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About Outplacement Adelaide

Bridget Hogg Principal Outplacement Consultant for Outplacement Adelaide. FGLF. BSc (Hons) Human Psychology. MSc Organisational Psychology. NLP Practitioner. Strategic Interventionist (Robbins-Madanes).

With a Bachelor’s degree in human psychology and an MSc in organisational psychology, Bridget has a deep, informed understanding of human nature, which forms the foundation for her work. A popular speaker both in Australia and overseas, Bridget has spoken at numerous professional and industry events in Australia and overseas, including the Careers and Employment Expo. Bridget and her team have won multiple awards – local, State and International for their career transition service.

Qualified experts
Award winning service
Providing a tailored service
Helping you manage the people aspects of change
Building resilience and wellbeing
Evidence based – backed up by data and testimonials

To book our outplacement services call Bridget Hogg on 0477 016966

You want an outplacement service delivered by qualified experts

You want qualified experts assisting your people so they achieve the results they want. Our Outplacement Consultants are qualified experts. Bridget holds qualifications in psychology, NLP, and Strategic Intervention and is a Fellow of the Leaders Institute of South Australia Governors Leadership Foundation program, 2004.

Bridget is a Professional Member of the Career Development Association of Australia (CDAA) and the Australian Human Resources Institute (CAHRI) with a team of experienced career transition consultants who assist Outplacement Adelaide on large assignments.

Bridget’s team of outplacement consultants each has over 20 years’ experience in providing career transition services in South Australia. Some are long standing members of the Career Development Association of Australia (CDAA) and some long-standing members of the College of Organisational Psychologists.

Having met many others from similar backgrounds, I admit I was sceptical at first. However, during my initial introduction, it became clear that Bridget was not only very personable, but was educated, experienced, and had conducted considerable research in her field(s). I found Bridget to be thorough, and most importantly, adapted her approach. Bridget seemed to identify where my strengths and weaknesses were, and focused the majority of our time on the latter. Additionally, Bridget helped explain and identify pitfalls in the application, interview, and recruitment processes that many people fall into and gave great advice on how to avoid these. I have no doubt this will be invaluable in the coming weeks/months. I would also add that Bridget was very aware of the mental health impact that situations like this can have on people and regularly encouraged use of the therapy services available, through both EAP and her own organisation. Although I personally did not utilise these services, it is great to know that they’re available, and I appreciate Bridget’s open and caring personality.

Outplacement Client 2023

You choose an award-winning outplacement service

Bridget and her team were nominated for a National Award by the Career Development Association of Australia in 2022 and have won multiple awards and commendations for their career transition services including an international award from the APILP, a local award from HCBA and the South Australian Award for Excellence in career development services from the CDAA in 2020.

Our organisation utilised the valuable outplacement services of Development at Work Australia to support a number of our employees, as part of their separation from our organisation following a restructure. The feedback from individuals was positive, particularly around Bridget’s work in linking to relevant courses and updating resumes. Thanks.

Joslyn Hutchinson

formerly Senior Manager, Human Resources, Medicare Local

You want a tailored outplacement service for each person

Our mission is to help retrenched employees find work they want. Our services are tailored to the individual and help people to take their next step – whether that be to find another job, to make a career transition into a different type of role, to pursue new training or to transition to retirement.

Bridget is one of the few outplacement consultants who is DEWR age management accredited and has received specialised training to assist experienced retrenched employees to transition into retirement.

We work with clients to understand their goals and implement solutions which are perfectly tailored to their objectives.

You want support to manage the people aspects of change

We can help you manage the wider aspects of change. As well as on-site on the day support for you and your team who are giving the news of redundancies, we can help you plan and manage the people aspects of change to avoid resistance and survivor syndrome (where those who you wanted to stay become disillusioned or fearful and voluntarily leave anyway).

Bridget has helped many senior teams plan and manage change, understanding how people react in times of change and transition. She facilitates workshops for team leaders to help them manage the people aspects of change – and understand what their team need at different stages to help them move through with the least upset and resistance. Bridget also facilitates “Building Resilience” workshops for all employees that help people to anticipate, understand and manage their own thoughts and feelings during a time of change. These workshops include information, tools and techniques on building physical and psychological resilience and effective thinking strategies to be able to manage the personal stress that imposed change can bring.

Recommended for outplacement support. I nailed it after just 5 weeks – I’m starting a permanent fulltime role on Tuesday. Thank you for your help and guidance, Bridget. You did a very good job with focus and providing personal helpful feedback to me. Thank you very much. Much appreciated.”

