40th Anniversary Blog

'Leading Light' guest blog

A personal story from Angela to brighten up the January blues!

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A job is for life, not just for Christmas....

“A job is for life, not just for Christmas…” – a little known phrase, as the festive period doesn’t exactly chime with job applications and recruitment. However, of more than 500 human resources or hiring managers surveyed by Accounting Principals, a recruiting company under the umbrella of Adecco Group North America, 94% recommend job-seekers keep up their search through the end of the year. Here’s why…

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The Greatest Sale... I never made

Company owner Angela Mortimer shares the story of her first sales experience, as well as a valuable lesson about integrity.

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An Angela Mortimer Spooktacular Treat

Follow our advice to ensure your workplace avoids turning into the set of Hocus Pocus. We hope you have a most spooktacular Halloween!

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Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace

Conventional wisdom holds that as long as workers are paid enough, they’ll be productive. However, this may not be quite as simple as it sounds. New research suggests that happy employees are as much as 12% more productive, compared with unhappy employees who are 10% less productive.[1]

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AMCity Grad- It's a grad thing...

AM CityGrad is a partner of the Angela Mortimer Group, a unique platform for students and graduates to create online CV profiles visible to employers. Matthew D’Silva, one of the AMCityGrad consultants, provides an insight into the toilsome and somewhat troublesome graduate market…

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What's temping got to do with it?

Sitting here on a lazy Sunday morning, twelve months clear of higher education and the student sausage factory that is academia and council tax exemption, I craved a sense of direction.

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If working be the food of love, temp on’

‘Why don't you set up a marriage bureau – you’d make a fortune?’ That question has hung in the air around me for 40 years. Zoe Cave, one of our multi-talented leaders, makes a light-hearted investigation into the mindset of candidates and clients during the selection process –with hilarious insights. Parliament and schools are out – enjoy this fun piece.

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Fix up Dress Smart?

Does removing a jacket and tie suggest that productivity will hit a low? Will wearing sandals affect an employee’s ability to negotiate a deal?

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You v. Bot

Take a minute with me here and imagine you’re Tony Stark. Yes, the Tony Stark of Stark Industries: Chairman, Inventor Extraordinaire and Painfully Cool Superhero (it’s a nice daydream, you’re welcome). It sounds like an exhausting life, but Stark manages to handle it pretty well because Stark is very good at delegating.

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Twelve Months Later. What about Brexit?

Leaving the Single Market is in motion and exiting the Customs Union is a likely outcome of Brexit negotiations as we move towards a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and a new Customs Agreement. Indeed it is now twelve months since the UK made the decision to leave the EU and, with Article 50 triggered and our official leave date set as 29th March 2019, where exactly are we a year on? Moreover, where should we be?

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Recruitment gets 'Social'

Social media has transformed the way we communicate with each other, often creating blurred lines between our public and private spheres. For businesses and organisations social media platforms can provide everything from initial client engagement to growing sales and creating lasting brand identity. So how do social platforms aid recruitment?

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EA vs AI

One may ask, what’s so great about robots?

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ROE Squared

Return on Investment is the benefit to an investor resulting from an investment of some resource. At least that’s what Wikipedia says it is.

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British American Business

British American Business On Thursday 27th April the BAB will be hosting the bi-annual Executive Assistants Reception in New York City. The Angela Mortimer US co-sponsored event is curated specifically to recognise and appreciate the hard work and achievements of the EA community within New York City.

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Working Wednesday Well Spent

A working Wednesday was well spent attending the inaugural Stand Out in The Crowd Event hosted at Angela Mortimer’s offices in the beating heart and soul of Soho.

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Be Bold For Change

Friday 10th March the day. The Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square the location for the Angela Mortimer Group’s 9th annual International Women’s Day lunch. Hosted by our co-founder and director Angela Mortimer, the lunch saw 270 guests generate a specifically vibrant atmosphere, and enjoy inspirational speeches from industry leaders from academia, beauty, journalism and business.

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Frank by name, Frank by nature

Media Employer of the Year 2017: definitely the most prestigious awards ceremony taking place in London on Wednesday 22nd February. Safe to say, even if we didn’t quite make as much noise on twitter as that other show across town…

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Enhance Your Chance

Last week I had the honour of joining one of our Business Executive Academy (BEA) afternoon sessions – focussing on Career Strategies. The class went over several ways in which the delegates could progress their careers and take ownership of their profession – lessons that are hugely applicable to anyone looking for a new role.

