Collins McNicholas Outplacement Division

1. Outplacement
Solutions
Dublin I Cork I Galway I Sligo I Athlone

2. WHAT IS OUTPLACEMENT
Collins McNicholas’ bespoke Outplacement Solution is specifically tailored to
offer companies support should they be faced with a redundancy situation.
More and more organisations are offering outplacement support because of
the growing recognition that it provides tangible benefits to both the employ-
ees and to the company.
Collins McNicholas is in the unique position of being able to offer a combina-
tion of outplacement and recruitment services to departing employees. We
provide a practical and results oriented approach during this difficult transition
period. Collins McNicholas has a network of offices throughout Ireland, which
gives us visibility to actual and impending job opportunities at a national and
at a local level.
OUR OUTPLACEMENT SOLUTIONS
Collins McNicholas provide a first class professional outplacement
service to the business community by offering customised
Individual Programmes, Group Programmes or Executive
Programmes, depending on your organisation’s needs. These can
be run on your site, at an external location or within our
facilities. We adapt programmes to meet requirements at all
levels from director and executive level to support and
operational staff, without compromising quality. Collins
McNicholas employs talented, creative and highly proficient
industry professionals, many of whom are CIPD qualified and
certified in psychometric assessment as awarded by the British
Psychological Society.
Career Change Preparation of Job Campaign
Management Management Credentials Management
Alternative Job Offer & Self Marketing Job Search
Options Negotiation & Networking Techniques
WHY US?
Our position in the Marketplace
Collins McNicholas is uniquely placed to deliver practical, useful advice to individuals and groups. We work in
partnership with our national recruitment division which means we are in a position to provide up to date
information on local and national vacancies and relevant industry contacts.
Our people
Collins McNicholas employs talented, creative and highly proficient industry professionals most of whom are CIPD
qualified and certified in Occupational Testing awarded by the British Psychological Society.
Our Confidentiality & Ethics
This is the cornerstone of our organisation and one of the main reasons for our success since our foundation in
1990. We treat all companies and individuals’ information in the strictest confidence.
Our Process
We work closely with companies and individuals to ensure that our process is sensitive and respectful of our
candidate’s needs. We believe that the relationship with our recruitment division ensures that our process is the
most comprehensive available on the market.

3. OUR PROGRAMMES
GROUP OUTPLACEMENT PROGRAMME
Our group programmes are delivered in an intensive two day format. The group
programme focuses on the practical support needed for those entering the job
market and covers the following topics:
 Career Assessment
 CV preparation
 Interview Skills
 Job Search Techniques
 Development of a self marketing plan
The Group programme also provides for a one to one consultation with all
participants and also provides individual support for six months to the candidate.
INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMMES
Our individual programme is similar in content to our group programme but is OPTIONAL EXTRAS
individually tailored and provided over a pre-agreed number of one-to-one
1. Video Feedback
consultations followed by ongoing support for six months. This program enables  Interview Feedback
individuals to deal with their concerns and helps them to create a positive mindset.  Presentation Skills
We also provide an option of psychometric assessment which can help identify
‘best-fit’ roles to establish personal preferences and life goals. This programme is
particularly effective at developing self confidence and self esteem by shifting atti- 2. Psychometric Assessments
tudes, perceptions and behaviours.  Ability/Aptitude Testing
 Personality Profiling
EXECUTIVE PROGRAMMES
Our executive programme is suitable for senior management and is individually 3. New Business
tailored to meet the specific needs of each company and each executive. This Programme
programme follows a similar format as outlined in the group programme but  Business planning for
Entrepreneurs
involves a greater number of contact hours in addition to research and more
extensive support services. Our flexible, customised approach enables us to
 Finance and Taxation
provide personal coaching and mentoring, strategic networking and a variety of
support services to facilitate the executives transition to a new position or 4. Financial Planning
entrepreneurial venture. Programme
 Pensions
BENEFITS TO EMPLOYER BENEFITS TO EMPLOYEE  Retirement Planning
 Reduces some of the negative  Helps restore self-confidence and 5. Early Retirement
morale Programme
feelings associated with
 Money - Budgeting -
redundancies.
 Provides individual consultation with Pension Issues, Investments,
Lump Sums and Savings
a qualified consultant who will offer
 Provides employees with  Taxation
timely advice and assistance during
excellent job search tools and  Social Welfare Entitlements
and after the event.
te c h niq ue s g iv ing t he m
confidence to market  Offers in-depth assessment to assist
themselves. individuals in determining an
appropriate and desirable career
 Creates a positive PR image path, and in identifying transferable
that promotes a caring skills and competencies.
company and diminishes
 Gives practical advice on job search
negative word of mouth.
and strategies (CV, Cover Letters,
Marketing/ Networking, Interviewing,
 Minimises the risk of legal Salary negotiation).
action through professional
counselling directed toward  Provides comprehensive printed
future career success. materials to support each section of
the programme allowing employees
to refer to each stage of the process
 Reassures remaining
in detail.
employees who may feel
threatened, maintaining pro-
ductivity and boosting morale.