Viero Milo

Outplacement Candidate 2022

A few years ago, I was in need of a consultant who could handle our outplacement in a holistic way. My criteria for a successful outplacement consultant included providing an educational service to managers in addition to the support and assistance throughout the process from end to end. After phoning 3 different companies, Bridget was the only one who returned my call the same day and made a time to meet with me. Before our meeting, Bridget and the team at Development at Work Australia sent preparatory information which was actually useful (rather than being salesy or ‘fluff’). Upon meeting Bridget, my immediate impression was her warmth and compassion, coupled with her knowledge and obvious experience … I knew I had found the consultant who could work with us. I continue to recommend Bridget’s team at Development at Work Australia as I trust and highly value the services they provide.

Cindy Broekers

Personal & Professional Coach, Cindy Broekers Consulting

You want an outplacement service that provides help to build resilience and optimism

Redundancy can be stressful. Mindset management is key to our outplacement service. We work with the psychology of the individual to boost their optimism, hope and personal efficacy and maintain their focus on moving forward to their next step. With our background in psychology, we provide support to maintain emotional equilibrium at a time that can be very stressful. We provide emotional support and introduce tools and techniques to outplaced employees to help them strengthen their psychological wellbeing.

Evidence based – backed up by data and testimonials

We measured the impact of our work over 7 key measures for over 500 of our job seekers in 2019 – 2021 and asked an external statistician to examine the data. The results showed job seekers who work with us make a statistically very highly significant improvement on each of 7 key measures (including mental health and wellbeing, making and utilising useful connections and understanding and using effective job search techniques). Our results speak for themselves. We help people find work they want.

Outplacement Adelaide is the outplacement brand for Development at Work Australia. We have been providing quality outplacement services for over 20 years.

Please read the testimonials we have received from clients to see what they say about how we helped them.

I have been meaning to contact you regarding my employment situation for a while now, I have secured a full time role as of October 2017 with a company called GoBox Mobile Storage which has progressed well after the 6 weeks of training they offered due to the unusual equipment involved with the role. I would like to thank you for all your help and support you offered after my previous position was made redundant with Diabetes SA, one of the reasons I made the short list for this position was that the Manager and HR Manager were impressed with my resume and cover letter. Once again thank you for all your help… Regards,

Ashley Barclay

Bridget Hogg, Principal Consultant, has personally provided outplacement services to many people across the sporting and energy industries. She has assisted our outplaced people to manage the emotional impact of redundancy and has coached them in managing their emotional state whilst seeking new employment. Bridget also assisted outplaced candidates to find their next direction and she effectively coaches them in resume writing; job application techniques; finding the hidden jobs; finding alternative employment routes (such as self-employment); and interview skills. Bridget’s NLP credentials and background in psychology, coupled with her many years of experience as an outplacement consultant enable her to address the core issues with our people – helping them to see and find light at the end of the tunnel.

Craig Brooks

Craig Brooks Consulting

I have had the pleasure of using Bridget’s Outplacement Services on a number of occasions. While redundancies are undesirable, working with Bridget through these times has provided support to not only the employee leaving but the organisation as a whole. Bridget’s knowledge and guidance assisted me to manage a difficult situation and to provide the best outcome possible. What I value most about Bridget is her ability not only to provide the practical support needed, but also the emotional support to enable an employee to transition out of an organisation and into their next best thing.

Margot Strachan

People and Culture Manager

Bridget is a professional career motivator, coach and HR expert. I have time and again seen firsthand Bridget’s ability to connect with clients and galvanize them into strategic action resulting in positive activity and work outcomes. Client reviews are consistently outstanding based on personal results achieved as a result of Bridget’s motivational coaching. Bridget’s approach to work shows a depth of understanding and commitment which reveals itself in the exceptional results achieved. Bridget’s accomplishments are many, however her approach is always focussed, fun and respectful. I have no hesitation in recommending Bridget as inspirational and complete HR professional. Service Category: Career Coach Year first hired: 2013 (hired more than once) Top Qualities: Great Results, On Time, Creative

Christopher Karvountzis

formerly Regional Manager at Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology (DFEEST), currently Deputy Director, Southern Connections

Bridget was highly recommended to me by another organisation and when the time arose to use her services I could not have been more pleased. Part of our organisation was going through a restructure, so with Bridget’s expertise we were able to offer external support to our employees and this service was used by a number of them. To also assist myself and a couple of managers, I sought Bridget’s expertise to run a workshop on “Managing the People Aspects of Change”. This was presented professionally but flexible to those attending.

