First Names Group wins FIRM award for referral scheme

Monday 27 March 2017

First Names Group has been recognised as having the ‘Best Employee Referral Programme’ at the 2017 FIRM Awards in London.

The trust, corporate, real estate and fund administration service provider launched its referral scheme in August 2015. It offers financial rewards to current employees for successfully referring a new recruit to the business.

Since the scheme was launched, the number of referrals has grown from 5% to 33% with a total of 113 referrals.

Helen Baxter, Head of Talent Management, commented: “I was absolutely delighted when we were shortlisted for this award and now I’m even more delighted that we’ve won! It is a real testament to how far we have come over the past couple of years in terms of our recruitment strategy and approach. Having joined the business in 2015 I’ve thoroughly enjoyed driving the development and roll-out of the First Names Referral Programme. Thanks to the efforts of everyone involved, and to the high calibre of referrals from our amazing First Names, I’m proud to say that the programme is making a big difference to recruitment across the Group. Having our efforts recognised with this award is the icing on the cake!”

FIRM is a community of corporate recruitment professionals with nearly 8,500 members across 71 countries. The FIRM Awards were established in 2013 to celebrate the best of in-house recruitment excellence, innovation and best practice.