10 is the magic number!

The first Monday back at work post-Christmas, with pay-day another 4 weeks away and the temperature at an all-time low can feel somewhat depressing. 

But, at FreshMinds, we’ve been looking forward to this year for months now as it’s a very special year for us.  We say, good riddance to 2009!  We’re not only at the start of a New Year, a new decade but at the start of FreshMinds’ tenth anniversary year…

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So, what’s so special about the number Ten?

• The number ten is the start of a whole new order of numbers and the culmination of the numbers that come before it - ten is the base of our number system
• The numbering systems in use when the Bible was written were also based upon the number ten
• Everyone loves to read Top Ten Tips - and not just because of the alliteration
• Hebrew and Greek letters were given values from one to ten, then increasing in tens to 100 then increasing by 100’s and so on
• Numbering by tens is built in to our very anatomy, count up your fingers!
• Ten implies completeness of order, nothing lacking and nothing over - it signifies that the cycle is complete and that everything is in its proper order
• The Ten Commandments are the basics of the biggest religion in the world. Nine Commandments? Eleven? Not so much

At FreshMinds Talent, we feel great about 2010.  A New Year, a great new decade in which to dazzle our clients and candidates, our tenth birthday with so much to look forward to… 

Watch this space as our tenth year will be full of exciting events, seminars, parties for our clients, candidates and friends of FreshMinds.

Happy New Year one and all! 

Soraya is Head of Graduate Recruitment at FreshMinds Talent. Her New Year’s Resolution was to write more blog posts…here’s to 2010!