How to Use outplacement in a Sentence

outplacement

noun
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  • Some firms also include outplacement services or bonus pay for the portion of the year an employee was on the payroll.
    — WSJ, 8 Sep. 2017
  • The number of announced layoffs in June fell to a 21-year low, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
    — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 1 July 2021
  • Job cuts have been on the rise, according to the outplacement firm Challenger Gray & Christmas, with layoffs so far this year exceeding the same period last year by 39%.
    — Lydia Depillis, CNN, 6 June 2019
  • He had been laid off with no severance package, no outplacement services.
    — Maryanne Piña Frodsham, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
  • If providing an outplacement resource, outline how the employee can get in touch with that service or when the service will reach out to the employee.
    — Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Layoffs in the tech sector have surged by a factor of 16 from last year, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray, and Christmas, while finance job cuts have more than doubled.
    — Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • That's the amount outplacement company Challenger Gray & Christmas came up with after crunching the numbers.
    — Emily Price, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2017
  • Be sure to be generous with outplacement and references.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 May 2021
  • The number of job cut announcements made through August is the lowest year-to-date total since 1993, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022
  • In a July survey by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a global outplacement firm, 172 leaders in human resources and business were asked what was driving so many to quit.
    — Dallas News, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Jane receives eight weeks of outplacement services—resume review, a rewrite of her LinkedIn profile and a couple of phone sessions with a career counselor who lives in Dallas—and a balloon.
    — Lauren Weber, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2020
  • Job cuts are trending higher in recent months, according to the latest report from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The company offered workers four months of pay, plus more based on role or tenure, along with healthcare coverage and outplacement assistance.
    — Chip Cutter, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The 57-year-old Belgian has insights into the world of work as head of Adecco Group, one of the world’s largest providers of temporary employment, outplacement services, headhunting and retraining services.
    — Daniel Michaels, WSJ, 10 June 2020
  • Job cuts announced in September were more than triple their 2019 level, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
    — Caitlin Conant, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Just over half — 51% — of companies plan to hire new workers this year, according to a recent survey conducted by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an outplacement firm.
    — David Goldman, CNN, 24 Jan. 2020
  • Still, the combined total of about 1.08 million jobs added for those two months is above average for the past decade, according to an analysis of federal data by the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
    — Ann Carrns, New York Times, 13 July 2018
  • Those who cannot find another position will be given a severance package and outplacement services.
    — Stephen Singer, courant.com, 7 Oct. 2020
  • A forecast from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. suggests that the creation of retail jobs, which have typically accounted...
    — Imani Moise, WSJ, 23 May 2017
  • The outplacement firm, which is hired by employers to provide job help after a layoff, suspends regular business operation for those two days every year to provide the service.
    — Marcia Heroux Pounds, Sun-Sentinel.com, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Employees who do not remain with the company will be offered a severance package and outplacement assistance, such as resume help.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Both retired as career counselors from private outplacement practice in Albany.
    — New York Times, 17 June 2018
  • The severance package for Connecticut employees will include an average of 38.5 weeks of pay and outplacement services.
    — Jessika Harkay, courant.com, 7 Aug. 2021
  • All employees are also entitled to their vested restricted stock units, bonuses, a cash contribution for health insurance, and three to six months of outplacement services, per the complaint.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 12 July 2023
  • The outplacement and business-coaching firm recommends several tips to make your remote job interview more successful.
    — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2020
  • Some might be eligible for employment elsewhere at Oberlin, and the college would potentially help with outplacement.
    — Emily Bamforth, cleveland, 20 Feb. 2020
  • In a new study, executive outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas estimates that employers stand to lose a total of $9 billion, thanks to some 7.5 million workers playing fantasy football on the job.
    — NBC News, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Others will have the option of accepting a severance package that includes outplacement assistance.
    — William Thornton Wthornton@al.com, AL.com, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Also, take advantage of any former colleagues’ networks and outplacement programs the company might have instated.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 18 June 2022
  • Career Support: All employees will be eligible for outplacement services for two months.
    — Ryan Browne, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2023

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