HR Development at Work offers outplacement and coaching services to clients.

Job Seekers

Would you like to purchase our Next Steps Job Seeker Workbook with lots of tips on how to find a job, how to get careers websites to email jobs directly to you, how to use your network to find hidden jobs, how to write a standout professional resume and how to get through interviews? This workbook costs $11 but is available for only $9.99 to our website visitors until the end of November 2008. When you contact Abbie to purchase your copy let her know you want the November website offer price.

For job seekers wishing to purchase a copy of the workbook please contact Abbie Martin on 8234 8657 for details of the workbook contents and how to purchase your copy.

Outplacement Services

Bridget Hogg, Principal Consultant, assists organisations to effectively manage down-sizing and restructuring. As part of this service we also provide career coaching and job search assistance to employees whose position has been made redundant.

Bridget has assisted employees from the public and private sector with their job search, resume writing and interview skills. Past clients include: the Family Court, Australian Liquor and Hospitality, Inverarity, Coles Myer, Lion Nathan, Maxxium and Hagemeyer.

The Client’s View

“Bridget provided outplacement support for a number of people in 2001 when I worked at SA Brewing. Clearly there were some high emotions involved for individuals with this change and they all spoke glowingly of her ability to be supportive, objective and keep them focussed on what they had to do next. They were also quick to comment on Bridget’s genuine concern and how at ease they felt with her. Additionally, Bridget provided career counselling for another individual … She achieved what years of internal coaching had not been able to! I would have no hesitation calling on Bridget’s services again.

Erin Taplin. Organisational Development Manager, Carter Holt Harvey Consumer Brands (Melbourne)

How we help

We provide assistance and advice in a variety of ways, via individual coaching or group sessions. We back up our advice with workbooks and up to date local contact lists.

We provide :

Assistance for Organisations

		Maintaining the company’s image during a difficult time.
		Guidance in managing the impact of restructuring and transition on remaining employees.
		Understanding of the impact of restructuring on employee retention.

Advice for Managers

		Guidance for managers in delivering the news to individuals and the team. What to say and what not to say.
		Advice on how to manage reactions.
		Assistance for managers to prevent and manage repercussions in the workplace.

Guidance for Individuals and Groups

		On-site support at the time the employee is given the news.
		Assistance for the individual involved to manage emotional reactions and the impact on the family.
		Assistance in resume writing.
		Job search guidance.
		Guidance to write covering letters that get interviews.
		Interview skills advice and practice.
		Assistance in negotiating a new starting salary with a new employer.
		Advice and contacts for those who wish to pursue self-employment or part-retirement.

Previous outplacement clients said:

“Thank you for your assistance during my recent outplacement counselling sessions. I have no hesitation in saying that the sessions were major factor in my finding suitable employment so quickly. The personal meeting sessions were relaxed and productive. From the first session my confidence was raised…When first provided with the offer of outplacement counselling from my previous employer I had not really decided whether to take up the opportunity. I had a preconceived view of this type of counselling more as a stress or grief management service than as a pro-active employment training exercise…I may not even have contacted (Bridget) if you had not made the initial contact. Needless to say I am now extremely glad you did …”

“The entire program was extremely useful”


To find out more about how we help organisations, managers, individuals and groups during down-sizing and restructuring, please call us on (08) 8355 2666.

Have you got a coach?

If you haven't got a coach yet, ask yourself - How could a good coach benefit me?

Coaching helps you fly.

Why do some people seem to fly through life with confidence and energy?

A coach will help you set better personal and professional goals and reach them.

Coaching will:-

		Inspire you to make decisions and stop putting them off.
		Inspire you to take action now.
		Help you go beyond the ordinary, to obtain maximum fulfillment in personal and working life.

"A coach can help you tune in better to your needs and values, and to those of others."

But what exactly is coaching?

Coaching helps you with all areas of your life (as below). 

• Coaching is focused and fast-acting.

• Coaches encourage you to take action from day one.

• Coaches encourage you to decide.

• Coaching is a very powerful way of helping you achieve your life goals.

Are you climbing the corporate ladder?

"Coaching helps you make sure that the ladder you are climbing is up against the right wall!"

Facing a career decision?
Coaching can help you decide "where next?"

Coaching helps you successfully take action on specific career issues.

• Career derailment/outplacement

• Developing attraction and retention strategies for your business

• Improving management skills

Sounds great, but how do I know it's for me?

Coaching may not be for you. It's for successful people who are determined to move forward. We only accept you for coaching if you are willing to commit to taking action and moving forward in your life.

"Coaching speaks for itself"

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