Outplacement Service

TN HR

Can anyone in the Greater Metro Atlanta area recommend a good outplacement service provider? I am interested in offering this service to a mid-level manager whose position we eliminated.

If anyone has experience with a national service I would be interested as well.

You can post or emial me directly at [email]greyna@taylorfarms.com[/email]

Thanks!

Gene

System

Gene, since it's one person, would your schedule permit you to assist him? You could help him update his resume using his job description and adding a page of major accomplishments. Based on your referral policy, maybe a letter could help. Does the employee know how to use Job Services or go on-line to Career Builder or other job boards? Those are a few non-time-consuming things you could help with.

Just a few ideas.

LivindonSouth

GeNe: Try this: Spherion Human Capital Consulting, Two Stamford Landing, Suite 100, Stamford, CT 06902. Tel 203-353-1000, Fax 203-353-1809. Margaret Fitzpatrick is Consulting Services Director and Kathy Blanton is Managing Consultant. Margaret's number is above and her email is [email]margaretfitzpatrick@spherion.com[/email]; and, Kathy's number is 615-370-9300, extension 28.

They do work nationally and call themselves Workforce Architects. We contractd a six month program for an IT guy we were downsizing last year. Package deal was $7K including two face to face counseling sessions with a professional placement counselor, intensive Career/Life Planning Assessment, Job Search coaching, Job Search technology and research and a few other bells and whistles.

The package can be built to suit your needs and budget and certainly doesn't have to approximate the cost of ours.

GoOd LuCk.

TN HR

I like Sam's idea. Quite frankly though, we're also trying to hurry this guy out the door. Don's idea is also a good one. That's about what I was looking at in terms of cost, so it's right up my alley.

Thanks!

gEnE

LivindonSouth

If I were trying to 'hurry a guy out the door' I'll be damned if I'd spend 500 bucks on outplacement. Outplacement has zero value as a defense to termination.

TN HR

His position is being eliminated. There is a severance in exchange for a release and covenant not to sue (ADEA). I just don't want him hanging around any longer than necessary.

LivindonSouth

Can he pull pigs?

ritaanz

hEy GuYS! The Better question would be, Can he pass the lEgAL RiGHt to WoRk test? That's AlL that is ReQUireD.