about what they saw as the key challenges during the planned roll out of the redundancies, Outplacement Australia prepared a post-notification communication plan that ensured each staff member received emotional support following the news being broken. In this discussion we spoke with each person about how they were feeling, their unique circumstances and how we could help. In the meetings that followed each person gained assistance to assess potential directions and opportunities.

They worked with our specialist resume team who partnered with them to identify and articulate key work achievements and who then designed a resume aligned with their current goals.

The resume team also provided assistance with application letter development, recruiter introduction letters, direct-to-company introduction letters and LinkedIn profile development.

Due to the long length of tenure for many staff, a large number of individuals had not experienced an interview for many years and were quite understandably nervous, and many also had limited familiarity with 21st century job search methodologies. They worked with our coaches to build their interview skills and confidence, and to develop effective strategies for uncovering and capitalising on potential market opportunities. They also worked with our coaches during assessment of potential job offers and during important salary negotiations. A tailored career resource manual was also given to each person.