How to Use outplacement in a Sentence

outplacement

noun
  • He had been laid off with no severance package, no outplacement services.
    — Maryanne Piña Frodsham, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Reframe outplacement as a mental health resource.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Some firms also include outplacement services or bonus pay for the portion of the year an employee was on the payroll.
    — WSJ, 8 Sep. 2017
  • The outplacement firm tracked 450 plans to cut jobs, up from less than 400 in September.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The outplacement firm attributed the surge to actions by DOGE.
    — Josh Fellman, Quartz, 4 Apr. 2025
  • If providing an outplacement resource, outline how the employee can get in touch with that service or when the service will reach out to the employee.
    — Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The company offered workers four months of pay, plus more based on role or tenure, along with healthcare coverage and outplacement assistance.
    — Chip Cutter, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas keeps a tally of layoff notices.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Unfortunately, outplacement support is only available from one-third of global employers in the study.
    — Mark C. Perna, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The pharmacy chain said employees losing their jobs will be given the chance to participate in the on-site career fairs and outplacement services to help find new employment.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2024
  • That's the amount outplacement company Challenger Gray & Christmas came up with after crunching the numbers.
    — Emily Price, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2017
  • Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an outplacement firm, reported that job cuts in October were the highest for the month in 22 years.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Ensure to update your resume, strengthen your professional network and explore career coaching or outplacement services.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Job cuts are trending higher in recent months, according to the latest report from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 7 Oct. 2022
  • According to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, businesses nationwide are on track to hire a record-low number of teenagers this summer.
    — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • 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.
    — Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Some companies also offer outplacement services or access to professional coaching.
    — Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The bank said workers will be eligible for severance pay and will receive assistance finding other positions within the company or through outplacement services.
    — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • Job cuts have been on the rise, according to the outplacement firm Challenger Gray & Christmas, with layoffs so far this year exceeding the same period last year by 39%.
    — Lydia Depillis, CNN, 6 June 2019
  • And outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported retail job cuts in January were 20% higher than a year ago.
    — Megan Poinski, Forbes, 4 Mar. 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
  • Layoffs in the tech sector have surged by a factor of 16 from last year, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray, and Christmas, while finance job cuts have more than doubled.
    — Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Jane receives eight weeks of outplacement services—resume review, a rewrite of her LinkedIn profile and a couple of phone sessions with a career counselor who lives in Dallas—and a balloon.
    — Lauren Weber, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2020
  • Global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said job cuts in August were up 39% from July, and up 13% from the same month a year ago.
    — Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Just over half — 51% — of companies plan to hire new workers this year, according to a recent survey conducted by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an outplacement firm.
    — David Goldman, CNN, 24 Jan. 2020
  • In July of this year, there were 62,075 job cuts announced, according to a report by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
    — Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • In July, there were 62,075 job cuts announced, according to a report by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
    — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Job cuts announced in September were more than triple their 2019 level, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
    — Caitlin Conant, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2020
  • In a July survey by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a global outplacement firm, 172 leaders in human resources and business were asked what was driving so many to quit.
    — Dallas News, 6 Aug. 2021
  • 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

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