What is the cost of outplacement?

What is the cost of outplacement?

Once upon a time there was apparently a “rule of thumb” about the cost of outplacement. One of our founders told me that until at least the 1980s the guide was to allow 10% of salary. So a £50k role would get something in the region of a £5k outplacement...
New Year, New Career

New Year, New Career

Back in my recruitment advertising days, we used to run a sweep stake at the is time of year on how many times we’d see this over-used, cringeworthy headline on job ads. Yet it holds a ring of truth. The Christmas and New Year period is no doubt a period of reflection...
Top 3 exit interview mistakes

Top 3 exit interview mistakes

Exit interviews aren’t often given the focus and attention they’re due.  Much time and effort is attributed to interviewing those staff that wish to join the company and to retaining them once they’re employed.  Yet, often, once that letter of resignation has been...
Our top 3 tips for exit interviews

Our top 3 tips for exit interviews

In today’s economy, skilled employees are the asset that drives business success. In a competitive job market, it’s more important than ever to retain your top talent. A well conducted exit interview can give a wealth of information that can help improve retention and...
Top 3 interview tips

Top 3 interview tips

We spoke to our career coaches and concierges and asked them their top interview tips. From the responses we received we could easily have written an article titled, top 30 tips for a successful interview. However, there were a number of pieces of advice that came up...