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Outplacement/Career Transition Services
for Public Accounting Firms
Control Costs
Strengthen your employer brand
Provide a soft landing for your employees
Protect your company from legal recourse
In these tough economic times, firms are focused on controlling costs. Unfortunately, this means that many public accounting firms will have to make difficult decisions to reduce their workforce and eliminate jobs. The Advisory Board has teamed up with SS&G/TorchGroup Career Transition Services to offer a streamlined, cost-effective outplacement services for your downsized employees.
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What does the program include?
What is outplacement?
Why should you offer these services to employees?
How much does it cost?
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Special Educational Webinar
SS&G/TorchGroup Career Transition Services is hosting a free webinar to discuss the details of the Outplacement Services program and give you the opportunity to interact with the service providers and outplacement experts.
April 23, 2009
1:30 pm EDT
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Online Career Transition Services
The Advisory Board has teamed up with SS&G/TorchGroup Career Transition Services to offer a cost-effective career transition/outplacement program. It is self-administered and geared for exempt as well as nonexempt employees and other professionals.
Utilizing the best available technology, this program guides your outplaced employee through a career assessment, job search exercises, resources, and action steps with a tracking mechanism to keep them on task. It also includes unlimited, personalized phone coaching for individualized guidance. Best of all, it is a considerably less expensive option for you than traditional outplacement services, which could cost more than twice as much.
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What is Outplacement?
Outplacement, or Career Transition Services, help downsized employees to find new employment. Outplacement/career transition services are typically paid for by the employer to provide their downsized employees with a soft landing for their job transition.
These services typically include:
- Personal coaching and counseling
- Development of job search marketing plan
- Career assessment and evaluation.
- Workshops on topics such as resume-writing, networking, interviewing, negotiating
- Electronic resume distribution
Why Should my Company Offer Outplacement?
The best companies always consider the long-term, strategic impact of an action. There are several important advantages to offering outplacement or career transition services to your employees. It's obvious that providing outplacement services allows you to put a positive spin on a negative situation. Departing employees are potential customers have a voice in your community - and a voice with your current staff members - and it's important to remember that their impact on your organization doesn't end when they walk out of the door. Here are some other reasons to offer outplacement services to your laid-off workforce:
- Eliminate likelihood of litigation.
- Lower unemployment costs - employees find new jobs quicker when given assistance.
- Reduce management stress.
- Mitigate negative feelings of laid-off workers.
- Increase morale among retained employees.
- Achieve the best possible good will and positive PR despite a discouraging announcement.
- Heighten public opinion as a better corporate citizen.
How Much Does it Cost?
Many businesses engage traditional, but rather expensive outplacement firms to provide career transition services for their effected employees often costing $3,000 - $5,000 (or much more) per downsized employee. However, The Advisory Board has negotiated this following, heavily-discounted pricing, allowing you to save 60-80%:
Under 10 employees: $1,200 each
10 or more employees: $1,000 each
(Note that the volume discount only applies to a single order.)
Contact Us
For more information on the SS&G/TorchGroup Outplacement Services, contact Doug Levin of SS&G/TorchGroup Career Transition Services at (440) 519-1822 ext.103.
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