TEMPS NEEDED FOR MEDIA CONTRACT

We are currently recruiting for a high profile media event and are looking for Administrators. Please refer to page 7 of our current jobs page for further details.

HARRISON PURSEY urge candidates to register

Harrison Pursey is urging candidates not to solely rely on checking our current jobs page - the turn around on briefs is so quick at the moment that within a week a job offer can be made which includes first and second interviews. The process can happen so quickly that 80% of the time we do not get the chance to advertise. It seems that candidates are only applying for jobs that they see advertised ....they do not realise they are missing out by not registering with Harrison Pursey earlier !

Please do not miss your opportunity - call us ASAP and get registered for permanent, contract and temporary assignments

HR WIN FOR HARRISON PURSEY

Harrison Pursey has been successful in their pitch to be chosen as a preferred agency for HR positions within the WPP group.

This will give us the opportunity to work on HR briefs at all levels with the group companies which include agencies such as Hill & Knowlton, RKCR, Y&R, Ogilvy, JWT, Mindshare, MEC and Mediacom. Harrison pursey were selected out of 11 agencies and will be one of 5 preferred suppliers. This is a great opportunity for us to further develop our HR contacts and candidates and strengthen our relationship with WPP who we have been working with for 5 years on the PA and support staff PSL. Harrison Pursey seek find and fetch Media/Creative HR people.

HARRISON PURSEY JOINS FACEBOOK

Keep in the know and join the Harrison Pursey Group on Facebook today! For all the latest job updates and current news become a member now. Find us under Harrison Pursey Ltd

WPP PICKS HARRISON PURSEY

Harrison Pursey has been selected for the 5th year running as one of WPP's preferred recruitment suppliers for PA, secretarial and support staff.

WPP is the world leader in marketing communications and owns some of London's top agencies covering sectors from advertising and branding to media buying and PR.

…….IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Harrison Pursey like to support and keep in touch with their temps, clients and friends. We like to share their activities, ambitions and achievements.

Nina Hatchwell making her musical debut in london this month - Nina will be headlining a set of acoustic evenings at MAP from the 17th - 19th December as her London debut. For tickets visit the website or call 0207 9160544.

The Roving Chef – Hayley Edwards teaches simple, uncomplicated, healthy dishes that can be quickly prepared and are great to eat. Harrison Pursey are a huge fan of Hayley’s delicious cakes – highly recommended ! www.rovingchef.net

Unkle Baxta produced by Polly O’Connell is a fashion label based around the fun and frivolity of youth culture for those girls and boys who want to be 'legendary in their choices and attitudes'. They sell online at; http://www.unklebaxta.tk , facebook and myspace. Just search Unkle Baxta – pretty cool designs already worn and loved by Pixie Lott and Lily Allen!

Attention all Actors! Need a showreel? Alice O'Connell has just launched a brand new boutique showreel company, check it out at http://www.picturebook-showreels.co.uk

Marcus has an amazing new Album out - QBOY - MOXIE. "Moxie is better produced, far more commercial with elements of hip-hop, electro and more - think you know QBOY think again" - Time Out

Looking for an amazing hat - Jess Roberts has designed and produced a gorgeous collection. Miss Kitty Fantastico. http://www.misskf.co.uk/

In November 2008 Jo Denham ran the New York Marathon raising over £2000 for Children with Leukaemia. In April 2009 she ran the Paris marathon and the New York marathon for Help for Hero’s and raised nearly £1000. In six months she has run over 70 miles of marathons and hundreds of additional miles in training raising nearly £3000 for her chosen charities.

NABS is the support organisation for the marketing communications industry, offering emotional and financial support to those most in need, as well as practical and professional advice. As a registered charity, they rely on the generosity of people in the industry; through donations, support at events and even word of mouth recommendations. http://www.nabs.org.uk Helpline 0845 602 4497

Gemma Windibank has left the temping world to start her own business as a florist. We wish her all the best with WHITE IRIS FLOWERS www.whiteirisflowers.co.uk

CRUNCH CRUNCH

Help us to support you by supporting us and we will reward you with £100 gift voucher from TopShop, John Lewis or M&S - your choice!

