2. WHAT IS OUTPLACEMENT PLUS
Collins McNicholas’ bespoke Outplacement Plus Solutions is specifically tailored to offer companies
support should they be faced with a redundancy situation. Now, more and more organisations
are offering outplacement support because of the growing recognition that it provides tangible
benefits to both the employees and to the company.
The Outplacement Plus product provided by Collins McNicholas takes the traditional
outplacement offering further than any of the mainstream outplacement service providers are
able to go. Simply put, Collins McNicholas is now incorporating a recruitment module into the
outplacement process to provide clients and candidates with a much more comprehensive
service.
Collins McNicholas is the first outplacement provider to recognise that the traditional
outplacement model does not provide a comprehensive service to outplaced candidates and
needs to offer much more than it has done in the past. This enhanced offering is particularly
needed in this time of high unemployment, coupled as it is, with a very limited number of
vacant positions. Increasingly, candidates need to understand how to unlock the hidden
job market and outplacement plus aims to provide recruitment support to assist in this
process.
Outplacement Recruitment Outplacement Plus
OUR OUTPLACEMENT PLUS SOLUTION
Collins McNicholas provides a first class professional outplacement
plus service to the business community by offering customised Individual
Programmes, Group Programmes and/or Executive Programmes, depending
on your organisation’s needs. These programmes can be run on your site, at an
external location or at any of our facilities nationwide. We design programmes to
meet requirements at all levels from director and senior executive level to support
and operational staff, without compromising quality. Collins McNicholas employs
talented industry professionals, many of whom are CIPD qualified and are certified in
psychometric assessment as awarded by the British Psychological Society.
OUR OUTPLACEMENT PLUS SOLUTION: HOW IT WORKS
When a candidate completes the traditional outplacement module they are then assigned to a designated
Senior Consultant in our Recruitment Division. This consultant is provided with a full briefing on the
candidate by the Senior Outplacement Consultant who will be kept informed at all stages of the recruitment
module.
The Recruitment Consultant will provide the following additional services to the candidate who has
completed the outplacement module:
Place them on the Collins McNicholas database of 180,000 plus candidates which is immediately accessible to
all of our Recruitment Consultants within the group.
Provide them with immediate access to all of the local, national and international open jobs in the Collins
McNicholas network.
Explain in detail how the traditional recruitment market operates and offer advice on how to use personal
contacts, job boards, websites and recruitment agencies.
Outline the most effective routes into local and national companies.
Explain how the current job market operates and take them through networks such as LinkedIn, Facebook and
Twitter and assist candidates in putting up personal profiles on each of these social networks.
Advise candidates how to build an online profile and join relevant online groups, participating in online
discussions and how to reply to online vacancies.
Provide on-going support for a period of six to twelve months.
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3. OUR PROGRAMMES
OUTPLACEMENT PLUS PROGRAMME
Our outplacement offering focuses on the practical support needed for those entering the job market and covers the
following topics:
Career assessment & self appraisal
CV preparation and cover letters
Interview skills including mock interviews
Introduction to dedicated recruitment consultant to act as your account manager
Job search techniques - how to develop an effective job search strategy
Introduction to social media tools for recruitment (LinkedIn, Twitter & Facebook)
Development of a self marketing plan with measurable objectives
Six months on-going support from dedicated recruitment consultants
OUTPLACEMENT PLUS GROUP PROGRAMME OUTPLACEMENT PLUS EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME
Our group programmes are delivered in an intensive one Our executive programme is suitable for senior management
or two day format covering largely the same topics detailed and is individually tailored to meet the specific needs of each
in our individual programmes. The group programme is company and each executive. This programme covers similar
delivered in an interactive format but also provides for a content to that outlined in the individual programme but
one-to-one consultation with all participants to fine-tune also involves a greater number of contact hours and more
their individual requirements. The group programme also extensive support services. Our flexible, customised approach
provides individual support for six months. Our group enables us to provide personal coaching and mentoring,
programmes can be particularly effective in a large scale strategic networking and a variety of support services to
redundancy situation and we have delivered to groups of facilitate the executive‘s transition to a new position or
up to twelve participants. entrepreneurial venture. Our executive programmes provide
on going support for up to twelve months.
OPTIONAL EXTRAS
1. Video Feedback 3. New Business Programme 5. Early Retirement Programme
Interview Feedback Business Planning for Entrepreneurs Money, Budgeting, Pension Issues,
Presentation Skills Finance and Taxation Investments, Lump Sums and Savings
Taxation
2. Psychometric Assessments 4. Financial Planning Programme Social Welfare Entitlements
Ability/Aptitude Testing Pensions
Personality Profiling Retirement Planning
BENEFITS TO EMPLOYER BENEFITS TO EMPLOYEE
Reduces some of the negative feelings associated Helps restore self confidence and morale.
with redundancies. Provides individual consultation with a qualified
Creates a positive PR image that promotes a caring consultant who will offer timely advice and assistance
company and diminishes negative word of mouth. during and after the event.
