1. Consult
Outplacement and Career Transition
Case Study / Engineering Consultancy
THE ASSIGNMENT THE OUTCOME:
As an employee-owned organisation that is dedicated to living up to its company values
of Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork, Caring, and Ownership, our client is committed to 40 Total no. of redundancies
looking after its employees through every step of the employee lifecycle. Recent
market changes impacted the hydrology business and a corporate decision was made
to restructure the business, and subsequently make 40 jobs redundant across Australia.
Roles ranged from administrative support to professional technical positions across a
78%
Participation
rate
number of levels within the organisation. With the objective of supporting those Completed
whose roles were made redundant and enabling them to secure alternate roles as
quickly as possible, our client engaged BeilbyOPRA Consulting to provide an
Outplacement and Career Transition program to these valued employees made
48%
Remainder utilised at
the full
program
redundant least one service prior to
securing employment
42%
BEILBYOPRA SOLUTION
BeilbyOPRA’s solution involved having Outplacement Consultants on site in seven
locations throughout Australia shortly after the news of the restructure had been
communicated to all employees. The Consultants, mainly Psychologists, provided
84%
Individuals who secured
immediate support to displaced individuals through an initial face-to-face meeting on employment within 3 months
site, where the Outplacement and Career Transition program was introduced. From
From the client’s perspective, the
here, employees chose whether or not to participate in the program, of which key
value of offering Outplacement
topics included:
and Career Transition to affected
 Taking Stock – Understanding and effectively managing the emotional
employees is summarised in the
reactions to job change.
following testimonial:
 Assessment – Identifying skills and achievements through psychometric
“Partnering with Beilby in the
assessment and feedback sessions.
provision of Outplacement
 Preparation – Time management skills; resume writing and cover letter
services gave us the confidence
preparation; telephone techniques.
that our staff members would be
 Avenues to Job Hunting – Tapping into the hidden job market; responding to well-looked after during this
advertisements; connecting with recruitment consultants. difficult time. Being able to speak
 Interviews – Formats; preparation; how to achieve a successful interview. to a Beilby consultant, someone
Due to the varying needs and levels of job-search experience of participants, the outside of the organisation,
program was tailored accordingly, whereby participants were able focus to on topics made a significant difference to
most relevant to them. those affected, as they were
provided with the advice, support
and direction to seek, and take
advantage of their next
employment opportunity.”
HR Manager
www.beilbyopra.com.au 1300 BEILBY