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September 19, 2023 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

Concept One is All About the F.I.T.

Let us help you hire and retain top talent

  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. […]

Filed Under: Blog, Business, Coaching, Executive Coaching, Human Resources, Leadership, Motivational, Recruiting, Talent Development, Talent Management Tagged With: blog, business, Consulting, human resources, leadership, recruiting, Training

August 30, 2023 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

The Struggle is Real

Hire those who are capable

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 […]

Filed Under: Blog, Business/Career, Coaching, Executive Coaching, Human Resources, Leadership development, Motivational, Recruiting, Talent Management Tagged With: blog, business, human resources, leadership, recruiting, thoughts to ponder

October 12, 2021 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

Stop Wasting Recruiting Efforts

Quit the insanity

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, […]

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April 20, 2021 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

Time to pay

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 […]

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April 13, 2021 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

Conformity Kills Creativity

Uniqueness is a strength

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 […]

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March 9, 2021 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

Quit Looking for Purple Unicorns

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 […]

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January 12, 2021 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

How to Focus on Cost Savings in 2021

How to save money 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 […]

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