Pre-Layoff Assistance and Outplacement Services

NOVA offers services to companies facing sudden organizational change. Whether you are considering a layoff, shutting down a division, or contemplating a business closure, you need to ensure a smooth, timely transition for your company and your employees. NOVA can provide assistance with the many tasks involved, from dealing with government regulations to providing career exploration and re-employment services for affected workers.

Services include:

• Confidential consultation during the initial planning stages
  
• Assistance in understanding Unemployment Insurance costs, government regulations
  
• Current labor market information
  
• Assistance in securing funding for retraining employees
• Career transition services and informational briefings for affected employees (both exempt and nonexempt)
  

NOVA's outplacement services are funded through the State's Rapid Response Program. This program enables NOVA staff to provide assistance whenever a business contacts NOVA about an upcoming organizational change, or whenever a company issues a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice for a pending mass layoff or plant closure.

Career transition services can include:

• One-on-one coaching to develop personal re-employment strategies
  
• Job search strategy workshop series (transition management, resume development, job search strategies, interviewing, etc.)
  
• Vocational assessment of aptitude, interests, values, transferable skills, English language skill level, personality and/or management style
  
• Training
  
• Job search assistance
  
• Immediate access to the CONNECT! Job Seeker Center's computers and career development library
  
• Opportunity for membership in ProMatch, a networking organization for Silicon Valley professionals
  

For more information, contact NOVA @ The CONNECT! Business Service Center at (408) 730-7830. NOVA is located at 505 W. Olive Ave., Suite 550, in Sunnyvale, Calif. (Map and directions)

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