pw Podcast Ep. 13 Gratitude
Happy Thanksgiving week to all of our pepelwerk listeners. This is Kim Kelley, the CEO and Co-founder of pepelwerk, and this week, we are all about trying to recognize things to be grateful for. Of course, that’s the theme of the week in the United…
7 Ways to Keep Your Wage Practices in the Black
At least once a month there is a news story about some company and how they pay their employees. The bigger you are, the more eyeballs are watching you, and the more outside perspectives and half-stories get published about you. Those stories question ethics, fairness…
Gratitude is an Attitude: If You Don’t Have it, Don’t Apply
Gratitude seems to be in short supply in American life, and even more so when we think about our work. We are just coming off of Thanksgiving weekend, where we gathered with friends and family to express our gratitude for the abundance we have in…
Modern Recruitment Tools: Swipe Right to Job Candidates?
Looking for a quick and easy way to engage with job seekers and talented individuals with skills that are relevant for your business and its job opening? Ever wish matching with talent was as easy as matching with people on social networks or dating apps?…
Pepelwerk Podcast Ep 12 Swipe Society
Hello everyone and welcome to the pepelwerk podcast. My name is Kim Kelley, the co-founder of pepelwerk and we are talking about the swipe left swipe right society that we now live in. And particularly talking about what Tinder brought to the dating world that…
Work Status: A Complete View For Employers and Talent
Simply put, work status or employment status is a term that helps decide how your taxes are paid and what laws you are protected under. Moreover, it defines the legal boundaries between an Employer (the person or institute offering the work for compensation) and a Talent (the person providing a skill…
Open to Change
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” A phrase that should be thrown out the window for decision makers. Companies that base their vendor relationships on this phrase get left behind in the modern world. Holding onto the status quo leaves room for innovators and…
pepelwerk Podcast, Ep 11 – Election Season!
Hello, everyone. Welcome to our Pepelwerk Podcast. I am Kim Kelley the CEO and Co-Founder. In the US it is election season. You are supposed to go out and vote for the things that matter to you, for the people that you believe will represent…
The Cost of Finding Talent: Selecting Your Talent Acquisition Platform
Recruiting used to be about making one-to-one human connections. In the past, you needed someone to make an introduction to get your foot in the door. However, with the Internet and software development, we have new social norms for getting connected. For example, we get in cars with…
The Stuff of Nightmares: A Look Into the Life of a Recruiter
In the corporate recruiting system, outlandish candidate behavior is considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated recruiters who investigate these ridiculous frauds are members of an elite squad known as the Corporate Recruiting Unit. Human Resource professionals and corporate recruiters frequently deal with crazy…
Pepelwerk Podcast Ep 10 The Scary Truth About Recruiting
Hello, everyone. This is Kim Kelley, the CEO and co-founder of Pepelwerk. And if you’re just stumbling across this podcast by accident, and aren’t familiar with Pepelwerk, we are essentially the matchmakers of the working world. And we’re here to not only help match you…
Pepelwerk Podcast Ep 9 Soft Skills
Hello everyone, and welcome to today’s podcast. I’m Kim Kelley, the CEO and co-founder of Pepelwerk, and if you haven’t gotten the gist of what we do yet, then let me take this moment to explain it to you. We are the matchmakers of the…