Human Resources Directors in Australia have long recognised that a career transition is a key time for an individual to relook at their goals, assess their key achievements to date and focus on best fit as the central criterion for pursuing their next role.

When companies offer their executives a transition service it communicates powerfully to the marketplace about the brand's commitment to staff and provides an important learning and development opportunity for the impacted individual. Those individuals making decisions about the outplacement practices provided to others need to ensure that a core set of values underpins the process, providing maximum value and benefit for the individual and the organisation.

These are values we hold sacred at Directioneering:

Respect & Dignity

While executives may start their service with feelings of disappointment, frustration or anger, they have a significant opportunity to determine their next undertaking with real clarity of purpose. The task at hand is to help clarify the candidate's skills, talents and capabilities and help them advance a search strategy for using those talents to foster new success, possibly in new directions.

Uniqueness

Core models are used for best-practice provision, but an individual should never feel that they are being supported in a way that is overly prescriptive. Each person's specific challenges need to be considered. Sophisticated tailoring is required to help individuals achieve success in a complex and rapidly shifting market.

Conscientiousness

Career opportunities should never be undone by poor attention to detail on materials like resumes, cover letters and LinkedIn profiles. A good marketing campaign is vital. This means targeted opportunities that do not rely on luck to put the individual in the right place at the right time. Crafted promotional products that sell the executive's key talents and achievements, and in-depth research to prepare for key meetings are crucial. No different to a marketing plan for a product, this involves careful message crafting and positioning statements that can break through the noise of the market. The coach's role is not only to motivate an individual to develop an effective plan - it is also to provide the technical expertise in its development. These are values which set Directioneering and our consultants apart – our passion for people underscores every engagement.