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Group of executives sitting at a conference table discussing what is post-merger integration and requirements for their team.

Post-Merger Integration: Full Guide

Career Development, HR, Layoffs

For two companies to merge, leaders of both organizations have to put tremendous effort into...

How retailers should handle a reduction in workforce

Retail Layoffs: How to Protect Your Brand During a Reduction in Force

Layoffs, Outplacement

Due to changes in shopping habits, overhiring, poor growth predictions, economic conditions, and other direct...

New managers attend a first-time manager training workshop.

First-Time Manager Training and Support: Why It’s Essential

Career Development

In the wake of widespread layoffs, many organizations are promoting employees to managerial positions to...

HR Trends January 2023: The Top Industry Reads

HR Trends of January 2023: The Key Reads

HR, Industry News

Welcome to our summary of January’s best reads on HR trends! This month, trending topics...

INTOO’s 2022 Year in Review

2022 began with the end of The Great Resignation. While that trend faded, engagement continued...

Is Outplacement Worth It? It Depends.

Outplacement

When the nation’s job vacancies seemingly outnumber those unemployed, outplacement can be perceived as an...

Employee affected by recent layoffs boxes up his office items.

Will Layoffs Continue? Lessons from the Tech and Financial Services Industries

Layoffs, Outplacement

The economy is dynamic and constantly changing, sometimes faster than we expect it to. One...

Following a formal offboarding process, an HR manager notifies an employee he's been laid off

3 Offboarding Mistakes That Can Hurt Your Business

Layoffs, Outplacement

Even if your business is mostly concerned with finding talent at the moment, know this:...

What HR managers need to know about layoffs is represented by a glove and stethoscope resting on a notice of layoff

Healthcare Layoffs: What HR Managers Need to Know

Healthcare, HR, Layoffs, Outplacement, Tips

This article, originally published on December 4, 2019, has been updated. Even with the surge...

A variety of notices for RIFs, layoffs, furloughs and terminations.

RIF, Layoff, Furlough, Termination — We Chart the Differences

HR, Layoffs

While reductions-in-force (RIFs), layoffs, and furloughs are all difficult actions employers take out of necessity...

After reading about communicating layoffs, an executive delivers news to his company

3 Ways to Fail at Communicating Layoffs

HR, Outplacement, Tips

Giving bad news is never easy. However, for business leaders and HR professionals, effectively delivering...

A manager ticks a transparent checkbox, signifying a step taken on the employee termination checklist

Employee Termination Checklist: Make The Process Easier!

HR, Layoffs, Outplacement, Tips

One of the reasons employee terminations can feel difficult to manage is that the process...

How to Get Leadership Support for Outplacement Benefits: 5 Must-Know Stats

Featured, Outplacement

Many leaders think of outplacement as a service that benefits employees leaving the organization. After...

Jarick Simbol Networks into an Unadvertised Role During the Pandemic: A Candidate Success Story

Featured, Outplacement

After graduating from California State University, Long Beach in 2018, Jarick Simbol knew he wanted...

There are common questions about severance pay, as represented by a magnifying glass highlighting a severance agreement.

Severance Pay: Answers to the 4 Most Common Questions

Layoffs, Tips

Having an established policy regarding severance is a best practice for any company—not only to...

An HR manager meets with a department lead to review how to conduct an exit interview.

How to Conduct an Exit Interview that Benefits Your Company

Featured, HR, Layoffs, Outplacement, Tips

Why do good employees leave your organization? Knowing the answer to this question will help...

Protecting Your Employer Brand While Considering Company Relocation

Employer Branding, Outplacement, Tips

Organizations may consider company relocation for a number of reasons: to reduce costs, to create...

A candidate shakes hands upon accepting a position.

Kim Baker Negotiates a VP Role with Better Pay, Comp Structure: A Candidate Success Story

Featured, Outplacement

If you’re a well-respected executive with a record of success, opportunities come calling when you...

In keeping with current outplacement trends, a manager conducts a layoff virtually.

Outplacement Trends: Could COVID-19 Change How Companies Manage Layoffs?

COVID-19, Featured, INTOO

The monthly U.S. jobs report for April 2020 revealed what many of us already suspected:...

