It turns out to be that of the outplacement firm.

From there he was led to another office to meet a woman from an outplacement firm.

The final insult was a class he attended at the outplacement firm his company had selected.

He said another 15 percent, or $15,000, would be paid to an outplacement firm to help the manager find another job.

Meanwhile, outplacement firms have new ways to help individual dismissed managers.

Outplacement firms work for fees from companies that have dismissed managers and other employees.

Unlike an employment agency, an outplacement firm will not find the dismissed employee a new job.

These can be found in large public libraries as well as at outplacement firms.

With competition threatening profits in some cases, outplacement firms have become more creative to keep market share.

Now, outplacement firms are bringing the spouse into the job-search act.