Career Change, Outplacement & Redundancy

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Award Winners

Development at Work Australia was awarded an achievement award in 2008 by the Hon Paul Caica MP, Minister for Employment Training and Further Education, for excellence in undertaking a skills formation program with South Australia Works, assisting job seekers to move forward on their career path.

Career Development Association of Australia – Awards for Excellence in Practice Winner 2020 (SA)

Development at Work Australia offers redundancy, career transition and outplacement services to workers who have been made redundant, across the Greater Adelaide area, South Australia.

Why choose us?

We make it easy for you to offer help to your people
We offer services online and over the phone too
We offer a positive psychology based outplacement program – individually tailored to the needs of recipients.
Your people are likely to be helped personally by Bridget Hogg, Director of Development at Work Australia – who has training in psychology (BSc Hons, MSc), NLP and over 20 years experience in career transition services.
Our career transition program is informed by training in psychology and NLP which helps retrenched workers to build a resilient mindset, see opportunities and “find a way or make one” through whatever we are assisting them with.
We also assist you to support retained employees and support managers giving the redundancy news to manage the people part of change and transition effectively

We specialise in providing redundancy and outplacement services in and around Adelaide. We can provide outplacement services to clients outside of South Australia too.

Development at Work Australia provides Adelaide’s most innovative and helpful outplacement programs – tailored to individual needs and encouraging optimism, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit – helping each participant to consider self driven income earning behaviours that can take them forward. Retrenched workers are often anxious with the uncertainty of unemployment and this can lead to tunnel vision – the Development at Work Australia programs offer a mindset shift which helps each person embrace new ways of thinking about work, their strengths, and how to connect with employment and entrepreneurial opportunities.

For up to date information on Australian Workplace Law please go to the Fair Work Australia website .

Unemployed? Over the last ten years we have helped over 800 people find work in Adelaide. Since 31 January 2018 we have helped over 560 people find work in the Adelaide area. We can help your people too – there are always opportunities.

We address barriers facing retrenched workers and job seekers seeking work. We address mindset barriers (such as loss of optimism, hope and self-confidence) and provide an individual transformational coaching program. Our services can be offered face to face, via phone and zoom to assist people to safely socially isolate and receive support. We can also offer an online video program to supplement our individual service.

Free Redundancy Information and Resources

Do make use of the free redundancy information and resources we have for you.

You can find the Redundancy Calculator there plus lots of information on how to plan for redundancy, redundancy pay and fair work redundancy. We also have a FREE information pack full of tips on managing the human face of outplacement and redundancy. Please email bridget@developmentatwork.com.au to request information about managing the human face of redundancy and outplacement.

Career Magazine

If you are looking for support to choose a career direction you are happy with, then please download and read our Next Steps in your CAREER Magazine.

Redundancy

Is your organisation struggling? Do you think you may have to make some positions redundant? Ask an outplacement consultant in Adelaide to help you plan and manage redundancy – call 0477 016 966. We will help you manage career change and outplacement for your people. Email bridget@developmentatwork.com.au for our Career Transition Support flyer.

Change Management

It’s difficult for managers to know how to manage redundancies and the resulting impact on staff, suppliers and customers. Managers need training and preparation for times of uncertainty.

Would you like help to know how to prepare for redundancy? Do you need help to manage the people aspects of change effectively so you don’t lose all the talent in the organisation? Do you want to know what to do to ensure the emotional impact is reduced – on those who stay, on those who leave and on your clients? Call Development at Work Australia on 0477 016966. We can link you to: people to help you plan and prepare; people to guide you through the practicalities and take some of the preparation workload; people to help you plan a redundancy payout; outplacement, redundancy and change management consultants to support your people; and employment lawyers to help you get it right from the start.

FREE resources for HR Managers and Business Owners anticipating redundancies.

How To Prepare for Redundancies

Check out the free redundancy links and resources here to answer all your questions about how to prepare for redundancies.

You can also “Like” the Outplacement Adelaide facebook page to find the latest redundancy resources, events and useful links. Use it as a forum for your redundancy questions.

Contact Development at Work Australia on 0477 016 966 or bridget@developmentatwork.com.au for a free tip sheet on how to prepare for and manage outplacement and redundancy.

The tip sheet includes:

questions you need to have answers to before you make any announcements

what you need to do to prepare for redundancies

tips on how to communicate difficult decisions – with a special focus on what to say on the day to individuals most affected (and who to have on standby to help you)

ideas for how you can manage this situation of uncertainty effectively.

Outplacement, Career Transition and Redundancy Services

Bridget Hogg of Development at Work Australia and her team of redundancy, career transition and outplacement consultants in Adelaide, assist organisations to effectively manage downsizing and outplacement.

