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The past couple of weeks have been very busy.

Rather naively I thought I would send a book to an editor, they would sort it all out and it would come back finished and ready for the printing phase. I hadn’t realised the scope for confusion when you work at a distance, and also my personality has me always looking for ways to improve on things and coming up with mini rewrites which have all taken time,

We’re getting there now and we should be at the final edit this week, I’m hopiing in the next couple of days, but I guess there might be one final set of changes after that.

It really is exciting, but there is so much to do.  Alongside the book I have also created an associated web site and need to get a plan to contact the press.  You can read more about the book here:

The current economic climate means that, if you are faced with redundancies in your organisation, providing employees with outplacement support is vital, says Denise Taylor. 

Outplacement is the process by which a company meets a duty of care to its employees facing redundancy. It helps people to come to terms with the shock of losing their job, to focus on what they want to do next and get them interview ready so they can get a new job, and maintain levels of self confidence through the inevitable rejection they are likely to face. 

Some people need to take the time to understand themselves, and to use this as an opportunity to consider career options. Other people may need to take time to talk through their feelings. Ongoing support and motivation is vital in helping people to find a new job, offering people just help with rewriting a CV is insufficient. There is a need to consider options, plan a strategy and get ready to present themselves well through all aspects of the application process.

This article has been published on the HR zone web site and you can access it here.