What is the Solution to the Flawed Online Job Application Process?
Black holes and online job application platforms have a lot in common. You can’t see them and only special technology can make sense of them. You leave your resume in the hands of HR, but doubt whether it was time well spent. Perhaps a human…
Talent Recruitment: The Business of People
With 25 years’ experience in the people business, I’ve learned a thing or two about our working world and talent recruitment. As my responsibilities in HR and recruiting have spanned the globe, I can tell you that hiring in the U.S. vs China vs Africa…
Stop Ghosting and Get Ahead of the Game
There’s a trend in the job market where Talent are “ghosting” recruiters and hiring managers. A buzzword previously used for dating to cut off contact with someone has become applicable to the workplace. With the lowest unemployment rates in two decades, candidates who showed interest in a job, maybe even interviewed and were well along in the hiring…
Shifting out of the 9-to-5
Work is at your fingertips! In the digital age, we have more direct access to people, information and tools on our devices. Many people are challenging the status quo and seeing the benefits to flexible working hours, shift work, and part-time work. Companies who say…
Pepelwerk Origins: Finding a Startup Co-Founder
Over the last decade, startup companies have developed an aura of romanticism. That Hollywood, up-and-coming vibe can easily make anyone believe that they can start something and have success rain down in no time. From the years of work experience under my belt and a…
Stop Hiring for Keyword over Skill: Make Your Skills Match
In the corporate world, we so get lost in titles, buzzwords, and our own languages of acronyms that only make sense to those at our own organizations. Sometimes focusing on our own internal sets of criteria for hiring and promotions can blind us to the…
The HR Strategies & Vision that Inspired Pepelwerk
In two decades of managing, operating, and focusing on People Strategies for businesses of all sizes and industries, there isn’t much that I haven’t seen. In my 25-year tenure in Corporate HR Departments, I’ve seen the Human Resource industry distinguish itself, engaging in important social…
The Scheduling Gap: How to Manage Your Shift Work Schedule Effectively
If a significant proportion of your workforce is shift workers, it can be difficult to get the right people to fill the gaps when an employee falls ill or is unable to work for any reason. You need a quick and efficient process for managing…
“I Quit!” – Why Employees Are Leaving the Corporate World
It is no secret that turnover is one of the biggest challenges corporations experience with Millennial and Gen Z workers. But why are these new workers leaving the corporate world? According to one study, 2 out of 3 employees are disengaged at work. Here are…