In this economic climate where everyone is challenged, not just job seekers but also employers, there is often a disconnect between the outplacement packages offered to high echelon employees and the next tier of sales professionals, middle management, production leadership, and others. Executives are often offered substantial packages that serve to compensate them for their job loss and placate them as they enter a new phase. Those packages can easily cost a company from $5,000 to $$10,000 per employee.
As Jason Alba listened to his JibberJobber community and others in the career professional field, he found that there was a gap that could be met by the employer with a small investment of $500 to $1,000 per employee that would speed the job search and train employees on cutting edge job search strategies using JibberJobber and other social media strategies. He and I were talking recently during one of our periodic phone consults and I told him that I had thoughts of an outplacement company but didn’t want to do anything without seeing his plans.
His response was instantaneous and typical Jason, “That’s brilliant!” He suggested I talk to his Sale Manager, Craig Goldberg in New Jersey who was contacting companies to offer the new products of Affordable Outplacement. We discussed how my resume writing and other career marketing communication services could be combined with his package and marketed to companies who wanted to help their employees but don’t have a large budget to work with.
After some discussion, we decided that Design Resumes could partner with Affordable Outplacement as a pilot partnership. Jason’s other Career Expert partners will be soon on board and together we will see if we can help our fellow citizens to rejoin the work force.
If you are an employer who is reading this, consider contacting Craig Goldberg at Craig@AffordableOutplacement.com or call 732.387.0340 to see how Affordable Outplacement can help you.