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Outplacement & Career Transition

Redundancy support should be more than thank you and good luck.

Practical, personal career transition support for employees affected by redundancy or organisational restructuring. Honest advice. Personal support. A clearer way forward.

Personal, not a portal Recruiter-led advice Honest, never embellished
The challenge

A formal process for the organisation. A life change for the person.

Redundancy may be a necessary business decision: a formal process with a defined outcome. For the person affected it can mean uncertainty, a loss of confidence and the sudden prospect of navigating a recruitment market they may not have experienced for many years.

Too often the formal process ends with a letter, some general information and a thank you and good luck. Oakmyre works with organisations to provide practical, meaningful career transition support, helping employees recognise their value, communicate their experience and feel better prepared for whatever comes next.

Most organisations know this kind of support as outplacement, and plenty of larger providers offer it as a standard programme. Oakmyre calls it career transition because it is personal and tailored to each individual, and because it draws on the wider career advisory work we already do for senior professionals. The industry service, with a more personal feel.

Outplacement is the industry term. Career transition is how we do it.

Outplacement & career transition, Sian Williams of Oakmyre at work
Who we support

Every redundancy situation is different.

An organisation may need personalised support for one employee, specialist help for a departing senior leader, or a practical programme for a group affected by a restructure. Support can be introduced during a restructure, throughout a redundancy programme or as employees prepare to leave.

Public Sector & NHSTrusts, integrated care, councils and public bodies managing restructures and service change.
Charities & VCSECharities, foundations and social enterprises reshaping teams around funding.
Higher EducationUniversities and colleges supporting staff through organisational change.
HousingHousing associations and registered providers through mergers and restructures.
Commercial OrganisationsRetail, manufacturing, insurance, financial and professional services businesses.
Senior LeadersConfidential, individual support for departing executives in any sector.
Our approach

Flexible ways to help, commissioned separately or combined.

Three programmes, each tailored to the people affected rather than run as a generic process. The group programme is delivered live online; one-to-one support is arranged around the individual.

Personalised Career Transition Support

Individual, one-to-one support tailored to the employee’s experience, aspirations and future direction: career consultation and positioning, a professionally rewritten CV and LinkedIn profile, and a focused job-search and market guidance session.

Executive Career Transition

Confidential, personalised support for senior leaders: executive positioning with a leadership narrative, executive CV and LinkedIn profile; executive market strategy covering search firms, networks and permanent, interim, fractional, consultancy or portfolio routes; and executive selection preparation.

Live Online Career Transition Programme

An interactive small-group programme for up to ten employees: two live 90-minute online sessions, recruiter-led, beginning with a planning conversation and tailored to the seniority and needs of the group.

Additional Support

Tailored cover letters and supporting statements, mock interviews and further interview coaching can be commissioned separately. Optional confidential one-to-one coaching is available alongside any programme through a specialist coaching partner.

What people say

Personal, practical, honest.

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She helped me recognise and articulate my achievements, refine my CV, and improve its overall structure and impact. Her expertise and support have made a significant difference to my professional development.

Kim ReynoldsHR Director
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With this help Sian helped me secure a new role which I was very pleased about. I would strongly recommend her services to my colleagues or whoever needs assistance in their job search.

Gurvir Singh
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She does not just place you in a role; she invests in your journey and builds a genuine, lasting relationship based on trust.

Kathryne Abbott

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Find your area

Outplacement support near you.

Choose a location to see how Oakmyre supports organisations and their people through redundancy and restructuring in your part of the country.

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Let's talk

Supporting people towards what comes next.

Providing meaningful career transition support demonstrates that an organisation’s commitment to its people does not end when their employment does. To discuss a tailored career transition package for your organisation, start with a conversation.