A consultant reviews the outplacement process with a manager.

Outplacement Process: Top 10 Things to Know

Featured, Outplacement

Much as hiring isn’t a simple matter of just saying “yes” to a candidate, the...

A candidate accepts a job offer thanks to Intoo outplacement.

Bill Curry lands a role with better pay and benefits in the coronavirus crisis: A candidate success story

Featured, Outplacement

A senior program manager at a software company, Bill Curry built his career managing large...

View of puzzle pieces with employees on them, representing a prepared workforce who has the answer to what is an outplacement consultant.

What Is An Outplacement Consultant and Why You Need One

Featured, Outplacement

If you work in HR, you know that staying on top of the rapidly changing nature...

A candidate watches a plane take off while waiting to travel for an interview.

Will Walter secures a new job at Wiley during the coronavirus crisis: A candidate success story

Featured, Outplacement

When Will Walter was laid off from his marketing position at a publishing company in...

A lecture hall sits empty as a result of university layoffs.

2020 Trends: College and University layoffs

Featured, Outplacement

Do universities share the same fate as department stores? Because the COVID-19 pandemic has changed...

Group of HR managers in a meeting discussing the 3 ways that they will create a succession plan for their company.

Business Succession Planning: 3 Ways to Create a Succession Plan That Works

Featured, Outplacement

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown companies big and small that business and life don’t always...

Having just been laid off, a man sitting by a wall wonders, how does unemployment work?

How does unemployment insurance work?

Featured, INTOO, Layoffs

Due to the economic effects of the coronavirus crisis, many American workers are asking for...

A stethoscope rests on a tablet and laptop.

Baby Djojonegoro finds a new role in healthcare: A candidate success story

Featured, Outplacement

From researchers that produce medical breakthroughs to teachers that support vital education initiatives, grants pay...

Two HR managers discuss what their outgoing employees might expect from outplacement coaching in 2020.

Outplacement Coaching – What To Expect In 2020

Featured, Outplacement

With the coronavirus pandemic disrupting established workplace patterns and structures, employers are grappling with many...

Aerial view of a laptop and notebook, from a writer's desk who found her new career with the help of Intoo outplacement.

Sharita Hanley Pivots to Her Dream Career as a Writer Amid the Coronavirus Crisis: A Candidate Success Story

COVID-19, Featured, INTOO

Sharita Hanley always loved writing—so much so that she served as president of an International...

Professor holding his work supplies, walking away from work after a round of faculty layoffs.

Best Practices for Higher Education Faculty Layoffs & Furloughs

Featured, Outplacement

Due to the coronavirus crisis, many universities and colleges have had to make rapid workforce...

View of conference room where HR leaders are considering how to conduct a layoff legally, during the coronavirus crisis.

How to Conduct a Layoff, Furlough, or Recall Legally During the Coronavirus Crisis

COVID-19, Featured, INTOO

We’ve entered a new phase of the coronavirus crisis. This month, some non-essential businesses have...

View of a translucent business succession plan checklist that a HR business professional is using to prepare the organization.

Succession Planning Checklist: How to Make a Business Succession Plan

COVID-19, Featured, INTOO

Planning for the future is a task easy to put off, but an essential measure...

Landscape view of a group of HR executives discussing how to deal with company reorganization.

How to Deal with Company Reorganization: 5 Tips for Employers

Featured, HR, INTOO

The unstable economy has prompted employers nationwide to re-evaluate their organizational structures. This means we...

National Sales Director Lands Dream Opportunity at Amazon: An Outplacement Success Story

Outplacement

The last time Raymond Fields applied for a job with a new company, Bush had...

View of a group of HR managers sitting at work desk reviewing legal documents and changes to policy due to coronavirus.

Top 10 Legal HR Questions For Navigating Through and Out of The Coronavirus Crisis, Answered

COVID-19, Featured, INTOO

Changing employment laws. Sudden layoffs and furloughs. New safety regulations. The coronavirus crisis has quickly...

Roger Slowinski Finds a Technician Position Amid the Coronavirus Crisis : A Candidate Success Story

Outplacement

Before his layoff in early 2020, Roger Slowinski had never applied for a job online....

