Wow, A Lot Of Outplacement Firms Stink

Turns out that outplacement firms—those guys and gals in suits, hired by the company that just laid you off, who are supposed to help you get a new job—kinda suck.

The WSJ investigated and found that some of these folks are what some could call criminally incompetent.

One woman used outplacement services for 18 months and said that the whole process was a waste of time: the company sent out cover letters bearing her name and covered in typos.

She was also chastised for ordering cranberry juice at a mock interview session because “it could be interpreted as a sign of a urinary-tract infection.”

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