If you are happy with the service that we have provided and are confident to recommend us, we would like to offer you the opportunity to receive a gift voucher to say thank you (*subject to the terms below). Whether you recommend us to a candidate who we then successfully place in a permanent role or you introduce us to a client that we go on to make a permanent placement with, we would like to show our appreciation.

* terms - The client or candidate you introduce us to must be new to Harrison Pursey and not somebody we have already worked with. The candidate we place must stay for the qualifying placement period which is either three or six months depending on the client, at which point we will pay the voucher of your choice.

QUIET TIMES

We are all very aware of the economic down turn and remaining positive can be hard when the general energy is not good.

We are remaining positive and feel that out of every negative there will be a positive. HP candidates please remember to keep producing the high standards and going the extra mile – as you always do.

Please keep in touch with us let us know your availability if you are free for temp work and how the permanent side is going for you. We are not able to keep in touch with all of you so please do not feel that you cannot drop us an email or call us if you wish to discuss your situation. Do keep your CV up to date, keep in contact with us to let us know improved skills or if relevant experience has changed.

If any of your friends are looking for work then please do not hesitate to recommend us as we are always happy to offer advice or to register them

Thank you for representing us so well !

HARRISON PURSEY

paws for thought ..........

It is a strange thing, love. Nothing but love has made the dog lose his wild freedom, to become the servant of man. D H Lawrence

With eye upraised, his master’s look to scan, The joy, the solace and the aid of man; The rich man’s guardian, and the poor man’s friend. The only creature faithful to the end. George Crabbe

There is no faith which has never yet been broken, except that of a truly faithful dog. Konrad Lorenz

I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contained. Not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with the mania of owning things. Walt Whitman

In the beginning god created man, but seeing him so feeble, he gave him the dog. Toussenel

No man can be condemned for owning a dog. As long as he has a dog, he has a friend; and the poorer he gets the better friend he is. Will Rogers

Great men have great dogs. Otto Von Bismarck

In life the firmest friend. The first to welcome, foremost to defend. Whose honest heart is still his master’s own. Who labors, fights, lives, breathes for him alone. Lord Byron

Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends. Alexander Pope

Living with a dog is easy – like living with an idealist. H L Menken

The reason why a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. Annonymous

Dogs are the only creatures gifted to serve us beyond the call of duty. C W Meisterfield

DOG – A kind of additional or subsidiary deity designed to catch the overflow and surplus of the world’s worship. Ambrose Bierce

I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren’t certain we knew better. George Bird Evans

Dogs never lie about love. Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

harrison pursey………seek find fetch

NEW CODE OF PRACTICE LAUNCHED

Harrison Pursey help lead the way with a new code of practice launched by the REC (Recruitment and Employment Confederation) for the Marketing, Media and Communications sector, to help and advise candidates, clients and recruitment agencies.

The aim of the code is to set a standard that professional recruitment agencies will aspire to reach and to help stamp out unethical practice and behaviour in the recruitment industry.

There are three parts to the code; one is a Code of Practice for recruitment agencies and the other two are intended as guidance for clients and candidates. Harrison Pursey was one of a small group of agencies involved in the formation and development of the codes. ‘We fully support any initiative that will help to raise standards and endorse the agencies that work to high professional standards. The new codes will give candidates and clients confidence that they can expect a high standard of conduct and service if they choose an MMC member agency’ says Barbara Harrison. If you would like a copy of either the client or candidate guidelines, please email Barbara at barbarah@harrisonpursey.co.uk For more information on the REC, please go to www.rec.co.uk

Harrison Pursey Launches New Website

Hot off the press! To celebrate Harrison Pursey’s 20th birthday, they joined forces again with Blast, an award-winning design consultancy, to produce a brand new website which builds on their iconic dog theme – seek find fetch

It reflects the personality of this friendly, creative recruitment agency and also the creative nature of the clients with whom they work. Potential candidates can navigate the website with ease, searching for both permanent and temporary jobs within the media and creative industries.