Paula Ridge

formerly Human Resources Coordinator, South Australian Cricket Association

Hi Bridget, I just wanted to send an email to thank you and the team for the support given to me over recent weeks following my Redundancy from Barossa Mitre 10. The time gave me the opportunity to look over the last 30 years and identify achievements, as well as my assets as an employee…some of which I did not realise I possessed until our conversation brought them to mind. I am looking forward to a great future with a positive mindset and renewed confidence, knowing that I will succeed in life no matter what obstacles come before me. I will have no hesitation in using your services if the need arises and will encourage others to do so also, should they find they need some support and encouragement in their employment process. Thank you again, and please pass on my thanks to your team.

Jeff Mattschoss

Bridget provides customised, personal support that makes all the difference. As a retrenched older worker it has been a long time since I went through searching and applying for a job and in the meantime personal computers, the internet and the web process has utterly changed how things are done. Starting all over again is daunting. Bridget’s consultancy is well paced, affirming, recognises and builds on our strengths and teaches us the necessary new skills at a pace we can absorb and apply effectively. Many thanks. At last a job search program for us older retrenched workers.

Jenny Paterson

Bridget is an inspiring source of information and positive energy. I was very impressed with receiving a booklet full of current resources on how to seek employment at my first interview entitled “Your Next Steps Job Seeker Program”. I thought how organised and helpful this was. Bridget gives you lots of practical hints, keeps in touch and shows a personal interest in you. She also helped me with my resume which needed much more assistance than I thought was possible!

Catherine M

Having completed the course with Bridget from Development at Work Australia, I now am armed with the latest tools how best to present myself on paper, by phone and in person at an interview, my resume looks great and my confidence is high! I would highly recommend this training to all who need it.

Tim Schulz

(now employed)

I am pleased to provide a testimonial recommending the services of Bridget Hogg of Development at Work Australia. Personally, I have utilised the services of a number of outplacement providers over many years. I have found the support provided by Development of Work Australia to be of the highest standard in educating and supporting candidates in resume writing, job application techniques, interview skills and coaching them to secure new roles. Bridget’s NLP credentials and background in psychology, coupled with her many years of experience as an experienced outplacement consultant provide invaluable support to candidates to secure new opportunities. I would have no hesitation in recommending Bridget and the services of Development at Work Australia.

Chris Ramage

Former HR Manager, Treasury Wine Estates

Really enjoyed the professional approach to outplacement needs. A great help at a time of need.

Trevor Nowak

After just one meeting with Bridget Hogg, I felt energised and positive about re-entering the work force after a voluntary break. Bridget’s enthusiasm and ‘can do’ approach were infectious. She was extremely helpful in directing me to a number of relevant training packages, workshops and on-line sites, and in suggesting opportunities for possible work experience. I commend Bridget to you.

Karen S

It has been several years since I had a resume or been interviewed for a job and the help I was given by this program gave me the skills and confidence and knowledge of what to expect and how to present myself as I go forward.

Heather Slape

outplacement client previously of SACA

Thanks again for this service – I contacted Peter just to congratulate him and get some feedback on the entire process. He was really happy with the service he was given at HR Dev at Work and felt you were a fantastic help for him. Nicola Hentschke, HR Manager, Churches of Christ Lifecare

I found the “Your Next Steps Jobseeker Program” highly useful for me. It helped me to improve my resume writing, interview and networking skills. I received useful advice with specific examples. The program gave me a better understanding on how to seek work in Australia. I recommend this program, especially for those who have recently arrived from overseas. Chris Nunez

I did not realise that I needed as much help with my CV, and interview technique as I did. I found the workshops a great help in presenting my CV in a style that encouraged employers to invite me for an interview. The work on answering interview questions, and the mock interviews were very helpful in improving my confidence, and my ability to answer interview questions… great advice. Michael Hughes

I found Bridget’s course (Next Steps Job Seeker workshop) extremely useful. It was interesting to see and hear the perspective of the interviewer and what they want to hear and see, and that gave me more confidence to be the interviewee. I found the SOAR acronym particularly helpful as it gave me a structure to answer all questions from the interviewer, both easy and difficult, and this made it much easier. The use of the words as a sentence starter was particularly helpful.

I also found my resume writing improved beyond measure. I also saw this from the employer’s perspective and understood more fully exactly what they would like to see in a resume. Bridget was an enthusiastic, patient and knowledgeable tutor. Brigeen Gilroy

I would really like to thank you for the support that you provided during the week after I was retrenched. The help with my resume and interview practice was invaluable, particularly as I hadn’t been unemployed for many years and was very much out of practice. It really boosted my confidence which I really appreciate.

Thank you also for your advice and support long after your contract with (my former employer) was completed. I attended most of the seminars you recommended and met with other people in my age group in a similar position. It can get very lonely while searching for employment and it was good to exchange ideas and stories with my peers.

