What is the cost of outplacement?

What is the cost of outplacement?

Once upon a time there was apparently a “rule of thumb” about the cost of outplacement. One of our founders told me that until at least the 1980s the guide was to allow 10% of salary. So a £50k role would get something in the region of a £5k outplacement...

Why do your people need outplacement support?

With so many job vacancies out there, employers could be forgiven for asking why their people need outplacement support. Finding a job is easy, isn’t it? There are lots of jobs out there. 1.1 million of them in the UK according to the latest official figures. On...

Good Leavers: Boosting Your Employer Brand

Why don’t we talk more about good leavers? Discussions about organisational success tend to focus on the importance of attracting and retaining top talent. Employee retention is vital for building a strong workforce but we often overlook the significant impact...
New Year, New Career

New Year, New Career

Back in my recruitment advertising days, we used to run a sweep stake at the is time of year on how many times we’d see this over-used, cringeworthy headline on job ads. Yet it holds a ring of truth. The Christmas and New Year period is no doubt a period of reflection...
What is an exit interview?

What is an exit interview?

In its simplest form, an exit interview is a conversation with an employee who is leaving the company (voluntarily by resigning and not via redundancy) to discover the main factors that have driven their decision to depart. In reality, it is often a potent mix of...
Top 3 exit interview mistakes

Top 3 exit interview mistakes

Exit interviews aren’t often given the focus and attention they’re due.  Much time and effort is attributed to interviewing those staff that wish to join the company and to retaining them once they’re employed.  Yet, often, once that letter of resignation has been...