Minimises the risk of legal action through professional Offers in-depth assessment to assist individuals in
counselling directed toward future career success. determining an appropriate and desirable career path,
and in identifying transferable skills and competencies.
Reassures remaining employees who may feel
threatened, maintaining productivity and boosting Provides comprehensive printed materials to support
morale. each section of the programme allowing employees to
refer to each stage of the process in detail.
Provides employees with excellent job search tools
and techniques giving them confidence to market
themselves.
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4. WILL THIS NEW SERVICE RESULT IN EVERY CANDIDATE SECURING A NEW JOB ?
Collins McNicholas cannot guarantee that the Outplacement Plus service will result in each candidate getting
a new job but we can guarantee that we will significantly improve the chances of every candidate who goes
through this enhanced outplacement programme.
The additional services in the Outplacement Plus programme are practical, hands-on, focused and current. Collins
McNicholas is the only outplacement provider which provides this crucial recruitment dimension.
We have field-trialled this new product over the past year and through customer feedback have fine-tuned the
product offering. Since adding on the recruitment module we have successfully placed several candidates who
have been through this enhanced outplacement programme.
If your company is in the unfortunate
position where it has to let go some of its
staff and you want to ensure that they
have the best chance of securing a new
job then I would strongly recommend
that you would consider putting
them through the Collins McNicholas
Outplacement Plus programme.
Colman Collins
Managing Director
Collins McNicholas
WHY US?
Our Proven Track Record
We have been delivering outplacement solutions to companies for over twenty years. In recent years we have delivered
outplacement solutions to both individuals and groups in the call centre, food, medical devices, software and
manufacturing sectors.
Our Position in the Marketplace
Collins McNicholas is uniquely placed to deliver practical, useful advice to individuals and groups. We work in
partnership with our national recruitment division which means we are in a position to provide up-to-date information
on local and national vacancies, relevant industry contacts and current job search techniques.
Our People
Collins McNicholas employs talented, creative and highly proficient industry professionals most of whom are CIPD qualified
and certified in Psychometric Assessment as awarded by the British Psychological Society.
Our Confidentiality & Ethics
This is the cornerstone of our organisation and one of the main reasons for our success since our foundation in 1990. We
treat all companies and individuals’ information in the strictest confidence.
Our Process
We work closely with companies and individuals to ensure that our process is sensitive and respectful of our candidates‘
needs. We believe that the relationship with our recruitment division ensures that our process is the most comprehensive
outplacement service available on the market.
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5. TESTIMONIALS
“I just wanted to drop you a line to say thank you so much for an excellent outplacement programme, professionally delivered by
a great team. As HR Manager for the site, I have received nothing but positive feedback from the 160 participants, who said that
their confidence in finding alternative employment was greatly boosted by their attendance and subsequent follow up one-to-one
meetings. I personally was particularly impressed that you managed to pitch the programme just right, which must have been difficult
given the wide demographic of the attendees. You showed great empathy and your common sense approach coupled with your broad
knowledge of the local job market was very reassuring. I wish you continued success and would have no hesitation whatsoever in
using your outplacement service again should the opportunity arise.”
Helen Harrington, HR Manager, Tiscali
“There is no question in my mind that the preparation I received from your Outplacement Programme led to my successful job offer.
Through your assistance, I attended several interviews and entered each one feeling thoroughly prepared and confident. You played a
significant role in my new transition.”
Senior Executive, Executive Outplacement Programme
“As we were shutting a factory that had been operational for over 20 years we wanted to help our mainly manual operator based
workforce in finding new opportunities. We needed someone who could speak to and relate to all levels during the outplacement
programme and we found the ideal combination at Collins McNicholas. While many employees were sceptical about attending, all
found the sessions very useful and helpful, especially our operators. It was a very worthwhile and competitively priced outplacement
programme and still continues with Collins McNicholas assisting them in finding employment.”
Anthony Murphy, General Manager, Skretting Ireland
“The information provided was very professional and informative; and I found the interview preparation particularly useful. The tutor
was very flexible and arranged the course times and information in accordance with the groups needs. I would definitely recommend
this course to my colleagues.”
Engineer, Group Outplacement Programme
CONTACT US
Colman Collins Niall Murray Sean Gannon
Managing Director General Manager Regional Manager Dublin/Athlone
Tel: (091) 706706 Tel: (071) 9142411 Tel: (01) 6620088 / 090 6478104
colman.collins@collinsmcnicholas.ie niall.murray@collinsmcnicholas.ie sean.gannon@collinsmcnicholas.ie
Joann McGlinchey Michelle Murphy Antoinette O’Flaherty
Regional Manager Cork Regional Manager Galway Regional Manager Sligo
Tel: (021) 4809118 Tel: (091) 706706 Tel: (071) 9142411
joann.mcglinchey@collinsmcnicholas.ie michelle.murphy@collinsmcnicholas.ie antoinette.oflaherty@collinsmcnicholas.ie
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