HR Development at Work offers outplacement and job seeker coaching services around Adelaide, South Australia. We can provide outplacement services to clients outside of South Australia via telephone and email coaching and via our partners interstate.

Please contact 8322 8455 or bh@developmentatwork.com for information about our outplacement services.

For employers: We have a FREE information pack full of tips on managing the human face of outplacement and redundancy. Please email us to request it.

For retrenched workers and other job seekers in Southern Adelaide: FREE. If you live in Southern Adelaide please call HR Development at Work to register for our Next Steps Program – incorporating free 1:1 mentoring meetings and free workshops.  To see more information you can join the Next Steps face book group page www.facebook.com/groups/NextStepsinSAdelaide/ where details of all workshops are displayed and you can see and share helpful tips, job news, etc

FREE. For Job seekers and those wishing to take the next step in their career path, who live in Southern Adelaide – contact us for free career path planning personalised help, referrals to free workshops (until November 2013). Available to the unemployed and under-employed (those who seek more hours of work). Receive free help and referrals, career guidance, information about other career path options including free help with career planning, resume writing, sifting through the through the maze of training options, free or subsidised training, referrals to other training and services such as language skills help and computer skills development; help to find work experience and volunteering opportunities. Help is also provided for those who wish to start self-employment.

To enrol in Next Steps and book into free workshops contact us on 8322 8455 or email bh@developmentatwork.com and leave your name, suburb, landline number and email address.

Redundancies

Is your organisation struggling? Do you think you may have to make some positions redundant? We can help you.

It's difficult for managers to know how to plan and manage redundancies and the resulting impact on staff, suppliers and customers. Managers need training and preparation for times of uncertainty.

Would you like help to know how to prepare for redundancies? Do you need help to manage the people aspects of change effectively so you don’t lose all the talent in the organisation? Do you want to know what to do to ensure the emotional impact is reduced – on those who stay, on those who leave and on your clients?

FREE resources for HR Managers and Business Owners anticipating redundancies.

Contact HR Development at Work on 8322 8455 or for a free tip sheet on how to prepare for and manage outplacement and redundancies.

The tip sheet includes:

• questions you need to have answers to before you make any announcements
• what you need to do to prepare for redundancies
• tips on how to communicate difficult decisions – with a special focus on what to say on the day to individuals most affected (and who to have on standby to help you)
• ideas for how you can manage this situation of uncertainty effectively.

Outplacement Services

Bridget Hogg, Principal Consultant, HR Development at Work and her team of outplacement consultants, assist organisations to effectively manage down-sizing and outplacement.

Contact us on (08) 8322 8455 or for a free no obligation, confidential meeting to find out how we can assist you in times of uncertainty and change. If you would prefer us to send you information about our services, and what an outplacement program includes, please contact us and request an overview of our outplacement services.

Awards

We were recognised in October 2008 for our achievements in assisting job seekers by the Hon. Paul Caica, Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education.

Outplacement services to Adelaide and South Australian organisations

HR Development at Work is based in the South Metro area of Adelaide in South Australia. We specialise in offering outplacement services to organisations within South Australia. As part of this service we also provide career coaching and job search assistance to employees whose position has been made redundant. More details follow below.

We have assisted employees from the public and private sector with their job search, resume writing and interview skills. Past clients include: Classic Timber Furniture, Electrolux, Genesys, ClickClack, Officemax, South Australia Works in the Region, the Family Court, Australian Liquor and Hospitality, Inverarity, Coles Myer, Lion Nathan, Maxxium and Hagemeyer.

The Client’s View

For more testimonials about our outplacement and job seekers services please click on “testimonials” at the top of the page.

"I found Bridget's course (Next Steps Job Seeker workshop) extremely useful.  It was interesting to see and hear the perspective of the interviewer and what they want to hear and see, and that gave me more confidence to be the interviewee.  I found the SOAR acronym particularly helpful as it gave me a structure to answer all questions from the interviewer, both easy and difficult, and this made it much easier.  The use of the words as a sentence starter was particularly helpful. 

I also found my resume writing improved beyond measure.  I also saw this from the employer's perspective and understood more fully exactly what they would like to see in a resume.

Bridget was an enthusiastic, patient and knowledgeable tutor."

