HDA

OUR SERVICES
Executive Outplacement Programmes

 

Why we work in this area

HDA has worked in this area for almost 30 years, with significant success supporting senior clients transition their careers, both across the UK and internationally.

HDA’s international network, CareerNet International is especially well placed to support senior needs globally.

Outplacement consultancy is a core HDA business and we work with approximately 20-30 separate organisations in this area each month, supporting individuals and groups at all levels. This being the case, we have developed specific capability around the needs of senior managers, with dedicated HDA resources in place to support these needs.

We maintain networking links with many senior people who we have supported to transition their careers, and this senior network is often a valuable source of new business for HDA.

 

Our competencies in this area

• HDA’s team has significant experience providing career transition leverage for senior clients, in the UK and globally, providing highly tailored individual support to senior managers who may have highly complex career transition, domestic and financial needs
• As a business involved in business and executive coaching, we bring these skills to bear in supporting senior clients to transition their careers, by complementing linear transition activity such as job search, financial advice and so on with more expansive executive coaching aimed at improving overall (longer-term) leadership capability and networking skills
• HDA’s team includes consultants with significant day-to-day experience working with senior career transition clients, including those seeking re-employment, self-employment, career change, portfolio careers, early retirement, and so on.
• HDA runs a range of highly effective executive-level career transition workshops and seminars which complement our senior one-to-one support, including Making an Impact in Your Next Role, Senior Networking, Personal Branding, and others. See more here.
• HDA has a well developed complementary range of online tools and knowledge resources to support the career transition needs of senior clients including access to senior networks, senior psychometric tools, and industry/organisation research tools
• HDA partners with a range of professional organisations to leverage senior career transition, including independent financial advisers, tax experts, assessment experts, headhunter networks and so on.

 

Our approach in this area

• Senior Executives need to get results and quickly. They do not want to feel they are part of a process or joining a programme that is not 100% relevant to them. HDA recognises this need in its senior clients and responds accordingly to their needs in the structure of its programmes
• The main feature of this service is that individuals are assigned to an experienced executive career consultant who will work with them to develop a plan to secure new employment or a change in career. This career consultant provides guidance and support to assist the senior client to make best use of the various support elements available within the programme, including access to executive coaching
• As an alternative, HDA has introduced a unique service based around personal coaching. This premium service recognises that Senior Executives who are transitioning their careers require support on a more personal and focused basis. The first meeting is with an experienced Executive Business Coach (who will work with the Senior Executive throughout the programme) to explore the areas of immediate interest and jointly develop a personal plan of action. The Coach then co-ordinates closely with HDA’s experienced executive career consultants to bring in an extensive range of resources to support the individual at every stage of the programme.
• The service includes access to the following elements:
  • free membership to the Institute of Directors for one year including the initial election fee paid for by HDA (where applicable)
  • multiple CV preparation
  • financial, tax and pension planning advice through HDA’s professional partners
  • job search both publicised and unpublicised
  • access to a broad range of online resources
  • interview preparation and coaching
  • self-awareness feedback using a range of diagnostics
  • effective networking coaching
  • personal brand creation
  • membership of HDA’s senior alumni network

 

Who we work with in this area

HDA has recently worked with organisations like Fidelity Investments, Orange, UPM Kymmene, Henkel, Virgin, St George’s Hospital Medical School, CFA Institute, Greater London Authority, Woodside Energy, NCH, Proctor & Gamble, Ilex Energy and many others in this area. See more here.

 

Who to contact about our services in this area

Luke Bennett, Senior Account Manager - llb@hda.co.uk / +44 (0) 207 484 5481

Joanne Simpson, Managing Career Consultant - jxs@hda.co.uk / +44 (0) 1202 481 811