outplacement
noun
out·place·ment
ˌau̇t-ˈplās-mənt 
ˈau̇t-ˌplās-
: the process of easing unwanted or unneeded executives out of a company by providing company-paid assistance in finding them new jobs
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Those who can’t find a new role at the company or who opt not to look for one will be provided transitional support including severance pay, outplacement services and health insurance benefits.
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Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Year-to-date hiring is down 58% from the same period a year ago, to hit its lowest level since 2009, based on data from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Layoffs, meanwhile, surged to 85,979 in August from 62,075 in July, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
The report argues that offering outplacement support to exiting employees is vital to demonstrate care for people and contain reputational risk.
—Mark C. Perna, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Year-to-date hiring is down 58% from the same period a year ago, to hit its lowest level since 2009, based on data from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Layoffs, meanwhile, surged to 85,979 in August from 62,075 in July, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
The report argues that offering outplacement support to exiting employees is vital to demonstrate care for people and contain reputational risk.
—Mark C. Perna, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Outplacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outplacement. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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