Parachute provides an affordable, convenient and effective outplacement service for both individuals in transition and employers looking to downsize or make reductions in force. Ranging in price from $395 - $995 per individual, Parachute's career transition program is an inexpensive alternative to layoffs on both a small and large scale. The combination of our web-based resources, career counselor tele-coaching, and innovative Job Pak™ delivery means that each displaced employee will have the opportunity to hit the ground running from the comfort of their own home.

Parachute's outplacement program provides employees with the tools and knowledge necessary to make their career transition a success, including:

• Teaching them to work through their feelings of stress and anxiety associated with losing a job.
• Helping them figure out what they want to do next with their career.
• Providing them with a step-by-step process for planning their career transition.
• Helping them market and sell themselves to potential employers.
• And finally, negotiating and closing the job offer that's right for them
  

   

-Parachute offers three unique outplacement services-

Job Pak • Job Pak Plus • Power Pak

Why Outplacement Makes Sense

Career change and job loss ranks among the top ten most stressful life events a person can experience. It now takes nearly five months for the average worker to find a new job. During this stressful time, the job-seeker may experience depression, financial difficulties, family problems and health issues. Companies too are at risk during employee transition. Employee morale may suffer, unemployment insurance rates may rise, and instances of workplace violence increase.

We believe that an effective and affordable career transition program is beneficial to the company as well as to the employee in transition. Helping people get back to work fast is good business! When laid-off employees get back to work sooner, you reduce your unemployment insurance rate, decrease discrimination and wrongful termination claims, curb workplace theft and violence, and improve productivity and morale among your remaining employees. Parachute is dedicated to making every transition as quick and easy as possible using our high-touch, high-tech support system for career transition clients.

Innovative & Affordable Career Transition Programs

Parachute offers a range of career transition resources including self-study programs, custom programs, access to online resources, and one-on-one telecoaching sessions. Parachute's programs include proven methods to create successful career transitions.

• Power Networking - The source of 85% of all career opportunities
• Creating resumes that position you for success
• Creating cover letters that get noticed
• Creating a BusinessLife Plan, or a concrete, step-by-step road map focused on getting back to work with an emphasis on planning, getting started, and taking action.
• Using advanced Mental Imaging Technology, a thought process used by world-class athletes that directs and focuses the imagination to produce desired outcomes. Participants are able to bring closure to the job-loss, meet their successful future self, and develop powerful Mission and Vision statements to guide their actions.
• Accessing online resources and help for one full year
• Using the internet to find opportunities and perform job related research
  
  
  • Quick Return to Work: Compared to traditional outplacement services, Parachute's programs get employees back to work in half the time, according to a study published by the Consulting Psychology Journal.
    
• Dealing With Job Loss: Each of Parachute's outplacement programs uses cutting-edge Mental Image Technology developed by Dr. Lynn Joseph (author of The Job-Loss Recovery Guide) to help participants deal with the emotions of job loss.
  
  
• Change Careers: Parachute worked with Richard Bolles (author of What Color is Your Parachute?) and Richard Knowdell (career development expert) to develop it's outplacement programs.
  
  
• The Best, Most Experienced Career Professionals: Parachute's outplacement programs and tele-coaching are facilitated by Parachute certified professionals who have a master's degree or equivalent.
  
  
• Easy Access: Access to Parachute's online resources and tele-coaching can be delivered anywhere in the world at any time.