outplacement
noun
out·place·ment
ˌau̇t-ˈplās-mənt 
ˈau̇t-ˌplās-
: the process of easing unwanted or unneeded executives out of a company by providing company-paid assistance in finding them new jobs
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Last month, a outplacement firm found that cuts to the federal workforce totaled over 275,000 people.
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2025
The outplacement firm attributed the surge to actions by DOGE.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 4 Apr. 2025
According to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, U.S. employers announced 275,240 jobs cuts in March, up 60 percent from February and marking the third-highest monthly total since the firm's records began in 1989.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
There’s been a fair amount of CEO turnover this year, with departures reaching 222 in January, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, the highest level for the month since the firm started tracking in 2002.
—Hr Brew, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2025
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2025
The outplacement firm attributed the surge to actions by DOGE.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 4 Apr. 2025
According to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, U.S. employers announced 275,240 jobs cuts in March, up 60 percent from February and marking the third-highest monthly total since the firm's records began in 1989.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
There’s been a fair amount of CEO turnover this year, with departures reaching 222 in January, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, the highest level for the month since the firm started tracking in 2002.
—Hr Brew, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Outplacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outplacement. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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