World Smile Day is celebrated on the first Friday in the month of October every year. The idea of ‘World Smile Day’ was initiated by Harvey Ball, a commercial artist from USA who was known to have created the Smiley Face in 1963! So today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine they […]
Macmillan Coffee Morning
What a fabulous result from our neighbours at Pendulum on their Macmillan coffee morning. Not only did they make some sumptuous cakes and biscuits, they also raised a whopping £179.00 for the charity! We bought plenty of raffle tickets and along with feeling like we’d eaten a mountain of cake, we also had ‘two’ winners […]
Sedentary work habits harming productivity
Public Health England (PHE) will this week recommend that employers introduce ‘walking meetings’ outside the office to reduce stress, back and neck pain in the workforce. PHE CEO, Duncan Selbie will say that sitting at a desk all day is “haemorrhaging productivity. Move more, get up and about — walking meetings. I don’t just mean […]
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 […]
The Power of Testimonials
From an early age we’re told not to believe everything we read in magazines or see on the telly – especially when it comes to advertisements. This taught behaviour means that it can be difficult for companies to pitch themselves to potential customers without sounding like they’re fabricating the truth. People like to see that […]
Three in four HR professionals expect Brexit to escalate ‘war for talent’
Smarter hiring needed by UK organisations as competition for skills hits record levels. With low unemployment and high employment across the UK, finding the right skills for your business is no mean feat in the current climate. This report conducted in February and March 2017 was sent to a sample of UK-based HR professionals from a […]
International Women’s Day – 8th March 2017
As a female driven business, we thought this was quite an interesting article and have to admit, we didn’t appreciate the background to the day… or that fact that in many countries it is classed as a national holiday. Wednesday 8 March is International Women’s Day, an event held around the world to commemorate the […]
Valentines Day
Well, it’s that time of year where flowers, chocolate, Prosecco are all greatly received from lovers. It’s a time to reflect on a relationship and think about what makes it special, why we love the people we love and what would we do without them? Of course that isn’t always the case but those that […]
Who we are and why we are successful
This is our first short video clip in a series of videos we will be producing. It gives you an idea of who F1rst Commercial Recruitment is and why we consider ourselves to be successful at what we do. We don’t always get it right as we’re dealing with people, but we’re good at filtering […]
10th Floor Mannequin Challenge
During the 10th Floor Christmas party at Regent House, it was decided that the mannequin challenge should be attempted! We did our best….. can you spot the anomaly?!!