Contact us on 0477 016 966 for a free no obligation, confidential meeting to find out how we can assist you in times of uncertainty and change. If you would prefer us to send you information about our career transition, redundancy and outplacement programs, please contact us on bridget@developmentatwork.com.au

Change Management

As well as assisting those directly affected by redundancy we also run workshops for:

change leaders (to help them prepare for effective change),

managers (to help them manage change effectively, anticipate the reactions of their people, assisting them effectively)

team members (to help them build resilience to manage themselves in a time of change and uncertainty)

Please ask us to meet with you or send you information about these workshops and how they can help your staff. You can find out more about our change management services here.

Awards

Winner – Award for Excellence (SA) 2020 – Career Development Association of Australia
Winner named “Learning Provider of the Year” 2020 Asia Pacific Institute of Learning and Performance
Winner – Professional and Business Services Award 2019 (HCBA) for services to job seekers.
We were recognised in October 2008 for our achievements in assisting job seekers by the Hon. Paul Caica, Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education.

Outplacement services to Adelaide and South Australian organisations

Development at Work Australia is based in the South Metro area of Adelaide in South Australia. We specialise in offering outplacement services to organisations within South Australia. As part of this service we also provide career coaching and career change assistance to employees whose position has been made redundant.

We have assisted employees, whose position was made redundant, from the public and private sector. Past clients include: Adelaide Festival Centre, ASC (formerly Australian Submarine Corps), Churches of Christ Lifecare, Classic Timber Furniture, City of Marion, City of Onkaparinga, City of Tea Tree Gully, ClickClack, Country Health SA, CWP Global, Diabetes SA, Education Services Australia, Electrolux, Hagermeyer, Intercast and Forge, Interwork, Inverarity, Lion Nathan, Motor Trades Association, Mrs Crockets, Officemax, Quantum, SA Ambulance, SACA, SA Health, SANFL, Viterra and Zen Energy.

Case Studies

Development at Work Australia has assisted hundreds of South Australians to make a career change and find their next step. We have provided outplacement services to people from a variety of private and public sector organisations. We have also worked with local government in Southern Adelaide and Federal Government to assist job seekers and retrenched workers to find their next step through group programs, focusing on building psychological resilience and job search skills together. We’ll let our clients share the story from their perspective: please read on.

The Client’s View

I am pleased to provide a testimonial to recommend the services of Bridget Hogg of Development at Work Australia. I have selected Development at Work Australia as our outplacement provider for many years over different organisations and have always been impressed by the responsiveness and high levels of service.

Bridget Hogg, Principal Consultant, has personally provided outplacement services to many people across the sporting and energy industries. She has assisted out outplaced people to manage the emotional impact of redundancy and has coached them in managing their emotional state whilst seeking new employment. Bridget also assisted outplaced candidates to find their next direction and she effectively coaches them in resume writing; job application techniques; finding the hidden jobs; finding alternative employment routes (such as self-employment); and interview skills.

Bridget’s NLP credentials and background in psychology, coupled with her many years of experience as an outplacement consultant enable her to address the core issues with our people – helping them to see and find light at the end of the tunnel.

Craig Brooks, Craig Brooks HR Consulting
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“I have been meaning to contact you regarding my employment situation for a while now, I have secured a full time role as of October 2017 with a company called GoBox Mobile Storage which has progressed well after the 6 weeks of training they offered due to the unusual equipment involved with the role.

I would like to thank you for all your help and support you offered after my previous position was made redundant with Diabetes SA, one of the reasons I made the short list for this position was that the Manager and HR Manager where impressed with my resume and cover letter.

Once again thank you for all your help and can you pass on my thanks to Gayle at the Oaklands Park centre for all her help and support. Regards, Ashley Barclay, GoBox Mobile Storage

“Thanks again for this service – I contacted Peter just to congratulate him and get some feedback on the entire process. He was really happy with the service he was given at HR Dev at Work and felt you were a fantastic help for him.” Nicola Hentschke, HR Manager, Churches of Christ Lifecare

“I would really like to thank you for the support that you provided during the week after I was retrenched. The help with my resume and interview practice was invaluable, particularly as I hadn’t been unemployed for many years and was very much out of practice. It really boosted my confidence which I really appreciate. Thank you also for your advice and support long after your contract with (my former employer) was completed. I attended most of the seminars you recommended and met with other people in my age group in a similar position. It can get very lonely while searching for employment and it was good to exchange ideas and stories with my peers. Thank you once again.” David Brewer

“Bridget provided a very professional service when handling a difficult situation. I had never heard of outplacement services until I met Bridget. I investigated other outplacement options and decided to choose Development at Work Australia. I have been extremely pleased with the service and support that she provided.” Elwyne Smith, Genesys Wealth Advisors

“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, formerly HR / Organisational Development Manager, Lion Nathan (Adelaide).

How we help

We provide assistance and advice in a variety of ways, typically via individual career change coaching. We can also facilitate in-house career change group sessions. We back up our advice with workbooks and provide individualised information to each person we assist including local contact lists.

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 and for the length of the program which incorporates positive psychology based tools and techniques and can include counselling too.

Assistance for the individual involved to manage their 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 Bridget Hogg, Development at Work Australia on 0477 016966.