4. TESTIMONIALS
“There is no question in my mind that the preparation I received from your Outplacement Programme
led to my successful job offer. Through your assistance, I attended several interviews and entered each
one feeling thoroughly prepared and confident. You played a significant role in my new transition.”
Senior Executive - Executive Outplacement Programme
“The information provided was very professional and informative; and I found the interview preparation
particularly useful. The tutor was very flexible and arranged the course times and information in
accordance with the groups needs. I would definitely recommend this course to my colleagues.”
Engineer - Group Outplacement Programme
“I just wanted to drop you a line to say thank you so much for an excellent outplacement programme,
professionally delivered by a great team. As HR Manager for the site, I have received nothing but
positive feedback from the 160 participants, who said that their confidence in finding alternative
employment was greatly boosted by their attendance and subsequent follow up one to one meetings. I
personally was particularly impressed that you managed to pitch the programme just right, which must
have been difficult given the wide demographic of the attendees. You showed great empathy and your
common sense approach coupled with your broad knowledge of the local job market was very
reassuring. I wish you continued success and would have no hesitation whatsoever in using your
outplacement service again should the opportunity arise.”
Helen Harrington, HR Manager, Tiscali
“As we were shutting a factory that had been operational for over 20 years we wanted to help our mainly
manual operator based workforce in finding new opportunities. We needed someone who could speak to
and relate to all levels during the outplacement programme and we found the ideal combination at
Collins McNicholas. While many employees were sceptical about attending - all found the sessions very
useful and helpful, especially our operators. It was a very worthwhile and competitively priced
outplacement programme and still continues with Collins McNicholas assisting them in finding
employment.”
Anthony Murphy, General Manager, Skretting Ireland
CONTACT US
Colman Collins Michelle Murphy
Managing Director Regional Manager Galway
Tel: (091) 706706 Tel: (091) 706706
colman.collins@collinsmcnicholas.ie michelle.murphy@collinsmcnicholas.ie
Niall Murray Sheila Hurley
General Manager Regional Manager Cork
Tel: (071) 9142411 / (087) 286 0239 Tel: (021) 4809118
niall.murray@collinsmcnicholas.ie sheila.hurley@collinsmcnicholas.ie
Sean Gannon Antoinette O’Flaherty
Regional Manager Dublin/Athlone Regional Manager Sligo
Tel: (01) 6620088 / 090 6478104 Tel: (071) 9142411
sean.gannon@collinsmcnicholas.ie Antoinette.oflaherty@collinsmcnicholas.ie
Dublin Galway (Head Office) Athlone
25/26 Windsor Place, Unit 27, Briarhill Business Park, Unit 9A Inish Carraig
Dublin 2. Galway. Business Centre,
T: (01) 6620088 T: (091) 706706 Athlone.
E:dublin@collinsmcnicholas.ie E: galway@collinsmcnicholas.ie T: (090) 6478104
E: athlone@collinsmcnicholas.ie
Cork Sligo
SIAC House, Ballycurreen Cross, Millbrook House,
Airport Road, Kennedy Parade,
Cork. Sligo.
T: (021) 4809118 T:(071) 9142411
E: cork@collinsmcnicholas.ie E:sligo@collinsmcnicholas.ie