Yes, I am a fitness guru and certified personal trainer who is all about helping others get fit, but I am also a professional business consultant and recruiter who helps businesses be F.I.T. At Concept One, we are all about Function, Integration, and Training or F.I.T when it comes to hiring and on boarding. […]
The Struggle is Real
The insanity continues in our job market where millions of people who want to work can’t get hired, and companies continue to complain they can’t find workers. It is as if we are living out an episode of the Twilight Zone! Meanwhile, we are all suffering the consequences: Restrooms go uncleaned, pharmacies close because they […]
Stop Wasting Recruiting Efforts
Every recruiter has encountered the extremely frustrating situation when all their recruiting efforts are flushed down the tubes when the hiring manager changes his or her mind, goes in a different direction or simply doesn’t like the candidates presented. We are talking about people here, and any time people are involved, it gets messy. However, […]
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
As a business consultant and professional recruiter, I can’t tell you how many times I hear the words “we want the best talent” or “we value our people” from companies, yet when the time comes to put their money where their mouth is, they back pedal, settle and won’t invest in their people. If you […]
Conformity Kills Creativity
For the first time in American history, we are seeing a trend to conform rather than be unique. We have been a country as diverse as the innovations we create; yet, there is a push for us all to look alike, most alarming, to think alike. Under the guise of tolerance, there is a one-sided […]
Quit Looking for Purple Unicorns
I have experienced all sides of the hiring process. Obviously back in my corporate days, I was interviewed for positions I held. As a leader, I conducted interviews to hire team members, and as a recruiter, I assist companies to find the right people for the right seats. Through the years, I have seen a […]
How to Focus on Cost Savings in 2021
No one could have predicted how a virus would shut down our entire economy in 2020, and we are only beginning to see the negative consequences and destruction of businesses as we enter 2021. This makes is even more critical for businesses to focus on cost-saving measures. Most will immediately look at how to […]
