13 February 2014
I officially retired from competitive athletics last year. Until then I was a sprinter specialising in 100m and 200m. I got in touch with f1 after being persuaded to attend a careers day by a …
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10 February 2014
I went to see f1 when I was working as an advisor to the Director of Communications at the children’s charity, the NSPCC. I said that I wanted to be qualified to do my boss’s …
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7 February 2014
Amanda Winch, who received the ESA Professional Development Award last week for MEC Access, with Amanda Fone founding partner of f1 recruitment, which supported the award.
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3 February 2014
A photo from the My Big Career day we were invited to at Cardinal Pole School in Hackney on Friday 31 January. We were bowled over by the talent and motivation of the students we …
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I’d always felt working in sport was for the fortunate few but managed to land a role at The Football Association after graduating. It was an unforgettable four years that gave me a ‘jack of …
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30 January 2014
PR Week’s Mentoring Programme has just launched. 15 women working in the communications industry have been paired with 15 outstanding, senior women in the industry for a year of mentoring that will also inspire events …
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29 January 2014
I remember my first meeting with f1 very clearly. It was 2006. It was possibly the most challenging interview I’d ever had. It helped me to identify the skills and experience that I had, to focus …
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27 January 2014
The ESA Excellence Awards will be presented in London this Wednesday evening at Plaisterer’s Hall. Congratulations to everyone on the shortlists. Entries have been received from 11 European countries and have been judged by 14 …
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24 January 2014
Social conscience and a sense of purpose, at home, at work, and with your clients. As Marketing’s Clare Beale put it at the start of the year, ‘consumers want brands to have a purpose – …
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22 January 2014
This month’s PR Week highlights three themes that we all recognise: Theme 1 – Stressed to kill The industry is over working many of its employees who are on the way to burn out. Is …
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