First Associates, Ltd. is a leading supplier of permanent and temporary employment services, in addition to being a well respected executive search resource. While we have garnered numerous accolades from clients in the banking, financial, legal, and accounting sectors, First Associates has also demonstrated considerable skill in recruiting for other industries well represented in the Chicagoland area, such as insurance, advertising, and technology.

Collectively, the three companies which comprise First Associates, Ltd. - First Staffing Associates (founded in 1957), First Temporary Services, Inc. (founded in 1987), and FirstStaff Services (founded in 1998) - are able to provide a variety of corporate leaders with the qualified candidates which are instrumental to their success, faster and more precisely than ever before.

First Associates, Ltd. is a member in good standing with the Illinois Staffing Association, the National Association of Personnel Services, the American Staffing Association, the Better Business Bureau, and the Chicago Chamber of Commerce.