TEMPS IN THE SPOTLIGHT …..

Harrison Pursey are very proud of our candidates and would like to give support to those involved in outside activities. If you are registered then please feel free to contact us…to get the spotlight on you !in no particular order ….

Alice O’Connell (our Alice !) appearing in One Minute by Simon Stephens presented by Shiningman. The Courtyard Theatre, Hoxton. 2nd – 28th Sept. www.shiningman.co.uk.

The super fit lovely Jo Denham is running the New York Marathon on Sunday 2 November. Please help raise money for children with Leukaemia - www.bmycharity.com/v2/jodenha

Love food – www.therovingchef.net has been set up by Hayley Edwards who can supply sumptuous food...or teach you how to make it ..amazing….tried and tested on several occasions by HP office. Please see her first video live on Tiscali: http://www.tiscali.co.uk/broadband/vhub/index.html?bb=&channel=&id=6661

Krissie Nicolson manages a band called Mysterious Benefactors – next gig is 17 September at What’s Cookin, upstairs at The Sheep Walk, 692 High Road, Leytonstone, E11 http://www.myspace.com/mysteriousbenefactors\r\nWhats Kickin\' Volume 3 which is out now in all good record shops and is distributed by Cargo. Volume 2 was host to The Broken Family Band and Pete Molinari to name just two artists that have gone on to gain widespread critical acclaim. http://www.stoveponyrecords.co.uk/wcmf005.htm..…Krissie is also off to The Green Man Festival this weekend to do a Ukulele workshop with The Duke Of Uke !!!

Casey Hill is currently performing as Helena in a Midsummer Night’s Dream at Pentameters Theatre. She is also doing a Triathlon on 25 August, raising money for Starlight Foundation http://www.justgiving.com/caseyhill)

Babita Pohoomull is currently working with Futures Theatre Company in collaboration with Brooke-Co leading evening Drama workshops\r\nShe also ran Race for Life at Regents Park in July and raised £271 for Cancer Research

Charlotte Phillips…now Wilde….always Wild has an online portfolio of her published writing and also a very amusing blog, check her out on - www.whatwouldcharlottedo.com\

Amy Browne …stage name Amy De Bhrun will be in ‘a Short Swim in the Air’ by George Carroll at The Camden Fringe Festival from 22-24 August , 7.30pm at The Etcetera Theatre, 265 Camden High Street, NW1. www.camdenfringe.org

And last but not least …

Cal O’Neill appreared in the Snow Patrol Video at a secret location last night….!!

ALFIE IN REHAB

Alfie our office dog returned from his activity holiday in Cornwall four weeks ago, unfortunately slipping his disc in his neck whilst having a cool down swim in Hackney. He endured a three hour operation and a four day hospital stay and it was touch and go if he would ever walk again . The good news is that due to a strict rehabilitation process (a cage) the Alf is no longer walking like a puppet on a string and has gained nearly all his movement back. Time will tell, but at this stage there has been a huge sigh of relief from the HP office and his pals. For those that have met him, his personality has not been affected and he still makes no effort except with the choice few and is still as lovely and superior as ever. Get well soon Alfie x

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

TEMPS RETURN FROM CANNES

We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to our team of 65 temps who represented us so well at the International Advertising Festival: Cannes Lions Awards.

The contract requires us to place candidates as creative entry processors, data entry people, receptionists, proofreaders and delegate administrators. Our candidates required media/ creative experience through work or education, proven administration experience and language skills. This can be an incredibly demanding role as the Cannes Lions team work to high standards, tight deadlines and will expect the best! This year 37 temps were chosen to fly to Cannes for approx. two weeks to help work on the festival. This is our 8th year working with Cannes Lions and as always it has been an absolute pleasure - they have a great team and we are proud that our temps have been chosen to be part of such a high profile creative event.

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.