Outplacement Services
In current turbulent times outplacement services are in more demand as companies are forced to lay-off employees or even close down their offices due to political and economic circumstances. In order to make transition period smooth both for companies and employees we have designed Outplacement program. SWP's Outplacement Program is aimed to provide professional support for participants in job-search process, help them to feel more confident and well prepared for job hunting.
What does Outplacement program provided by SWP include?
Outplacement program is customized for each client based on clients’ expectations, needs & budget possibilities.
SWP’s full Outplacement program includes following key steps
Our cooperation with participant starts with introductory meeting with consultant who will be dedicated to work with this participant, and includes: discussion of the program, timelines, and expectations from both sides, job market overview. During first meeting consultant clarifies participant’s further career plans and aspirations, expectations in terms of future employers and preferable positions/industries.
º Major job search stages,
º Effective job search strategies and resources,
º CV and cover letter preparation, references,
º LinkedIn as source of opportunities and professional network,
º Inteview types and best ways to answer typical interview questions,
º Interview do’s and dont’s,
º Testing, assessment centers & other selection tools used by companies
º Cooperation with recruitment agencies,
º Job offer negotiations.
Participant receives detailed work book with practical tips and tasks that are completed during the training & afterwards
At this stage participant is put through the Assessment Center to identify strong competencies and areas for development. As the result of Assessment Center participant receives extended individual report describing his/her strengths, development areas, recommendations for development & advice how to perform better in each type of cases used during assessment. Results of Assessment center are discussed during personal feedback session with consultant.
Based on information gathered during previous stages consultant develops customized job search strategy for participant, prepares and shares with participant during the meeting information about job market trends & situation in specific participant’s business/functional area, recommended resources for effective job search
Participant’s CV in Russian/Ukrainian and English is re-designed, fine-tuned and aligned with job search strategy. Also consultant provides support at drafting cover letter and other templates which could be needed during job hunting.
To feel confident when passing interviews with potential employers participants gets opportunity to prepare for interview during real-life interview practice getting feedback & advice how to answer different kind of questions. We practice in biographical, competency-based, motivation and case interview in Russian/Ukrainian and English language.
As soon as all documents are finalized (CV, cover letter) participant and consultant start CV mailing stage. Depending on profile of the participant CV is sent for open job opportunities, to companies that could be potentially interesting as employers, executive search agencies, recruitment agencies, participant’s professional network.
What is unique at SWP’s approach to PROVIDING OUTPLACEMENT SERVICES?
We offer not only ready-made solution, but adjust our program depending on each participant’s profile, expectations and needs, industry specifics, job search geography. We not only provide general interview practice, but prepare participant for each important interview developing customized answers for questions that could be asked on interview for specific role, competency based questions on company’s corporate competency model
we analyze & make learning after real-life interview in the company
We not only provide participant with information “how-to-do” and “where to find”, but dive into the process by finding information needed, preparing target lists, finding necessary contacts, following up & stay updated on progress.
Reports for participants of Outplacement program include not only assessment results, description of strengths & development areas, development recommendations, but also recommendations how to perform better in each type of cases during Assessment Center
Support that we provide to participant and the fact that they have a person they can contact and ask for advice makes them more comfortable and confident in job search process.
Why to chose SWP as Outplacement Services provider?
° Experience and expertise in delivery of Outplacement programs (90+ participants from different industries (retail/FMCG/banking/oil&gas) went through our outplacement program (full & partial)
° Individual approach to each participant
° Sound and up-to-date knowledge of employment market, job search tools which helps to identify most effective job search strategies for each participant
° Broad HR & recruitment network
° Significant experience in interviewing (3000+ interviews run) and assessment (350+) which helps to provide professional advice to participants how to perform better
° Close contact with participants, prompt reply and support 24/7 (if needed)
° Ability to provide services in English, Russian & Ukrainian
° Broad job search geography – depending on profile of the participant we are scanning job opportunities not only in Ukraine, but also in CIS/Europe/Middle East
° We use professional tools (assessment cases, psychometric tests)
° Regular contact and reporting for client on participant’s progress status
° We are interested in final results & can provide examples of successful placement cases