Thank you once again. David Brewer

On behalf of the Southern Metropolitan Employment and Skills Formation Network (representing the DFEEST South Australia Works program) and the Cities of Onkaparinga and Marion, I would like to commend Development at Work Australia for their management and implementation of the recently completed Trades Promotion project. This workforce development project was initiated to professionally document immediate skills shortages in the region, to assist the Network develop training programs to match demand.

The Trades Promotion project ran from September 2005 to December 2006 and involved extensive industry consultation, data gathering, training program development and individual participant support (for both employers and jobseekers).

At around mid project there was a significant change in focus for the program in March 2006 (extending the program to December 2006) towards greater individual participant and group support, through targeted job seeker workshops. This eventuated as a reaction to the needs of the training participants, who were still no job ready after completing their various technical training courses. While Development at Work Australia was responsible for all aspects of the project, their strong human resource background, flexibility and project management skills enabled them to easily adapt to this change in focus from the original project brief.

There were two main successful outcomes from the project. These were:

The identification of local employers wanting to be involved in workforce development activities for their current and future staff (one employer received a State award for their involvement in a subsequent program resulting from this project).

The provision of individual and group support for a number of jobseekers identified through the project led to many gaining employment.

The success of the Trades Promotion Project was due to the skill and effort provided by Development at Work Australia and as a result I do not hesitate in recommending them for similar types of projects in future.
Brett Mayne, Regional Manager, Southern Adelaide and
Glenn Hickling, formerly Economic Development Officer, Employment and Training, City of Onkaparinga

A great motivator for building optimism and confidence… for all participants at all levels with their careers, there is something for everyone, worth the time

Daniel Oetjen

formerly Site Manager, Accolade Wines

Bridget provided a very professional service when handling a difficult situation. I had never heard of outplacement services until I met Bridget. I investigated other outplacement options and decided to choose Development at Work Australia. I have been extremely pleased with the service and support that she provided. Elwyne Smith, Genesys Wealth Advisors

The interview was in 2 days time. My call for help went out. Bridget was great. She was able to accommodate me at short notice and provided me with really useful tools and resources as well as a very supportive and practical learning experience that no doubt aided my success in winning the position. Alison Martin, Previously Organisational Development Consultant, Educational Services, SA Ambulance Service

Hi Bridget, just a brief note to let ya know that I have cracked a new job… Yes I am very happy and wanted to say a big thank you for ya advice and support in this long and ongoing process. It was something I didn’t expect to happen, and I have been very angry that I have had to go thru the process. Hopefully this position will work out and I can move forward knowing that I can not change the past. Once again thank you, you have been a great support. Regards, Phil

Thank you for your assistance during my recent outplacement counselling sessions. I have no hesitation in saying that the sessions were major factor in my finding suitable employment so quickly. The personal meeting sessions were relaxed and productive. From the first session my confidence was raised…When first provided with the offer of outplacement counselling from my previous employer I had not really decided whether to take up the opportunity. I had a preconceived view of this type of counselling more as a stress or grief management service than as a pro-active employment training exercise…I may not even have contacted (Bridget) if you had not made the initial contact. Needless to say, I am now extremely glad you did… The entire program was extremely useful.
Emailed by an outplacement candidate assisted by Bridget Hogg.

Bridget provided outplacement support for a number of people in 2001 when I worked at SA Brewing. Clearly there were some high emotions involved for individuals with this change and they all spoke glowingly of her ability to be supportive, objective and keep them focussed on what they had to do next. They were also quick to comment on Bridget’s genuine concern and how at ease they felt with her. Additionally, Bridget provided career counselling for another individual using a variety of techniques to help them come to the conclusion their current role was incompatible with what they truly wanted to be doing. She achieved what years of internal coaching had not been able to! I would have no hesitation calling on Bridget’s services again. Erin Taplin, formerly Organisational Development Manager, Carter Holt Harvey Consumer Brands (Melbourne)

As an associate to TPS, Bridget managed a large critical project for us with British Telecom, a major client. Her expertise meant she identified the critical issues very quickly and assisted senior managers to identify key issues to take into account in managing their change program. Dr. K. V. Coaley, Managing Director, Training and Psychological Services Ltd, Herts. UK

Bridget’s change program was adapted for us to address the needs of small business. We liked the content, the new ideas and the interactive presentation style – and this program is now part of our Better Business Series.
Highly recommended.” Tony De Vries formerly General Manager Small Business Services, Centre for Innovation and Business Manufacturing, Adelaide)

The best thing about this workshop was the psychological contract – I have sat through change sessions before but this was really different and I had not considered it before.
Lillian Fowles formerly Senior HR Consultant, TAFE SA