Outplacement
The departure of an executive is always a critical juncture for a company – one which often features tension, concerns, and strong emotions on both sides.
For companies, the challenge is to provide high-quality offboarding services to play an active role in social dialogue, preserve its employer brand and reputation, and maintain a healthy relationship with the outgoing executive through a show of respect.
For executives, the challenge is to adopt a positive dynamic and find a new position in the best possible conditions. They’ll need to work on better understanding their unique qualities, leadership abilities, strengths, and expectations for the future.
Grant Alexander provides a structured, challenging and considerate framework that helps executives to confidently manage transitional periods in their careers.
What is outplacement ?
Outplacement is a benefit providing support for executives during their professional transition, i.e., when they leave a salaried position at a company following negotiations with their employer. The service aims to accelerate their return to work by helping them to find a new job as an employee, freelancer or business owner.
You are head of HR, employee or a staff representative ?
this short quiz (in French) by Syntec explores the ins and outs of individual outplacement in 25 questions and answers.
Our approach to executive outplacement: a network of experts to speed the transition
The goal of our approach is to make professional transitions as safe, structured and quick as possible for top managers. Our teams approach each outplacement like a project. They capitalise on collective intelligence by bringing together a wide range of experts at Grant Alexander and/or in our ecosystem. The synergy created by combining their fields of expertise (coaching, executive search, executive interim, digital, etc.) is a powerful asset.
Beneficiaries who receive support from an outplacement consulting firm that belongs to Syntec Conseil return to work within eight months on average.
Source :
March 2023 Syntec Conseil – Career changes commission
Our experts
Our consultants / executive coaches are all experienced professional coaching and career support professionals.
They have all served as executives, including abroad for most of them, which means they understand the complex issues facing companies and their leaders and are well-equipped to provide relevant solutions.
All of our coaches are certified and have completed their training at leading institutions. They provide a minimum of 100 hours of coaching per year and regularly expand their practice by honing their skills with trainings on new approaches, tools and personality tests. They also receive eight to 10 hours of supervision per year. They all abide by the Syntec Conseil ethical charters, and some of them are also ICF and EMCC members.
Last but not least, our team is multicultural and multilingual.
Syntec Conseil: ethical practice guaranteed
Ethics are everything when it comes to HR consulting and coaching. Grant Alexander is a member of Syntec Conseil, where it helps to drive and guide the professionalisation of consulting professions. We are active members of the Recruitment, Coaching, Outplacement and Sustainable Development/CSR commissions. As such, we are a signatory of the individual outplacement ethics charter.