Merry Christmas everyone and here’s to a 2024 full of promise and opportunity! Thank you for being part of our story this year and thank you for trusting us with your future work needs. We know we can’t help everyone but those we meet face to face, we will always do what we can to […]
National recognition by Financial Times
The Financial Times has recognised F1rst Commercial Recruitment as a Leading UK Recruiter for 2024! We’re thrilled to be able to share this news. Yes, it’s a wonderful pat on the back for our team, but it matters to our clients too. The awards, and being placed on a list of just 154 recruiters (out […]
Flowers…. but from whom?
Well, we had a lovely surprise this morning with TWO boxes of flowers for the very lovely Kelly and Sharon. The message read “I would just like to thank you for your support xx” no other details, no name no return address…. so whoever it was that took the time and trouble to send us […]
Young Entrepreneurs of the Year 2017
Last week, on Thursday 13th July, our Operations Director, Sharon, had the pleasure of returning to Stockport’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year competition 2017 as a judge. Stockport Young Entrepreneur of the Year is an annual event that aims to encourage and support budding entrepreneurs in the Stockport community. Every year, each of the […]
Video – Preparing for your Interview
Preparation is the key to feeling more in control of the interview process and making sure you put your best foot forward when you get that elusive ‘dream job’ interview. There is plenty of hints and tips on our website as well as this brief video that might give you that head start above the […]
Video – Writing a great CV
Writing a CV that will capture the readers attention is really important if you are looking for that dream job and believe you are the best candidate for a role you have seen advertised. We always say that a CV is designed to ultimately get you an interview. So, you need the reader to keep […]
Welcome back Ilana!
It may be Monday, but there are no blues in the office this morning… The FCR team are in very high spirits today thanks to the anticipated return of our lovely Ilana! Ilana has returned to work today after a 4 month break travelling around Central and South America. During her travels Ilana was fortunate […]
Careers Day at Aquinas College
Today, Sharon from the F1rst Commercial Recruitment team had the pleasure of attending Aquinas College in Stockport to lead a student workshop as part of their careers week. The workshop was attended by students leaving college this academic year that have decided not to continue on to further education but equally haven’t yet secured […]
It’s National Smile Power Day!
Today, Thursday 15th June, is National Smile Power Day! Whether you’re employed or looking for a new job, starting your day with a smile will give a boost in the morning. Smiling releases endorphins which improves our confidence and boosts moral. And if that’s not enough to make you smile, it’s been proven that […]
Bienvenida!
Welcome to the newest addition to the F1rst Commercial Recruitment team! Our lovely Spanish speaking, summer placement lady, Evie, will be joining us for the whole summer. Not only will she be helping with our admin support, she will also be teaching us a new Spanish phrase every day! Today’s quote: “Hoy pueden pasar cosas […]