Consequently, it is not unusual these days to find yourself in a position where a career change becomes a necessity rather than a choice. But this can be an opportunity as well as a threat - and it’s a great chance to sit back, take stock and decide what you want to do next.

As an example, one of our clients announced that one of their sites was to close. Although opportunities existed at other sites within the organisation, they were not geographically close and so relocation would be required. The client’s objective was to redeploy as many ‘at risk’ employees as possible and meet the necessary reductions through voluntary redundancies. 

A UK redeployment team was engaged to provide support throughout the entire process providing on site redeployment workshops, career guidance, interview coaching and competitor market information successfully redeploying substantial number within short timescales.

In terms of persuading your employer to the Benefits - it’s not just the people who are being made redundant that will benefit - it also helps the organisation’s branding as it can help build the morale of the remaining employees -  it demonstrates commitment to all staff - those staying as well as those going.

At the end of the day, it’s important to focus on the fact that change is all about opportunity - and although that might be a difficult concept to grasp, when you have just discovered that your role no longer exists within an organisation, a positive attitude and a good outplacement provider could make all the difference.