Research into the effectiveness of Outplacement Services

Please click here here to find a large resource of research we have collated on the effectiveness of Outplacement Services.

Have you got a career change coach?

If you are a job seeker, if your position has been made redundant, if you would like some assistance to manage your job search and define a new career path – contact us for information about our career change service. If you haven’t got a career change coach yet, ask yourself – how could an experienced coach help me along my career path more quickly? Considering a career change at 40? 50+? We can help you! Email support@developmentatwork.com for help for job seekers.

Our career change and job search coaching helps you to get it right first time and get results more quickly.

Why do some people seem to fly through redundancies and job search with confidence and energy? Our coach can help you to maintain your spirit and confidence as you face a career transition. Get the support you need to help you make your career change and take the first steps along a new career path now.

Your career change coach will help you plan your career path, career plan and goals – and reach them.

Career Path help for Job Seekers

We can assist job seekers in job search, in developing strong links to employers and in resume writing and interview skills. There is a fee for our career transition services. Typically our fees are paid by employers if they are making redundancies. We help people at all job levels including Senior Executives and CEO’s. Each service is tailored to the individual.

Help is available via individual and group coaching to help job seekers, and those whose position has been made redundant, to:

Develop a career pathway plan
Identify specific next steps (non-accredited training, accredited training, work experience and/or employment) to reach your employment goal
Develop self-presentation skills (finding the hidden jobs, confidently communicating their skills, resume writing, cover letters and applications, interview skills)
Use a computer or smartphone for career development planning, job search, writing a resume and applying for jobs online
Find employment opportunities you are suited for

Please contact Development at Work Australia to find out more information: call 0477 016966; or email bridget@developmentatwork.com.au

Click the button below to go to our career portal for extra free help to identify career paths and Australian education courses to help you along your career path. Check out the resources section for resume templates or email bridget@developmentatwork.com.au for a FREE resume template.

Questions and Information

Click here to view our 5 minute video guide to competency interviewing for job seekers. This short video will show you the 4 stages of a great answer to a competency interview question and help you know how to get top marks.

Contact bridget@developmentatwork.com.au for information or questions about our job seeker services..

Please view and JOIN the Next Steps in Adelaide fb group (for job seekers) and scroll through for information about free workshops, Career Expo’s, links to our future events, career path planning, training options and new job seeker assistance programs as they are announced.

The Client’s View

For more testimonials about our outplacement and job seekers services please here.

“I found Bridget’s course (Next Steps Job Seeker workshop) extremely useful. It was interesting to see and hear the perspective of the interviewer and what they want to hear and see, and that gave me more confidence to be the interviewee. I found the SOAR acronym particularly helpful as it gave me a structure to answer all questions from the interviewer, both easy and difficult, and this made it much easier. The use of the words as a sentence starter was particularly helpful. I also found my resume writing improved beyond measure. I also saw this from the employer’s perspective and understood more fully exactly what they would like to see in a resume. Bridget was an enthusiastic, patient and knowledgeable tutor.” Brigeen Gilroy

Have you got a career change coach?

If you are a job seeker, if your position has been made redundant, if you would like some assistance to manage your job search – do contact us for information about our career change services. If you haven’t got a job search coach yet, ask yourself – how could an experienced career change coach help me to make my next career move more quickly? Considering a career change at 40? 50+? We can help you! Email bridget@developmentatwork.com.au for help for job seekers.

Our career change coaching helps you to get it right first time and get results more quickly.

Your career change coach will help you plan your career goals – and reach them.

Career Change Coaching will:

Inspire you to make career path decisions and stop putting them off
Help you manage your motivation and mood so you attract employers
Inspire you to take action now by guiding you to take the most effective job search strategies.
Help you go beyond the ordinary, to build an impressive resume and learn how to impress at the two different types of interview you are likely to face.
Lead to maximum fulfilment in your career by choosing and pursuing a new career path now with our help.

“A coach can help you tune in better to your needs and values, and find a position that is a good match for you.”

Facing a career decision? Career Change Coaching can help you decide “where next?” and help you successfully take action on specific career issues.

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

Career Change Coaching may not be for you. It’s for people who are determined to move forward, can afford a professional service and want help and encouragement to move forward on a new career path – with our help. Bridget’s expertise is in assisting you with resume writing, job search, exploring a portfolio career, interview skills, managing your personal profile to attract employers or transitioning to new career options including entrepreneurship and retirement.

Outplacement services and individual career transition support.

Please contact us to discuss your outplacement support needs, we would love to assist you. Email bridget@developmentatwork.com.au or call 0477 016966 to find out more about career transition services.

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Award Winners

Career Development Association of Australia – Awards for Excellence in Practice Winner 2020 (SA)

Development at Work Australia is there for you

Development at Work Australia can help you.

Contact us on 0477 016 966 or email bridget@developmentatwork.com.au for help and advice about attraction, retention, managing the people aspects of change and creating workplace wellbeing.

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Click here for radio interview with Bridget Hogg on psychological wellbeing (20 minutes).

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