Melissa Armstrong Finds Her Dream Job—During the Coronavirus Crisis: A Candidate Success Story

Featured, Outplacement

As the director of national sales for an information technology company, Melissa Armstrong traveled around...

3 Keys to Protecting Your Brand During Organizational Downsizing – Webinar Recap

Featured, INTOO, Webinar

Since layoffs and terminations happen in every industry, preparing for potential workforce changes is an...

How to Navigate the Job Market During the Coronavirus Crisis: Tips From a Career Coach

COVID-19, Featured, INTOO

Unemployment rates have skyrocketed in response to the coronavirus crisis in recent weeks. Many employees...

How to Find a Job During the Coronavirus Pandemic: Tips from a Career Coach

COVID-19, Featured, INTOO

With record unemployment rates making news in recent weeks, many Americans find themselves anxious and...

A man working from home conducts virtual layoffs compassionately

How to Conduct Virtual Layoffs—Compassionately

COVID-19, Featured, INTOO

Getting laid off is never easy, but the coronavirus crisis has made the experience even...

Man sitting at desk, after receiving news of his furlough virtually, due to stay home orders during coronavirus.

Furloughs & Virtual Layoffs: Best Practices During the Coronavirus Crisis

COVID-19, Featured, INTOO

Key Points The way employers conduct layoffs and furloughs during this pandemic will define their...

An overhead view of travel accessories, which our candidate became acquainted with after successfully landing a position with a travel company.

Jennifer O’Shasky Makes Her Move Into the Travel Industry: A Candidate Success Story

Featured, Outplacement

Getting laid off can be stressful for anyone. But getting laid off after decades at...

CareerArc Outplacement and the American Workforce Study

5 Surprising Stats on the State of Post-layoff Support, Outplacement, and the American Workforce

Featured, Outplacement

This month has been a tumultuous time for HR professionals. Because of the coronavirus pandemic,...

HR Manager standing in front of a group of his employees, starting the conversation about layoff communication.

How to Begin the Layoff Communication: Delivering the News & Mitigating the Risks

Featured, Outplacement, Webinar

Sometimes letting people go is the only way to move your business forward. Still, no...

Creative outline of marketing letters, creating a new career story for a candidate after a layoff.

Elizabeth Ramirez Finds her Marketing Niche: A Candidate Success Story

Featured, Outplacement

How do you fit 13 years of work into a tiny section of a resume?...

Crisis Averted! How HR Can Manage Reputational Risk in the Digital Age—Webinar Recap

COVID-19, Featured, Outplacement

How can HR leaders manage new workplace issues that are arising as a result of...

Group of employees working together, after recession-proofing their talent strategy

Recession-Proofing Your Talent Strategy — EMBARC 2019 Session Recap

Featured, Outplacement

The stock market has taken major hits in the last weeks due to the effects...

young man on laptop near a window, with a sunset, watching a human resources webinar on managing layoffs.

Compassionate Offboarding: Managing Layoffs – Webinar Recap

Employer Branding, Featured, HR, Layoffs, Must Read, Outplacement, Severance, Webinar

Layoffs can take a toll on anyone, regardless of whether you’re the person delivering the...

Layoff Notice: What’s Expected of Employers?

Featured, HR, Layoffs, Outplacement, Severance

Communicating a layoff is often a complex process. Many questions have to be answered before...

Reduction in Force Best Practices: How to Protect Your Employer Brand

Employer Branding, Featured, HR, Layoffs, Outplacement, Tips

Employer brand plays an increasingly important role in the social media age. Customers often read...

up close view of woman righting a memo on upcoming layoff

Memo to Self: How to Write a Layoff Memo the Right Way

Featured, HR, Layoffs, Must Read, Outplacement

What is the best way to let employees know a layoff is coming? For most organizations...

group of business executives in a meeting regarding a reduction in force template

5 Steps to Using a Reduction in Force Plan Template

Featured, HR, Outplacement

When an organization goes through a downsizing, HR professionals need to manage many big and...

office space above a skyline reflecting an open office after layoffs.

Layoff and Recall Policy: Do You Have One?

Layoffs, Outplacement

Because a wide range of factors influence business success, no industry or organization can consider...

