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Human-centered outplacement backed by executive search expertise since 2007
Vertical Media Solutions provides corporate outplacement and career transition services for Michigan employers navigating workforce changes. We combine professional resume writing, LinkedIn optimization, and one-on-one career coaching to help displaced employees land new roles faster while protecting your company’s reputation. Our 68% faster transition rate is based on VMS client outcome data tracked since 2007.
Whether you’re planning a reduction in force, restructuring a department, or closing a location, our Michigan-based outplacement team builds a tailored program for your organization. We support all levels, from individual contributors to C-suite executives.
The academic job market is brutal, and my CV wasn’t doing me any favors. VMS helped me restructure it to highlight my research
Coming from a startup that folded, I needed help positioning myself for larger tech companies. VMS understood how to translate my scrappy, wear-all-hats
After fifteen years in hospital administration, my resume had become a list of duties instead of accomplishments. VMS transformed it into a strategic
As a VP in the insurance industry, I needed someone who understood executive hiring and could position me for C-suite conversations. The resume
When my position at MSU was eliminated due to budget cuts, I wasn’t sure where to start. Joel understood the higher ed landscape
After 12 years in state government, I wanted to transition to the private sector but had no idea how to translate my experience.
Michigan companies expect an outplacement firm that delivers measurable results. As one of Michigan’s most trusted outplacement providers, our employee transition services are built on successful placements since 2007 for organizations of all sizes, from local businesses to multi-state and national employers.
It takes job seekers an average of 18 weeks to find a new job. At Vertical Media Solutions, our outplacement process is optimized to help your employees transition into new jobs up to 68% faster than if they were to find a new job without our expert services and support.
Outplacement is about a lot more than merely transitioning employees into new jobs. It’s also about:
While layoffs and terminations are a fact of life, they can be handled in a way that minimizes your company liability. Outplacement services are part of a caring and fair separation program. They also display your company’s commitment to fulfilling your corporate responsibility to employees.
Preserve your company’s reputation by caring for transitioning staff. Outplacement plans elevate your brand in the eyes of investors, customers, remaining employees, future job candidates and the community in which you do business.
Effective outplacement services show that you care for employees, even when tough business decisions force layoffs.
The sooner displaced employees find new jobs, the lower the cost of insurance and other benefits that are paid for by the former employer. Additionally, outplacement services can be claimed as a tax write-off, thus lowering the actual cost to your company.
Outplacement services greatly reduce the HR time investment that is typically required for post-separation follow-up with transitioning employees.
In a market full of automated platforms and outplacement software, our approach stays human-centered. We use modern tools to support the process, but every participant works directly with an experienced career coach and certified resume writer. That blend of technology and personal guidance is what leads to faster, higher quality outcomes for your employees.
The resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn profile form a trio of marketing collateral for each employee. The content and format of each document is written and optimized to provide the most powerful presentation of employee skills and experience.
Today’s job search is almost entirely driven by technology. Nearly all jobs are posted online and most employers use Application Tracking Software (ATS) to screen all applicants. To maximize the chances of an employee’s resume making it to the hiring manager’s desk, we perform SEO optimization with keywords taken directly from actual job postings. This positions each employee’s resume to make it past ATS screening and onto the hiring manager’s desk.
While we can’t guarantee your employees will get a job interview, our proven outplacement process has a high success rate. However, if a resume makes it all the way to the hiring manager’s desk, your employee is only halfway to a new job.
The approach we take to interview coaching is an important part of our success. Instead of the conventional, outdated role-playing approach, we teach genuine interview question strategies. We help your employees gain the critical thinking skills they need to respond to tricky behavioral questions and tough technical questions during the interview.
Hiring managers love our outplacement process and their transitioning employees appreciate how we take care of them. Every employee gets one-on-one service, from the initial career evaluation through the last career coaching session. Finding a new job is tough, and they are grateful that we are there for them during their job search and transition into a new job.
Vertical Media Solutions has helped employees transition into new roles from a wide variety of industries, including technology, manufacturing, healthcare, and higher education. Since 2007, we have supported workforce transitions at organizations including:
