Corporate Development Services

Outplacement Services

Prepare your staff. Protect your self.

Companies need assistance in providing sensitive and cost-effective transition services, and outplacement services, as they go through periods of restructuring. The Centre focuses on providing programs, products and services that reflect the realities of today’s working world.

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outplacement services.

Benefits of The Centre’s outplacement services:

Workers…

• get support in preparing for the next phase in their career.
• gain from The Centre’s 10+ years of helping clients achieve their career and training goals.

Companies…

• protect themselves against potential lawsuits from laid-off workers.
• maintain a reputation for supporting current and former workers, encouraging recruitment and retention.

HR departments…

• get professional help in offering services outside of their regular duties.

The economy…

• benefits from a confident and ready workforce.

The Centre’s Outplacement Services

The Centre can provide outplacement/transition services for both salaried and hourly workers as well as on-site release counselling.

Salaried Workers: Two comprehensive packages, each providing clients with assessment results, a defined career goal, and a personalized re-employment plan that includes short, medium and longer-term targets.

Standard Package (4-6 weeks):

• 8-10 hours of personal career coaching
• Interest and aptitude assessments
• Transferable skills inventory
• Networking workshops
• Résumé preparation with unlimited copies
• Interview preparation
• Speaker series

Extended Package (12-14 weeks):

• 10-15 hours of personal career coaching
• Myers-Briggs Personality Assessment
• Interest and aptitude assessments
• Transferable skills inventory
• Self-employment consultation
• Networking workshops
• Cold calling techniques
• Résumé preparation with unlimited copies
• Interview preparation
• Speaker series
• Personalized professional portfolio

Hourly Workers:

• One on one counseling with Career Information Specialists
• Résumé and cover letter development and copies
• Transition workshops
• Aptitude and interest assessments
• Career decision-making programs

In addition, each client receives NO FEE access to any of
The Centre’s fully equipped and staffed
Employment Resource Centres.

For more information, please contact Lorna Hart, Manager, Corporate Development & Special Projects at 905-333-3499, 147 or by e-mail hartl@thecentre.on.ca