What is Executive Outplacement? Executive outplacement is a specialised form of outplacement designed to support senior leaders who are leaving an organisation through redundancy or negotiated exit. For employers, executive outplacement helps manage...
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Why Outplacement Services in the UK Must Evolve in a Tougher Labour Market
Quick Summary A tougher labour market: With vacancies falling and competition for roles rising in 2025, displaced employees face longer, more complex job searches than in recent years. Outplacement under pressure: Traditional, light-touch outplacement models no...
Why Career Progression Coaching Matters in a Cooling Job Market
A Labour Market Losing Momentum This year’s Autumn Budget confirmed a shift many HR leaders have already been sensing: the UK labour market isn’t in crisis, but it is slowing. Hiring pipelines have cooled, progression opportunities are narrowing, and movement...
Volume Outplacement: How Organisations Can Scale Support Without Sacrificing Quality
2025 has been the year of significant change for many organisations across the UK. Company insolvencies rose 6% in January, and 3.8 per 1,000 employees were made redundant between January and March – a sign of an evolving landscape. Although this surge in...
Internal Mobility: Retain Talent with Career Coaching
In a market where attracting new talent is costly and competitive, organisations that invest in internal mobility gain a powerful edge. By supporting employees to grow, shift, and develop through structured career coaching, companies reduce recruitment costs and...
Your Secret Weapon for Winning the Talent Retention Battle
In today’s competitive job market, top talent retention is more critical than ever. As an HR professional, you might be familiar with exit interviews. But have you considered the proactive approach of stay interviews? Stay interviews are a powerful tool that can...
The Hidden Value of Outplacement Services
In today’s fast-paced world, careers are anything but linear. My own journey from hospitality to a Marketing Executive, with stops in design along the way, is a testament to the unpredictable nature of professional growth. But what happens when the unexpected strikes,...
Knowing Your Numbers: Fostering a Healthy Career
"Knowing your numbers" is often talked about as a key attribute of the best business leaders. And no doubt a command of the P&L, cashflow and KPIs is really important. However, in the last few weeks I've been reminded that there's another set of numbers we need to...
The five key factors that drive homeworking success
Here at Chiumento we know a thing or two about homeworking success. We started talking about it as a potential future business model way back in 2010. At the time we were reviewing our property portfolio and starting to ask some serious questions about how much of our...
Getting a job offer – should you say “yes”?
Receiving a job offer can be a really exciting moment. Especially if it comes in the wake of redundancy. However is it the right job offer? When you are out of work, the temptation can be to grab the first thing you are offered. It can seem like a life raft in a sea...