CMS Program Insights and Information
As part of helping their candidates look for a new job, CMS Program Coaches also encourage their outplacement program clients to explore current job market trends, and outlooks as they relate to their particular industry, position, and career stage so that they can anticipate outcomes and...
In our last blog, we discussed one of the top two goals that we at CMS have. Goal #1 as you may recall, is to provide our valued HR clients with responsive, professional and personal support – support that they can rely on to be consistent and helpful during the course of difficult decision...
We recently gathered at CMS to reiterate and reconfirm our primary goals. And, although simple and straightforward, I thought I would take this opportunity to share them with you.
Goal #1 - to provide our valued HR clients with responsive, professional and personal support –...
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...
During the interview preparation process of the CMS outplacement program, many candidates express their worry about how to answer the question, why did you leave your last position? – especially when it wasn’t their choice to do so!
Many are coping with their own personal...
No matter how many times you have do it over the course of your career, delivering employment termination news to an employee is never easy, and can never be taken lightly.
Having an objective sounding board and third-party support for your HR team members and department managers, can go a...
As we continue to help prepare our candidates for the interview process as part of their outplacement program, we inevitably must discuss how to negotiate a potential salary.
Some candidates, however, will have little idea about what the employer is expecting to pay, because it has not...
In a recent 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.
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Once the initial feelings of shock start to wane, most of the candidates who have joined the CMS outplacement program report that worries of replacing income and supporting personal finances at home become top of mind – even if provided with a substantial severance package.
That is why the...
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...
At CMS, we understand how planning for the delivery of difficult news can be almost as stressful as delivering it to outgoing employees.
Let us take some of the related administrative burden, by using our efficient HR Manager's portal when you want to offer outplacement support.
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The role of human resources is integral to making necessary organizational changes as efficient and as effective as possible. However, the effects of implementing difficult company decisions, especially when it comes to laying off staff can be profound on HR team members.
As an HR professional,...
