CMS Program Insights and Information

For our HR Colleagues - Zero Program Time Lost Ensures a Truly Personalized Outplacement Program Experience #canadianjobseekers #careertransition #cmscareers #customizedoutplacement #hrsupport #outplacement Dec 10, 2025

When a team member is made redundant, they are sure to respond with waves of emotions, and a variety of thoughts about their initial and future next steps.  Generally, they will first need time to focus in on what is important to them, their families and for their careers going forward.

As our Prog...

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Trials & Triumphs of Career Transition v. 29 - Friendly Independent Financial Coaching for CMS Candidates, like Sophie #canadianjobseekers #careertransition #cfp #financialcounselling #hrcanada #hrsupport #outplacementsupport #peaceofmind Nov 26, 2025

 I’m sure we can all agree that 2025 has been especially challenging when it comes to cost of living expenses and economic uncertainties on a number of levels.

It is especially important to us at CMS, to ensure that all job search candidates who join our full-service outplacement programs have the ...

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Trials & Triumphs of Career Transition, v.28 - How Practical Job Search Tools Created the Biggest Pool of Opportunities for Candidates like Dana #canadianjobseekers #careertransitionsupport #hrsupport #outplacement #outplacementprograms #practicaljobsearchtools Nov 19, 2025

There are three main pillars that can describe the CMS full-service outplacement program.  In our last blog, we discussed the value of Pillar #1 during job loss and career transition when emotions tend to run very high: personalized program coaching.

This week we focus on Pillar #2, which is equall...

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Trials & Triumphs of Career Transition, v.24 - Last Minute Reminder to Help Calm Ronald Before an Important Meeting #canadianjobseekers #careertransition #hrcanada #hrmanagers #hrsupport #interviewpreparation #outplacement #outplacementprograms Sep 24, 2025

As we have discussed over the last several weeks, interview preparation is key to one’s job search success. However, once interview day finally arrives our outplacement program candidates may need some help to stay focused on all the preparation they have completed!

As we can all relate, nerves can...

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Trials & Triumphs of Career Transition, v.23 - Helping Matt to Temper His Emotions When Talking about his Recent Downsizing #canadianjobseekers #cmscareers #interviewpreparation #outplacement #outplacementcanada #outplacementprograms #theempoweredjobseeker Sep 17, 2025

 

In our last blog we started a discussion about how we help our outplacement program candidates answer tricky interview questions, especially the one concerning why they left their previous position.  If one didn’t leave their previous role on their own volition, there are generally only two oth

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For our HR Colleagues - A New Career Transition Support Option for Larger Groups #canadianjobseekers #careertransition #cmscareers #downsizing #hrsupport #layoff Sep 10, 2025

As you may be aware, this year I published a book based on the experience I have developed over the last 30 years in the outplacement business, and the proprietary program CMS uses to support to our job seekers.

The original goal of publishing the book was to bring practical support through a step-...

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Trials & Triumphs of Career Transition, v.19 - How Chase Developed His Awareness of (and Preparedness!) for Behavioural Style Interview Questions #canadianjobseekers #careertransitioncanada #hrsupport #interviewprep #jobseekers #outplacement #outplacementservices #theempoweredjobseeker Jul 23, 2025

In our last blog, we talked about how we help CMS outplacement program candidates prepare to effectively answer technical interview questions.  This week our focus is on how our Program Coaches help their job search candidates in the preparation for Behavioural Style interview questions.

Most job s...

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Trials & Triumphs of Career Transition v.18 - How Chiara Came to Learn the Importance of Formal Interview Preparation #canadianjobseekers #careertransition #hrcanada #hrsupport #interviewpreparation #outplacement #outplacementcanada Jul 16, 2025

When most people go into a job interview their biggest problem is to remember and articulate everything that they have done and accomplished in the past.  Unless a candidate has prepared for this, the pressure of an interview can often make their answers awkward and disjointed.  The reason for this ...

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Trials & Triumphs of Career Transition v.17 - How Effective Listening Skills were Consequential to Marc’s Interview Experience #canadianjobseekers #careertransition #hrsupport #jobsearchhelp #outplacementcanada #outplacementservices Jul 09, 2025

As we are all aware, job interviews generally revolve around a series of questions and answers to a specific set of questions.  Preparing our outplacement program candidates for a variety of questions is just one way we help them to prepare for the interview process.  Helping them to be aware of the...

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Proudly Canadian, Through and Through.. #canadianjobseekers #hrcanada #outplacmentcanada #proudlycanadian Jul 02, 2025

As I reflected on our country's birthday yesterday, I thought it would be good timing to showcase how proud we are at CMS to be 100% Canadian owned and operated.

We are not a multi-national organization who has come to settle in Canada as part of a large conglomerate, we are not a division of a for...

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