The AI platform that actually cares
Outpace was built on a simple conviction: every employee facing a layoff deserves world-class career support — not just the executives. Here's exactly how we got here, and why AI is the answer.
Our Story
Layoffs are painful for everyone involved — the employees who receive the news, the managers who deliver it, and the HR teams who spend months managing the fallout. We started from the observation that this painful process is made worse, not better, by the traditional outplacement industry.
Traditional outplacement programs cost companies $2,000–$10,000 per employee — and deliver generic workshops, limited coaching sessions, and outdated career portals that most employees barely use. For all that cost, employees often still feel alone navigating one of the most stressful transitions of their lives.
Our ambition was to develop an improved outplacement service using available modern tools — one that offers premium, personalized support to every transitioning employee while significantly reducing costs for employers.
Why AI? Because AI.
We use AI to make outplacement more scalable, responsive, and affordable, without losing sight of the human reality of career transition. Behind the platform are real people who shape the experience, apply practical outplacement expertise, and ensure the service reflects real HR and employee needs.
We believe the best results come from combining both: the efficiency and personalization of AI, and the judgment and thoughtfulness of real human expertise.
AI is what allows us to offer enterprise-grade career support at a price that makes it accessible to every employee — from the frontline worker to the senior manager. This is not a limitation. It's the entire point.
Always On
Career anxiety doesn't keep office hours. Our AI coaches are available at 3am when the worry hits, on weekends, during the first sleepless night after a layoff notice. Support when it's actually needed.
No Judgment
Humans carry bias — conscious or not. Our AI brings zero judgment to every conversation. An employee can share their real fears, gaps, or uncertainties without worrying about what someone will think of them.
Truly Private
Conversations with our AI are genuinely confidential — not routed through a consultant who knows HR leadership. Employees can be honest about where they are, not where they want to appear to be.
Radically Affordable
Traditional outplacement costs $2,000–$10,000 per employee — pricing that makes it a luxury for executives only. BECAUSE we use AI, we can offer the same quality of support to every single employee, at any level.
Perfectly Consistent
The quality of support every employee receives is identical — whether they're an intern or a VP. No one gets the 'junior consultant.' Every employee gets the same exceptional, personalized care.
Deeply Personalized
AI adapts to each employee's unique background, industry, skills, and goals — not a generic career handbook. Every resume, every coaching session, every interview prep is built around the individual.
Our Vision
Outplacement should not be a luxury reserved for executives.
Career guidance tailored to each employee's actual skills, experience, and goals.
AI-powered rewrites that get past ATS filters and into the hands of hiring managers.
A safe space to process the emotions of a job loss — judgment-free, 24/7.
Every employee facing a career transition deserves this kind of support — not just the ones whose severance package includes a line item for outplacement. AI makes this possible. And we're here to prove it.
Ready to treat your employees right?
See how Outpace delivers world-class career support to every transitioning employee — at a price that makes it possible for any organization.