What is pepelwerk?
pepelwerk is a workforce and economic development platform that connects people, businesses, educators, and community leaders to build a future-ready workforce and improve financial health. We create a collaborative ecosystem where everyone plays a role in preparing for the jobs of tomorrow.
Our Goals
Four principles guide everything we build, every partner we add, and every person we connect to opportunity.
Continuous income and financial stability
We provide individuals and organizations the data and action steps they can take to maintain sustainable financial health.
Wise investments in skills-based learning
We connect public, private, independent and institutional content and curriculum providers with people and organizations that need to close a skills gap to attain or retain jobs.
Reduce inequalities in access and opportunity
By providing all stakeholders the same access and opportunity to contribute to the data, technology and results of the platform. Blind matching people, organizations and resources to achieve better results.
AI and Automation for the Greater Good
We provide a central system so that more can benefit from shared data and improve accessibility of advanced technology to help people and organizations make more informed decisions about their future.
The Results
Real-time tracking across four goal categories — showing where people are in their journey from intention to outcome.
Work Goals
Employment-related objectives — applying for jobs, attending interviews, completing onboarding, and securing a role.
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Earn Goals
Financial and income-related objectives — securing paid work, completing tasks tied to compensation, reaching income milestones.
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Connect & Guidance Goals
Relationship-building and coaching objectives — seeking guidance, joining support networks, engaging with career advisors.
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Learn Goals
Education and skill-building objectives — completing courses, acquiring certifications, mastering new skills for career advancement.
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What the data shows
People Hired by Attributes
A visual summary of hiring outcomes based on specific candidate attributes — skills, education level, certifications, and experience. Each attribute shows how many individuals were hired with that characteristic, revealing which attributes are most strongly correlated with successful hiring decisions.
Jobs and Skills Gaps
In-demand jobs employers are actively hiring for, alongside missing skills — competencies frequently required by employers but underrepresented among candidates. Supports strategic workforce planning by revealing which skills should be prioritized to close gaps and improve job readiness.
Skills in Development
The specific competencies users are actively working to acquire or improve — technical skills, soft skills, certifications, and industry-specific capabilities. Visualizes where users are investing their learning efforts and which skill areas are gaining traction across the platform.
The people behind pepelwerk
Kim Kelley
CEO / Co-Founder
Malahar Pinnelli
CTO / Co-Founder
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