Create a Company Culture: Be Sold on Culture or Sell to the Highest Bidder
Culture is one of the most misused and overspun words in the business world. We blame company culture when things go wrong, praise it when they go right, and curse it when dysfunction bubbles and it causes us to buy, acquire or give the belief…
Job Seeker Tips: 30-Second Elevator Pitch
It can be awkward and embarrassing to introduce yourself to someone new in person. And even more so when you’re speaking directly into your smartphone camera! It’s especially tricky when you know you need to keep it short. Creating a 30-second elevator pitch is a perfect way…
How to Recruit Candidates for a Job Using a Skills-Matching Platform
Are you continually disappointed by the quality of candidates that you’re receiving from recruitment agencies? This is a common frustration that we hear from employers. How about recruitment solutions that promise the world, but don’t deliver the goods? Job boards that endlessly send you resumes…
Advice for Job Seekers When It’s Taking Too Long to Find Work
Whether you are mid-career or are a recent graduate with no desire to enter the field you majored in, arriving at a crossroads in your career is a common experience. Maybe you want to quit a job that’s no longer a good fit for you…
How to Recruit Millennials & Gen Z Talent for Your Business
There is so much talk in the marketing and advertising world about the impact of Millennials and Generation Z on consumer trends, social activity and online behaviors, and how to target them effectively. But what about recruitment? What are these groups looking for from employers?…
How To Build Your Work Wardrobe
It’s said body language accounts for 50% of business communication, but how much are we communicating with what we wear? As much as some might try to resist, our attire accounts for a huge part of what we communicate to others every day. Whether you’re…
How to Advertise a Job Opening Using pepelwerk
Welcome to the modern way of hiring quality talent for your business: skills-matching. What’s the big deal? Well, finding suitable candidates for your job openings isn’t about resume dumps or operating a scattershot approach to recruitment and then hoping something sticks. You need a modern…
Landing an Entry-Level Position in the US
Are you looking for an entry-level position in the US? Discouraged by job posts that ask for experience even though they say they are entry-level? We have some helpful advice for you. Are Employers Just Hopeful a Unicorn Exists? It’s no longer uncommon for employers to post…
Pros and Cons of Taking a Gap Year
The “Gap Year” is a relatively new concept we’ve heard more and more as Gen Z students exit high school and decide what to do next. Though the traditional path is to either go to college or get straight to work, taking a gap year after high…
Top Job Interview Techniques: How to Crush it in Your Interviews
Want to know how to crush it in your interviews? Looking for some top interview tips to help you avoid the common pitfalls? Thought so! We asked Reddit how interviewees bomb their interviews, and then we put together our killer job interview techniques to help crush…