Outplacement is a term that is currently used frequently within the business world, specifically in the area of human resources, it is defined as a set of procedures that a company executes, to help those employees who, for restructuring reasons, mergers, acquisitions, etc. They have been removed from their functions within the organization.
Through outplacement, the company seeks to guide these employees, in order to facilitate their reintegration into the labor market and thus the worker can find a new job much faster and the image of the company will not be affected by negative comments, issued for the person who became unemployed.
The outplacement experts will meet with the employees to establish certain fundamental bases, which consist of: studying the current reality of the job in question, providing fully personalized support and collaboration, setting future plans, searching for new jobs and possibilities within the field labor.
It is important to note that outplacement is not directed at all levels within the company, but rather focuses on executives who are in managerial positions.
Currently there are many human resources consultants that are offering their services to manage these transitions, in cases of mergers or changes in the business structure. It is about guiding in a positive way all these executives who disengage, determining their professional horizon and creating an optimistic vision for their future, through a series of tools, which can be adapted to each particular case. It can be said that it is like a "reeducation" of the person, updating him in terms of the reality of the market and how his profile can be accepted in the contact networks.
Within this process, certain stages must be met: the first has to do with evaluating the knowledge, experiences, skills of the person who will be disengaged and how they can fully reinforce their professional characteristics. Then, according to the results obtained from the evaluation, a search for job offers begins, whose functions are similar to those performed by the outgoing executive; Later, the possibilities are analyzed in the event of a modification in the tasks to be carried out, to finally consider a total break in their work habits.
Finally, in the event that the person decides to undertake a project autonomously, they will be provided with all the necessary guidance to carry out their aspirations.
