Why integrate a skills assessment into an outplacement process ?
When you experience a career change—whether it’s due to redundancy, a voluntary redundancy plan, or a redundancy plan—it’s essential to take a step back and think about what’s next. In this context, a skills assessment is a fundamental tool , particularly when it’s part of an outplacement approach.
A real lever for orientation and repositioning, the assessment allows the beneficiary to re-appropriate their journey and build a realistic, motivating project aligned with their values and skills.
What is a skills assessment ?
A skills assessment is a structured process, supervised by professionals, which allows an individual to:
To take stock of his career, his skills and his motivations
To assess transferable skills
To identify new avenues for professional development
And to formalize a solid, realistic and achievable project
In an outplacement logic , the assessment becomes the strategic starting point for support towards employment or retraining .
Why is it essential in a professional transition ?
When an employee leaves a company, they often find themselves losing their bearings, and sometimes their confidence. The assessment then allows:
To find clarity in a moment of confusion
To express one’s expectations, one’s constraints, one’s desires
To rely on concrete skills to build the future
To better target the positions or sectors of activity to aim for
It is time for oneself , a tool for professional reconstruction , which opens up perspectives and fuels the following stages of outplacement: CV, network, training, retraining, etc.
In the context of outplacement: a reinforced dynamic
At OUTPLACEMENT PROFESSIONNEL, the skills assessment is a natural part of our methodology. It is:
Carried out at the very beginning of support
Led with a dedicated expert consultant
Structured around tests, interviews, guided reflection and digital tools
Presented in the form of an operational action plan
This assessment does not remain a fixed document: it becomes the basis of the entire professional repositioning plan , linked to the market, the opportunities and the objectives of the beneficiary.
The concrete benefits of a well-conducted assessment
- Regain confidence in your abilities
- Identify more motivating or accessible career paths
- Save time by better targeting your search
- Avoid risky approaches