Career Transition Services and Outplacement Consulting – What’s the Difference?

One of the services we offer through aptivate are our Career Transition Services, often used interchangeably with the term “Outplacement Consulting”. But they really are two different processes, although a single company - going through a merger, an acquisition, a downsizing or restructuring – may need both of these components in place. So…what’s the difference?


Definition of Career Transition Services:
One-on-one or group coaching, skill development, and assessment services to facilitate former employees’ finding their optimal employment opportunity, in the shortest period of time, and with the least amount of disruption.


Definition of Outplacement Consulting
A service that helps an organization’s management team to plan and implement the critical initiatives that precede a corporate downsizing.


So…why use both?


Organizations that make the commitment to implementing solid planning through Outplacement consulting, as well as providing appropriate career transition support are more likely to maintain confidence and morale of their employees, minimize the effects of downsizing, and effectively realize new business objectives. aptivate will help you determine what steps need to be taken to make this process as smooth as possible for your company and for existing and separated employees, using the PLUS method for Outplacement.

Take a look at this chart to see the steps that should be considered as you make decisions on employment, and contact aptivate for an initial conversation and recommendations.