An outplacement programme should be established primarily to take care of your needs. This is the very ﬁrst step that must be followed when planning how to choose an outplacement ﬁrm. Keep in mind the important fact that an outplacement service should be adaptable and always ready to meet your needs. The best outplacement ﬁrm will deﬁnitely not throw you or your employees straight into a ‘sausage machine’ programme even if you may or may not be able to tell if the programme is suitable. Look for strong ethics and values. A good outplacement ﬁrm will cover many of the aspects already mentioned, but one of the main things is that an outplacement company will tailor the programme to your employees’ needs. Each employee, depending on which industry or level, requires the standard executive outplacement services to be tailored around them to give the best results. The outplacement consultants should contact each individual to ensure that the programme is tailored to them as well as prior consultation with the organiser. For instance, we (Executive Connexions) make sure a thorough needs-assessment is conducted. This is to customise the programme in such a way that it doesn’t just satisfy us, but it meets the needs of the individual and that everything is set for a successful career transition.