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Career Pivoters
The benefits of pivoting a career, bringing career pivoters into a company, and how to evaluate skills for future employees
In this upcoming webinar, we’ll explore the growing rise of career pivoters and how organizations can adapt their talent strategies to keep pace. As more professionals transition across roles, industries, and career paths, employers are shifting away from traditional, experience-based hiring and toward skills-based approaches.
Our discussion will include how companies can identify transferable skills, such as problem-solving, communication, leadership, and technical aptitude, to evaluate candidates who may not follow a linear career path but show strong potential. Attendees will learn how skills-based hiring helps organizations access broader talent pools while recognizing the unique value career pivoters bring through adaptability and fresh perspectives.
The webinar will also focus on how employers can support career pivoters after the hire. We’ll share strategies for onboarding, training, upskilling, and reskilling employees as they transition into new roles. By investing in targeted training and development, companies can accelerate performance, improve retention, and address critical skills gaps.
This session will equip HR leaders and business managers with practical insights to attract, develop, and retain skills-based talent, enabling organizations to build a more agile, resilient, and future-ready workforce.
This program is valid for 1 PDC for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification.
This program has been pre-approved for 1 recertification credit hour toward aPHR®, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).
Meet Your Speakers:
Gretchen Groh, VP of Operations for Flex HR
Gretchen has over 20 years of proven leadership experience in the field of Learning and Development. She specializes in facilitation, communication, procurement and vendor management, employee compliance and regulatory alignment, coaching, talent management, benefit alignment and utilization, project management, employee relations, transition planning, cross-functional collaboration, contract negotiations, assessment coordination & analysis, user-centered design, and HRIS systems. An overarching theme she sees throughout her career trajectory is her commitment to providing the tools and supports to help people achieve.
Suzanne Hawes, HR Consultant
Suzanne is a transformational HR leader with extensive experience guiding organizations through growth, transition, and turnaround experiences. She has worked across multiple industries including professional services, consumer goods, and non-profits. Suzanne considers herself a business leader with an HR background and specializes in designing HR functions that will provide the fuel for success within a business.
Kath Fidler, HR Consultant
Kath has built a long and diverse career spanning healthcare, IT, operations, professional musicianship, and human resources leadership within a global advertising organization. She prides herself on being a chameleon in any environment, quickly learning the culture and understanding what makes each company’s people “tick” in order to deliver the best outcomes for customers and clients. She specializes in fast-paced, high-growth environments and brings a holistic operational approach to consulting, advising companies on efficiencies, best business practices, and the implementation of processes and trainings that make employees’ lives easier and more enjoyable—so they can focus on the work.
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