Personalised, Flexible Outplacement and Career Transition Services in the UK

About Us

With over 25 years' experience in bespoke one-on-one employee outplacement support, we operate across the UK for clients in the private, public, and non-profit sectors.

We have a strong record of delivering of delivering tailored outplacement and career transition programmes for individuals and teams.

We support employees at all levels affected by redundancy situation, early retirement or agreed employment exits.

Our Services

We offer a personalised outplacement and career transition service, leveraging our market expertise and proven support programme to achieve the following:-

Develop self-awareness
Provide focus and direction
Build confidence
Understand the job market
Develop a career strategy
Achieve results

Our Expertise

Our consultants are experienced in outplacement, career coaching, and HR. We take the time to understand your situation and what matters to you.

We will create a support programme that can be delivered in-person, remotely or through a combination of both.

Outplacement & Career Transition Support - Tailored One-on-One Programmes

Operating across the UK, we offer practical, proactive and customised career transition services for individuals at all levels from recent entrants through to C-suite executives.

We have extensive experience in supporting organisations of all sizes in the private, public and not-profit sectors with outplacement, career transition and redundancy support. Whether your requirement, our expertise covers all needs.

We collaborate with prominent regional names to aid organisational restructuring, site closure or post-merger integration. We also offer customised support for those at risk, including executive programmes as well as those who are negotiation exits through settlement agreements.

A selection of our recent work includes:

Midlands - Following a strategic decision to divest part of their business, we provided on- site tailored 1:1 support for 30 Head Office employees of a major UK retailer

South West - In response to a business transformation plan, we supported a niche service business with tailored on site assistance for 20 employees

South Wales - We delivered tailored 1:1 support for a team of 10 employees facing redundancy within a Housing Association

UK Wide - We have facilitated bespoke senior level outplacement & career transition support programmes, delivered digitally for C-Suite and senior managers exiting businesses through settlement agreements

UK Wide - Ongoing support programmes, delivered digitally for employees, senior manager and executives within the private, public and not for profit sectors.

Our History

Purple Hat is a premier provider of outplacement and career transition services for individuals and small groups and teams. Our headquarters are located near Cardiff, although we also operate across the UK. Our goal is to provide an exceptional service that combines our expertise in understanding the employment marketplace with our established track record of supporting individuals in modern job search techniques.

Purple Hat operates as a division of Daniels Smalley Partnership Ltd, which was founded in 1998. The company has strong record of success in executive search & selection for senior managerial, C-Suite and difficult to fill appointments across the private and public sector.

Although executive recruitment remain a core part of our activities, we are equally dedicated to career transition. We have previously initated innovative programmes to address economic inactivity in the labour market and return-to-work initiatives.

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