Brigeen Gilroy

“Bridget provided outplacement support for a number of people in 2001 when I worked at SA Brewing. Clearly there were some high emotions involved for individuals with this change and they all spoke glowingly of her ability to be supportive, objective and keep them focussed on what they had to do next. They were also quick to comment on Bridget’s genuine concern and how at ease they felt with her. Additionally, Bridget provided career counselling for another individual … She achieved what years of internal coaching had not been able to! I would have no hesitation calling on Bridget’s services again."

Erin Taplin. Formerly HR / Organisational Development Manager, Lion Nathan (Adelaide).

How we help

We provide assistance and advice in a variety of ways, via individual coaching or group sessions. We back up our advice with workbooks and up to date local contact lists.

Assistance for Organisations

Maintaining the company’s image during a difficult time.

Guidance in managing the impact of restructuring and transition on remaining employees.

Understanding of the impact of restructuring on employee retention.

Advice for Managers

Guidance for managers in delivering the news to individuals and the team. What to say and what not to say.

Advice on how to manage reactions.

Assistance for managers to prevent and manage repercussions in the workplace.

Guidance for Individuals and Groups

On-site support at the time the employee is given the news.

Assistance for the individual involved to manage emotional reactions and the impact on the family.

Assistance in resume writing.

Job search guidance.

Guidance to write covering letters that get interviews.

Interview skills advice and practice.

Assistance in negotiating a new starting salary with a new employer.

Advice and contacts for those who wish to pursue self-employment or part-retirement.

Previous outplacement clients said:

“Thank you for your assistance during my recent outplacement counselling sessions. I have no hesitation in saying that the sessions were major factor in my finding suitable employment so quickly. The personal meeting sessions were relaxed and productive. From the first session my confidence was raised…When first provided with the offer of outplacement counselling from my previous employer I had not really decided whether to take up the opportunity. I had a preconceived view of this type of counselling more as a stress or grief management service than as a pro-active employment training exercise…I may not even have contacted (Bridget) if you had not made the initial contact. Needless to say I am now extremely glad you did …”

“The entire program was extremely useful”

To find out more about how we help organisations, managers, individuals and groups during down-sizing and restructuring, please call Bridget Hogg, Principal Consultant, HR Development at Work on (08) 8322 8455.

Have you got a job search coach?

If you are a job seeker, if your position has been made redundant, if you would like some assistance to manage your job search - do contact us for information about our Career Development Service. If you haven't got a job search coach yet, ask yourself - how could an experienced job search coach help me to make my next career move more quickly?

Our job search coaching helps you to get it right first time and get results more quickly.

Why do some people seem to fly through redundancies and job search with confidence and energy? Our coach can help you to maintain your spirit and confidence as you face a career transition. Get the support you need to help you make your move now.

Your job search coach will help you plan your career goals - and reach them.

Job Search Coaching will:-

Inspire you to make decisions and stop putting them off.

Inspire you to take action now by guiding you to take the most effective job search strategies.

Help you go beyond the ordinary, to build an impressive resume and learn how to impress at the two different         types of interview you are likely to face.

Obtain maximum fulfilment in your career by choosing and pursuing a new path now with our help.

"A coach can help you tune in better to your needs and values, and find a position that is a good match for you."

Facing a career decision? Job Search Coaching can help you decide "where next?" and help you successfully take action on specific career issues.

Sounds great, but how do I know it's for me?

Job Search Coaching may not be for you. It's for people who are determined to move forward and want help and encouragement to choose and find a new career path to get new results now. We only accept you for Job Search Coaching if you are willing to commit to taking action and moving forward in your life.

What does it cost?

Typically an employer will pay for your program if you are in a job position which has become redundant. Ask your HR Manager or the owner of your business if they will talk to us to find out about the job search coaching program and our outplacement services. We can discuss the costs and the benefits to them as an employer, as well as the benefits for individuals. If this doesn’t apply to you, you can pay for your program yourself.

We are offering free workshops and 1:1 personalised help for 406 job seekers (including the under-employed) in Southern Adelaide. To find out about our free workshops and our 1:1 career path planning assistance: contact us on 8322 8455 or bh@developmentatwork.com for details and to register. Let us know your name, landline number, suburb and email address. You are eligible if you live in Southern Adelaide, have the right to work in Australia, are not in full-time education and are unemployed or working less hours than you would like to be working!

HR Development at Work is there for you

HR Development at Work can help you.

Contact us on +61 8 8322 8455 or for help and advice about attraction, retention, managing the people aspects of change and creating a happy workplace.