Businesspeople walking in the corridor during an organizational restructure

How to Decide Whom to Lay Off During a Restructure

Featured, HR, Layoffs, Outplacement

When organizations go through a restructuring, departments are often merged, whittled down, or eliminated altogether,...

Two multiethnic coworkers discuss how to avoid layoff discrimination while restructuring.

Restructuring? How to Avoid Layoff Discrimination

Featured, HR, Layoffs, Outplacement, Tips

A business restructuring can be a positive time of evolution for an organization. The ensuing...

businessman in office overlooking the city thinking about major company layoffs.

Are Major Layoffs More Common Since the Recession?

Featured, Layoffs, Outplacement

From late 2007 until the summer of 2009, the U.S. experienced the worst recession since...

man and woman working in the office collaborating on layoff strategy during a merger

HR Operations: 5 Tips for Managing Layoffs During a Merger

Featured, Layoffs, Outplacement

While mergers often make great business sense, they also bring up fears about pending layoffs...

What is Severance Pay? How it’s Calculated, Benefits & More

HR, Layoffs, Outplacement, Severance

While companies are not required by federal law to provide severance pay to terminated employees,...

business professionals negotiating severance across a table at the workplace.

5 Things Employers Should Know About Negotiating Severance

Featured, Layoffs, Outplacement, Severance

While companies are not required by federal law to provide severance pay, offering a severance...

man overviewing documents detailing a severance package offered by the organization.

7 Reasons That Companies Offer Severance Packages

Featured, Outplacement, Severance

When employees leave a company, they are entitled to receive regular wages for time worked,...

Group of business people discussing layoffs in the office place.

Communicating Layoffs to Remaining Employees in 5 Steps

Featured, HR, Layoffs, Outplacement, Tips

When HR professionals talk about communicating layoffs, the discussion generally centers around breaking the news...

Employees working on computers in modern office room, discussing recent layoffs.

How To Motivate Employees After Layoffs

Featured, HR, Layoffs, Outplacement, Tips

When a company conducts a layoff, a lot of attention is given to the employees...

Business documents and pen at workplace detailing layoff severance package.

Are Companies Required to Pay Layoff Severance?

Featured, Layoffs, Outplacement

No matter the cause for termination, letting go an employee is never easy. It can...

CareerArc layoff anxiety infographic and report

19 Fascinating Stats on Layoff Anxiety—Infographic

Featured, Layoffs, Must Read, Outplacement, Stats, Survey

Nearly half of American employees experience layoff anxiety, despite record low unemployment rates. That’s according...

A manager carrying a briefcase and newspaper gets to his office to read how to lay off an employee.

How to Lay Off an Employee: Industry Best Practices

Layoffs, Outplacement, Tips

Almost every company has an employee onboarding process to help new hires start their jobs...

Terminated vs laid off: Two people at a meeting table discuss the differences in process.

Terminated vs Laid Off: What Each Process Should Look Like

Employee Benefits, Outplacement

Terminated vs Laid Off. Discover the best way to tackle these challenging HR conversations. Terminated...

Close-up of a briefcase held by a man who stands by water contemplating what to do if you get fired.

What To Do If You Get Fired: Quick & Simple Guide

Employee Benefits, Outplacement

Getting fired from your job can be emotionally devastating. A termination forces you to address...

4 Outplacement Statistics That Could Save Your Brand Reputation

Layoffs, Outplacement, Stats

As trends and other industry shifts make their impacts on business, your company may sometimes...

How to Transition Senior Executives with Executive Outplacement

Outplacement

Career transitions are rarely easy, but they are often especially tough for senior executives. As The...

Virtual Outplacement Services: How Do They Work?

Featured, Outplacement

Being fired or laid off is never a pleasant experience, but oneof the biggest concerns...

3 Keys to Protecting Your Brand During Layoffs: Lessons from HR Leaders

HR, Outplacement

Guest Post | By Yair Riemer, CMO, Intoo | @YairR – View Yair's #TalkHR Webinar “3 Keys to Protecting...

Tech Layoffs Looming? Analyst Predicts Over 330k Workforce Cuts in Technology Sector

Industry News, Outplacement

Just a year ago, the tech world was dominated by unicorns -- VC-backed startups that...

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