outplacement
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- noun
- /ˈaʊtˌpleɪsmənt/
- Jargon
- If no outplacement support has been provided, ask if the company could provide assistance with a registered outplacement firm.
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Instead of groveling, I'd focus my attention on getting additional severance, outplacement, and an extension of healthcare before you have to pay for COBRA on your own.
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Research has shown that job seekers with the assistance of a qualified outplacement consultant have a better strike rate in job interviews.
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If your company provides outplacement support, make full use of it.
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Take advantage of outplacement support
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Especially important is the network of government re-employment centers set up to provide monthly pay and benefits along with retraining and outplacement services for laid-off SOE workers for up to three years, followed by continued assistance in job search and placement.
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Morin is chairman and Cabrera is president of New York-based Drake Beam Morin, the nation's major outplacement firm, which has opened offices in Philadelphia.
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Martin signed up with an outplacement consulting firm, adjusting to a new environment where job searches involved LinkedIn and Facebook—unfamiliar territory for someone who hadn't looked for work in 17 years.
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Company spokeswoman Whitney Jodry did not specify the number of layoffs at each site but said the move was "something that's very hard for us as a company, and is something that, as we make these transitions, we will look to provide the proper outplacement assistance for the employees impacted."
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In collaboration with multiple partners, including Management Recruiters-Dallas, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., and Sparhawke, Inc., a new start company, PETE established the Workforce Enterprise Program (WEP) to respond to the need for retraining and outplacement of these former employees.
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The company provided outplacement services to assist employees who had been laid off in finding new jobs.
Synonyms
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3.4
Finding a suitable job for someone often through an agency
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Morphology
Etymology
The word outplacement comes from out- meaning 'outside' and placement, from place meaning 'a job'. So, outplacement is help to 'place' someone outside their company and today means services that help laid-off employees find new jobs.