National Guard Veteran Brings Leadership Skills to Pearl
“I love helping my staff to be better agents,” he said. “I enjoy knowing that I’ve helped improve their careers.”
4 Reasons to Hire Veterans
It’s hard enough to find, hire, and retain good employees. According to a recent Inc. 500 CEO survey, 50% of leaders surveyed said attracting and retaining skilled employees was the biggest challenge they faced. A New York Times article mentioned the challenges veterans face in the job search during their […]
Pearl Interactive Network Hires VP, Commercial Business Development
Founded as an enterprise that blends a for-profit business with a social mission to provide work opportunities for challenged populations, Pearl Interactive Network (Pearl) has been named one of the region’s leading smart organizations by Smart Business Columbus.
Pearl Interactive would listen to offers; eyes sale in 2019
The following is a reprint from Mergermarket, the leading provider of forward-looking M&A intelligence and data to M&A professionals and corporates. by Jeff Sheban Pearl Interactive Network, a Columbus, Ohio-based contact center company, would like to sell itself in two pieces beginning as early as 2019, but would entertain serious […]
Overcoming Barriers to Employment for Individuals With Disabilities
by Clif Boutelle, for SIOP This is an excerpt from an article that appeared on the SIOP website. You can read the original article here. Much is made, and rightly so, about diversity in our society, in particular as it relates to African Americans, Hispanics, and women. Less attention, though, […]
Veterans seen as potential pool of workers for insurance industry
Merry Korn married a social mission with her business mission in 2004, and hasn’t looked back.
Pearl Interactive Network Provides Jobs For Veterans
Pearl Interactive Network, Inc. (Pearl) provides contact center solutions for the Federal Government and its contractors by delivering a talented pool of veterans and disabled veterans.
Pearl Interactive Network Provides Contact Center Solutions for Insurance Industry
Virtual Insurance Solutions Delivers Contact Center Solutions For Personal, Commercial Lines Pearl Interactive Network, Inc. (Pearl) launched Virtual Insurance Solutions, a service delivering contact center solutions to the insurance industry for personal and commercial lines. The approach delivers home-based contact center services, tapping a workforce of skilled and talented veterans, […]
Federal Investigators Launch New Audit Of VA After Calling It a “High Risk Agency”
The federal government’s audit agency announced this week that it’s launching a comprehensive review of management at the embattled Department of Veterans Affairs, aiming to explain to Congress how the nation’s largest healthcare network could improve its administration and better serve patients. The Government Accountability Office agreed to launch the […]
Home offices could benefit veterans, disabled
Reprint from The Zanesville Times Recorder. ZANESVILLE – In Muskingum and Coshocton counties, unemployed veterans and others who face barriers to employment might soon be able to earn a living from home. The Pearl Interactive Network (Pearl) connects insurance companies in need of employees with employees who might have trouble […]
Veterans in the Workplace: Trained and Qualified
Starbucks announced this morning that it will offer an incredibly generous tuition reimbursement plan for its partners (employees) who work an average of 20 or more hours per week in one of their more than 8,500 company operated stores.
International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Meet Lillian
In recognition of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, our featured employee is Lillian, who uses assistive technology to perform her job as a corporate recruiter. Lillian sources candidates for job openings at Pearl, and has successfully worked in other departments within the company during her almost eight-year tenure. How […]