Everything Employers Need to Know about Outplacement Services
📢 Important Update (2025): This guide was originally published in 2018, and while it still offers valuable insights, outplacement services have evolved significantly. If you’re looking for the latest best practices, strategies, and employer insights, check out our updated resource: 👉 Michigan Outplacement Services Guide (2025 Edition) – While focused on Michigan, this guide covers […]
What Do Employers Look For in a Resume?
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with the latest facts and new information has been added. The inexperienced cook is often shocked when first presented with a recipe that is a list of ingredients, and nothing more. No instructions on preparation, whether it’s boiled or baked, or even if it’s to be seasoned a […]
Questions You Should Ask During an Interview
Questions You Should Ask During an Interview Job interviews are one of the toughest challenges for job seekers. You need to effectively answer any question the interviewer throws at you. And, you must also which questions to ask during an interview. In one of her blog posts, leading career expert Alison Doyle shares, “Asking very […]
Resume Writing Tips For Recent College Graduates
If you are a recent college grad who believes that your greatest challenge is to find a job, you’re right. Yet, you have a more immediate challenge: writing a resume that will land you an interview for that job. Our resume writing tips will help you write a winning resume that gets results! Without a […]
Job Search Tips That Will Land Your Dream Job
Editor’s Note: This blog post has been revised from the original version to add new information and reflect changes in job search strategies. Job hunting is a bit like Game of Thrones. Top talent takes a no-holds barred approach to landing the best jobs available. Skilled and savvy, take-no-prisoners job hunters are experts at winning […]
How to Write Targeted Resumes and Cover Letters for Jobs
“The most important tool you have on a resume is language.” Jay Samit, Independent Vice Chairman, Deloitte Digital, best-selling author Jay’s quote highlights the importance of the language you use in a resume. When you tailor the language of your resume and cover letter to the specific job, you are much more likely […]
Outplacement Misconceptions and the Truth Behind Them
Corporate outplacement services provide an invaluable benefit to companies that are laying off or otherwise terminating employees. However, while many business leaders know about outplacement services, their knowledge is often superficial and based on what they have heard from others. This has led to many myths concerning the outplacement industry and these may cloud a […]
Companies Can Help Laid Off Employees With Career Assistance
The decision to lay off employees, either through termination or downsizing, brings with it many emotional, legal and business issues, as well as financial ones. While the decision is primarily fiscal for the companies, it is highly emotional for the displaced worker. That’s why many companies opt to ease the blow by providing workers with […]
Saving Face: Outplacement Services Help Protect Brand Reputation
Helping displaced workers with their new career search is more than just a nice thing for companies to do. It has many real benefits for the employer as well. In fact, many of the benefits that are achieved by offering outplacement services to former workers are immeasurable, because rather than creating a tangible benefit, they […]