OUTPLACEMENT OPTIONS
Outplacement Resettlement and Job Search Programme
Coping with redundancy
This course will cover how to deal with emotional and practical issues when faced with redundancy including:
| • | Dealing with emotions |
| • | Practical tips for getting organised |
| • | Where to go for help |
| • | Signing on |
| • | How to remain positive |
| • | Dealing with the affect upon family members |
Duration: Half day
Job search
This course will equip you to maximise your potential to get you in front of interviewers and to encourage you be positive and realistic about getting a job.
Course content
| • | Taking stock |
| • | Overview of job search – purpose- concerns – elements of a good job search |
| • | Understanding the purpose of a curriculum vitae |
| • | How to write CV’s |
| • | Speculative CV’s |
| • | Covering letters |
| • | Do’s and don'ts |
| • | Responding to job advertisements |
| • | Speculative applications |
| • | Organising a campaign |
| • | The ‘Match’ technique |
| • | Record keeping |
| • | Networking |
| • | Keeping motivated |
Duration: 1 day
Interviewee skills
This course will give you the skills and knowledge to maximise your potential when attending selection interviews.
Course content:
| • | A view from the other side – a brief look at how the interviewers operate | ||||||||
| • | Receiving the invitation – what to do with the information in the offer letter | ||||||||
| • | Five links in the chain – essential elements | ||||||||
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Duration: Half day
Help with CV
If you would like some one to assist you in writing your CV then you can meet with our counsellor who will give you practical help or even write your CV for you if you wish.
Duration: as required
Starting your own business
This course will help you make the decision – get a job or work for myself – some practical guidance about getting started if you do decide to start up on your own.
Course content
| • | The compatibility check – some questions to help you decide |
| • | Benefits |
| • | Concerns |
| • | How to get started |
| • | Where to go for help |
| • | Successes and failures – examples from the trainer |
| • | Questions and answer session |
Duration: half day
Someone to talk to
This is an opportunity to talk to someone external to the company about any concerns or ideas you may have.
Typical subjects covered:
| • | Ideas you may wish to pursue |
| • | Concerns about own confidence and ability |
| • | Specific concerns about information for CV’s and interviews |
| • | Self esteem issues |
| • | Guidance about direction |
| • | Financial concerns |
| • | Family matters |
| • | Dealing with anger |
| • | Where to go for help |
Duration: As required, usually 1½ hours per session
Stepping out
The aim is to help you feel confident whatever you decide to do for your future.
Typical subjects covered:
| • | Why confidence sometimes fails |
| • | Confidence can be increased |
| • | The benefits of healthy self esteem |
| • | Tips for improving self esteem |
| • | Tips for reducing stress levels |
| • | How to be personally effective |
| • | How to achieve success |
Duration: Half day
Positive thinking
We all need to think and behave positively if our business and our personal lives are to be successful and rewarding.
Invest in a short event and raise your confidence level.
During your positive thinking event you will learn how to:
| • | Appreciate how the way you think makes you who you are |
| • | Take responsibility for your life and actions by changing the way you respond to events in your life |
| • | Improve your self esteem |
| • | Be a big thinker and achieve more |
| • | Become more confident |
| • | Become more motivated and learn how to motivate others |
As well as dozens of ideas to
| • | Become more positive and enjoy life and work more |
| • | Enjoy the benefits and rewards of being an optimist |
| • | Overcome moments of anger where you say things that you regret |
| • | Set goals and achieve them |
| • | Handle negative people in a constructive way |
| • | Get others working with you to help you achieve your goals |
| • | Realise your potential – we are all capable of more |
| • | Make time for the things that are important in your life |
If positive thinking leads to positive words, then positive words lead to positive actions and positive actions become a habit and bring success. It is believed that we think around 80,000 thoughts a day and we repeat about 80% of these thoughts the following day. Positive thinking therefore must surely be essential if we are to remain focused and successful.
Duration: 2 hours
