Outplacement First Reviews 

Outplacement First, particularly Matthew, provided a fantastic & personal service to support me in landing the perfect role.
Matthew was competent, knowledgeable and compassionate. He demonstrated great communication and always responded as a matter of urgency.
I highly recommend Outplacement First for anyone looking for a career change.

Laurence Martin at Outplacement Support gave me so much help with my CV, coaching, guidance and my job searching over 6 months and this meant that I was prepared and got myself a great job and now ready to start the next stage of my career. After 22 years are being in the same job and then being made redundant his help was invaluable and I am so grateful.

I received great support that got me back into employment quickly. The advice was very helpful and directed in exactly the right areas to ensure my job search was successful. I was able to communicate with Matthew on an ad hoc basis which meant that support and advice was immediate.

Bill McKeown at Outplacement First has provided great support during my recent career search, from CV updates, LinkedIn use and through selection processes.
Very pragmatic, takes time and real care to understand the individual and life aspirations, likewise with a grounded view of the market.
Supportive, honest and not afraid to challenge, I could not recommend more highly.

Bill from Outplacement First provided fantastic support in my job search. The reconstruction of my CV was great and made a world of difference and the other helpful tips around visibility to employers and interview prep were also useful. I have no doubt the support made a tangible difference in my securing a new role

Matthew from Outplacement First was very supportive. I founded very useful Q/A practices for interviews.
Matthew was very helpful and was always there on other end of the phone. He gave me the confidence, reassurance that everything is going in the right direction.
Thank you, Matthew, for your kindness and constant support.

From start to finish, I could not fault my experiences of using Outplacement First. Abigail was very prompt and understanding of my situation and Matthew was hugely supportive, with an immense amount of knowledge. Two weeks on the job market and through Matthews help I have landed a fantastic opportunity. I would highly recommend to anybody that finds themself looking for a role and in need of some help.

Laurence was very supportive, understanding and always listened and gave advice exactly when it was needed. He made a great job of my CV and helped me restore confidence in myself for my job search. Thank you Laurence.

Bill was amazing, I couldn't recommend him highly enough. I've learned some invaluable techniques to help me deal with interviews and anxiety going forwards, and they paid off immediately as they contributed to me landing a role that I was going for.

Excellent professional services delivered bespoke to the recipients needs, Highly recommended

From start to finish Bill my outplacement coach was outstanding
He guided me through both best approach and great feedback when required
I would highly recommend them to anyone

I have found Outplacement First and in particular Matthew to be first class operators.
Evidently highly competent, demonstrating knowledgeable insight in their area of work.
All interactions are completed professionally with due care and consideration, seeking the very best outcome for their clients.

“You’ll be fine!” “Oh you’ll get another job!” These were the well-meaning words colleagues, family and friends said to me when my position became redundant in the company I had given everything to for 21 years. But I was struggling. After falling apart in a particularly disastrous interview, my confidence was completely crushed. I took up the offer of support through Outplacement First and was matched with Bill.
Bill was able to do what friends, colleagues and family were unable to - he listened, understood (he speaks from first-hand experience), gave me perspective and some much-needed professional guidance - in a warm, approachable and unpatronising manner.
From learning to let go of the lows, to reframing my C.V., dealing with recruitment agencies, negotiating and networking, learning Linked In and the dreaded online interviews - Bill has steered me through. Just over a month after my redundancy date, I have accepted the offer of a new position at a company I actually want to work for and at a level and salary that suits me. And one thing is for sure: without Bill I would not be in this place, at this point. I can only thank the wonderful Bill, the team at Outplacement First and recommend that anyone in my position seek their support.
You are not alone.

Having taken redundancy after 21 years with the same company I took the offer to work with Outplacement First for career support. Matthew whom I worked with was amazing, through supporting me to re-write my CV and giving me loads of support in how best to use Linkedin and careers providers.
Matthew gave me confidence and reassured me in times of need even following up on a regular basis to see if I needed any further support and advice.
The support was first class and I am pleased to say that I have secured a new role and can start a new career journey based on the support that Matthew gave me.

Having taken redundancy and feeling unfamiliar with job hunting, I jumped at the chance of working with an external support to guide me. From our first meeting, Matthew was hugely encouraging and professional. We had a regular catch up to update my CV, LinkedIn and to enable me to be prepared for any interviews. He gave great advice, was really motivational and always positive.
I am pleased to share that I have secured a new role from my first interview and am so appreciative of Matthew's help throughout the search.
In addition I also used the website and found this to be a great resource that I could use at my leisure.

I would definitely recommend Outplacement First as a provider.

Thanks again Matthew !

Having been made redundant from my previous organisation after twenty-four years, I wandered into the metaphorical grasp of Laurence feeling more than a little confused, uncertain and unsure of the new world which I was going to have to face into.
LinkedIn, CVs, interviews were suddenly a set of very different set of dynamics which I was confronted with, but I simply cannot thank Laurence enough for all of the support, guidance, wisdom, advice and experience that he provided me with.
Job search, even more so when one isn’t familiar with the process, is an incredibly lonely and frustrating place at times, but to know that there was a friendly face/voice there, one who was on my side and not with a vested interest, was enormously reassuring.
All of those elements which Laurence imported have proven to be pivotal in my successful securing of the role which I just have. I’m truly, truly grateful.
Thanks again, Laurence.
Gerry

When my firm who were making me redundant offered to arrange Career coaching, I jumped at the chance and I wasn’t disappointed.

Bill was such a great support and help at a very challenging and already busy time.

He was a great listener and helped me think about what I really wanted. I was being pidgin holed by recruitment consultant and Bill identified and encouraged me to redo my CV with a management slant.

This resulted in my eventually obtaining a Sales Director Position which was perhaps 2or 3 levels above what other roles I was being initially set for. Bill I cannot thank you enough.

The continued offer to have another meeting even though I had got the job was over and above what expectations I had and all leads to extra confidence which I will take into the new position with me.

Thank you.

Matt Broadhurst

Outplacement First, specifically Bill, took me from a little battered and bruised to confident and well equipped to secure a new role with the structure, information and support provided. The virtual careers resource center is very detailed and helpful allowing me to pick up and put it down when time allowed as its bite sized chunks. Bill in particular helped the content come to life with an extremely professional, friendly, supportive and helpful service. I'm pleased to say that I have secured a new role and can't thank Bill and Outplacement First enough. They are not part of your current/previous employer, trust in their independence and expertise!

I recently found myself in need of outplacement after being with a company for over 15 years. As you can imagine I was in a scary place and a little lost, Matthew was amazing, he has supported me and we moved at pace to get my CV reviewed and updated with applications being completed with confidence.

During the whole process knowing that Matthew was just on the other end of the phone gave me the confidence to start to apply for roles, he prepared me for interviews, he was realistic and understood the ups and downs I would face.

I would highly recommend this service as I found it incredibly helpful in supporting me through my first job search in over 15 years (during which time a lot has changed!)

I worked with Matthew and he was really encouraging, whilst offering very practical advice and support. Thank you.