Human Resources

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Wellness resources at your fingertips

When facing the challenges of the current moment, Penn students, faculty, and staff have options to promote their emotional, mental, and physical well-being.

Katherine Unger Baillie ・

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Penn announces COVID-19 childcare grant

The Penn COVID-19 Childcare Grant helps faculty, staff, and postdoctoral trainees at the University who incur childcare expenses for care during the academic year.

Dee Patel

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New changes for Open Enrollment for 2020-21

There are new changes for the Open Enrollment 2020-21 plan year. Sue Sproat, executive director of benefits in the Division of Human Resources, outlines the changes to benefits for eligible Penn employees.

Dee Patel



In the News


Marketplace (NPR)

Skilled trade workers are still in short supply

Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School explains why it’s difficult to get young people started with blue-collar careers and vocational education.

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Business Insider

Get ready for nasty layoffs and say goodbye to the four-day workweek

Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School says that bosses can use the latest headlines about the economy as a fresh reason to get tough with workers, even if business is still doing well.

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The New York Times

So, human resources is making you miserable?

Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School says that the personnel department was rebranded as human resources during the 1980-81 recession to view people as assets like machinery.

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Human Resource Executive Online

Employee stress: Why HR isn’t getting to the heart of the problem

Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School writes that stress needs to be correctly defined before it can be properly addressed in the workplace.

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MarketWatch

Why does an entry-level job now require three years of experience? Here’s how that hurts workers and companies alike

Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School says that companies are now much more likely to poach desirable workers from other employers rather than developing talent internally from lower levels of the organization.

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CNBC

Here’s why entry-level jobs feel impossible to get

Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School says that employers are looking outside to hire people rather than promoting them from within.

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