CAREER TRANSITION
As the largest partner of KWA Partners nationally, Optimum Talent is one of Canada’s leading providers of quality, personalized career management services through access to a dedicated network of 150 professionals in more than 20 Canadian locations.
We believe in a caring, customer-driven approach with our entire team communicating in an atmosphere of respect and compassion. Our consultants combine extensive knowledge in career management with prior, hands-on business experience enabling them to provide services aligned to the realities of the marketplace.
- Enhancing your reputation as an employer of choice by providing the lowest client-to-consultant service ratios in the industry, thus ensuring superior, personalized service and advice.
- Customized approach to fit your needs and objectives.
- Ease of planning for regional, national and international programs through one call.
Planning support
We offer sound counsel in all areas; from providing you with advice on key decisions, to expertise on the logistical and emotional aspects of managing the notifications. KWA Partners can provide you with a comprehensive organizational support plan. Individual or large-scale in nature, we will work with you to plan, organize and carry out a dignified exit plan. Whatever your needs dictate, we can supply you with a customized solution. Our goal is to work with you as an extension of your team.
Job loss notification training for managers
Regardless of the reason, the most delicate task faced by a manager remains the dismissal of an employee. Effectively training managers ensures that employee dismissals are carried out with dignity, respect and professionalism. KWA Partners can customize a job loss notification training that highlights best practices and offers insight into the dismissal process.
Individual programs
Recognized and known as KWA Partners, Optimum Talent offers a complete line of one-to-one transition (or outplacement) services, customized to suit the needs of individuals’ at all organizational levels. We are committed to delivering personalized service through the use of level appropriate career consultants, workshops, materials and administrative services.
Group programs
We have extensive experience in dealing with groups in transition and can tailor our workshops to fit your needs. Our small group workshops are designed to allow for a balanced mix of group interaction and individual attention, an ideal preparation for conducting an effective job search.
Career centre
An alternate service delivery option is the development of a Career centre, which can be established either in-house or at an external location. This service is often provided to employees affected by a major downsizing and the Career Centre becomes the central point of delivery for our individual and group career transition (or outplacement) programs.
On-site support
Immediately following the exit meeting, we strongly recommend that a career consultant meet the individual to discuss the impact of job loss. This support will help the individual deal with their emotions and also let them know that their career transition services are readily available and that the organization has taken appropriate steps to support them through the career transition process.
Change management
After dismissal announcements have been made, positions will be abolished and new ones will be created. Employees and their managers must cope with how these changes, large or small, will impact their roles within the organization. As new roles are defined, managers will have to serve as guides through the maze that is the “new” organization. We offer support to managers by providing practical, effective change management strategies.
Located in over 25 countries throughout the principal business area of the United States, Central and South America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, arbóra is a well established partnership of owner-managed companies that specialize in career management and career transition. With over 200 offices worldwide, arbóra guarantees global reach, local focus and industry expertise.
