Karrierepartner

Name

Karrierepartner

Legal name

Karrierepartner AS

Website

https://karrierepartner.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Outplacement and Career Counseling Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Career Transition & Reemployment Services (Job Search Support) (BPACAOAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Group Outplacement Programs (Employer-Sponsored) (BPACAOAB), Redundancy & Layoff Support Services (RIF Planning & Communications) (BPACAOAF)

Keywords

• Career counseling services
• Outplacement programs
• Workforce transition services
• Career guidance courses
• Restructuring support

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Outplacement Programs: Individual outplacement programs offered as part of termination agreements with departing employees. Programs include career counseling, job search support, and transition assistance.
2. Group-based Career Guidance Courses: Group-based career guidance courses offered to companies with multiple employees affected by restructuring, typically conducted before individual outplacement programs.
3. Leadership Support Services: Management support and quality assurance of own processes, including training managers in conducting consultation meetings. Often coordinated with legal partner.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Karrierepartner AS delivers career counseling and outplacement services to organizations undergoing restructuring or downsizing and to the affected employees. The portfolio includes individual Outplacementprogram provided as part of severance agreements, group-based career guidance courses for groups of affected employees, and leadership support and quality assurance services for managers running consultation meetings, typically sold as long-term framework agreements to enterprise clients in Norway.

Product overview

Karrierepartner AS operates as a career counseling and outplacement service provider. The company offers a unified service portfolio centered on career guidance and outplacement support, consisting of individual outplacement programs, group-based career guidance courses, and manager support services. The offering is delivered as a traditional service business rather than a software platform, with services typically procured by employers as part of severance agreements or organizational restructuring processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Outplacementprogram Individual outplacement program offered as part of termination or severance agreements with departing employees. Includes career counseling, job search support, and transition assistance to help displaced employees find new employment. Sold to enterprise clients undergoing restructuring, with affected employees as the end beneficiaries.
• Gruppebaserte karriereveiledningskurs Group-based career guidance courses designed for organizations with multiple employees affected by restructuring. Delivered to groups of affected employees, typically conducted before individual outplacement programs to prepare cohorts for career transition.
• Lederstøtte og kvalitetssikring Management support and quality assurance services for the company's own processes, including training managers to conduct consultation meetings and supporting organizational change processes. Often coordinated with legal partner Advokatfellesskapet Lovende as part of integrated employee transition support.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Karrierehuset AScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2025Karrierehuset AS acquired Karrierepartner AS effective August 1, 2025. Karrierehuset AS is described as one of Norway's leading companies in Outplacement and Career Guidance. The acquisition represents a strategic expansion of services and market presence.
• Advokatfellesskapet LovendeminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLegal collaboration partner providing management support, quality assurance of organizational processes, and training for managers conducting consultation meetings. Services are coordinated with outplacement programs.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• CareerArc: Technology-enabled outplacement and career transition platform serving enterprises globally. Comparable in target market and use case, with a more tech-driven delivery model versus Karrierepartner's traditional services approach.
• Grossman Group: Nordic career transition and outplacement provider. Comparable service model serving Scandinavian enterprise clients facing restructuring, though smaller scale and not Norwegian-domiciled.

Direct peers

• Randstad RiseSmart: Global outplacement and career transition provider focused on enterprise clients, with technology-enabled delivery. Comparable in customer base (enterprise HR teams) and core offering (career transition support) to Karrierepartner.
• Impact Group: Outplacement and career transition services provider focused on the North American market. Directly comparable in service offering and target customer (enterprises undergoing restructuring), though geographically distinct.
• Karrierehuset AS: Acquirer of Karrierepartner AS and one of Norway's leading outplacement and career guidance companies. Offers the same core services (outplacement programs, career guidance) in the same Norwegian market, making it the closest direct comparable.

Broad incumbents

• Right Management (ManpowerGroup): Global talent and career management arm of ManpowerGroup, providing outplacement, career transition, and leadership development. Directly comparable in service offering but operates at significantly larger scale across multiple geographies.
• LHH (Lee Hecht Harrison): Global outplacement and career transition firm operating across many countries. Overlaps with Karrierepartner's core offering but at much larger scale and with a broader portfolio of HR advisory services.
• Mercer Career: Career transition services arm of global consulting firm Mercer. Comparable in enterprise-focused outplacement delivery but part of a much broader HR consulting and advisory portfolio.

Regional players

• Connor: Australian outplacement and career transition provider serving enterprise clients across the Asia-Pacific region. Comparable in service model and customer type but operates in a different geography.
• Personal Career Management: UK-based outplacement and career coaching provider serving enterprise clients. Comparable in service offerings (individual outplacement, group career support) but focused primarily on the UK market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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