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Media Employer of the Year 2017

This year the Angela Mortimer Group celebrates its 40th anniversary. A significant achievement for a business still privately owned. Pathfinders, the media recruitment arm of Angela Mortimer is the longest standing subsidiary business of the group and this year celebrates a significant milestone: the 20th anniversary of the Media Employer of the Year awards.

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Be cheerful, but plausible

Safe to say last week the Business Executive Academy pulled off a bit of a coup. Securing Anji Hunter to speak to a room full of BEA delegates and Angela Mortimer consultants is not an every day occurrence and I’ll explain why

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blue book 2017

It’s that time of year again. No, not Christmas (just yet). It’s blue book season, and this year’s survey is set to be the biggest, most diverse and (definitely) best yet. Moving into its lucky 13th year the blue book employment survey is the worlds largest and longest running face to face survey.

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Temp of the Year

We very recently (10th November) hosted our 25th annual Temp of the Year awards in London. A unique event dedicated to celebrating the successes and contributions of our temporary workers who represent us across the city on a daily basis.

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The AM Induction

We: Isabelle Beijering and Sanne Theeuwes from the Amsterdam office - landed in London on Wednesday morning and took the tube to Piccadilly circus; what a lovely first impression of London! We continued our trip to Wardour Street....

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Time. Research. Instinct.

Whether you are in a full time job or in between jobs; looking for a new role can be daunting & challenging. With so many websites, recruitment agencies and options, how do you end up working in the right role for you?

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The Grass is Greener

The grass is always greener on the other side. Does your neighbour have a new car that you want drive? Probably. Definitely. May be. We think so.

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The 2016 PA: Listen & Learn

This past Tuesday (27th September) I wandered down to the Soho Hotel at 7.45am for our very own Business Executive Academy Round Table event. My brief for the morning was simple. To listen and learn from our candidates, BEA delegates and the ‘star’ PA’s in attendance

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Thanks to the 3 C's

Last Thursday (15th September) saw the great and the good of The Angela Mortimer Group gather alongside clients, candidates and employees, both past and present to acknowledge the fortieth year of AM

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Significance of 40

Forty years is a long time. Longer than most of the Angela Mortimer staffs’ life times: 90% in fact.

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PA To The CEO

Lucy’s energy and drive really stand out for me: it’s what keeps me going no matter what.

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Back To The Start

Today I am going to take a step back in time so to speak, and focus on the beginnings of the career path putting the spot light on our very own graduate ‘Ops’ scheme.

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Mind The Gap

If you type the words ‘male receptionist’ into Google, the first page of entries is filled with gendered confusion.

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An Open Letter to Gen Y 2016

In forty years as a recruiter I see it as the educator’s responsibility to prepare students to gain entry qualifications for their chosen career. To leave university without this, having incurred hefty debt is no option except for the very rich. But success at interviews rests on different skills and aptitudes.

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Quarterly Business Report - 19th April

On 19th April, Katie Bard hosted, for the last time, the Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Business Report at the Birmingham City University Campus. The morning consisted of breakfast, introductions from the Angela Mortimer CEO, John Mortimer, an overview of the manufacturing industry from Professor David Bailey (Aston University) and finally a success story from local entrepreneur Adrian Maxwell, Managing Director of West Midlands based coffee machine manufacturer, Fracino.

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The Great RPO Debate

It's been a month now since Angela Mortimer CEO, John Mortimer, delivered the first in a series of presentations; aimed at providing a solution to the poor standards currently being delivered in the RPO market. Click here for information regarding the fall out from both sides following John Mortimer's announcements...

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PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT: Angela Mortimer sacks prominent RPO organisation

On Tuesday 15th March, John Mortimer delivered the first of a series of presentations providing a solution to the poor standards currently being delivered in the Recruitment Process Outsourcing market...

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Angela Mortimer hosts 8th International Women's Day event

Angela Mortimer hosts eighth International Women’s Day lunch at the Marriot Hotel, Grosvenor Square in support of the Wellbeing of Women charity. A number of inspirational speakers and guests came to support the charitable cause.

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Angela Mortimer supports Wellbeing of Women Charity

The Angela Mortimer Group have very recently become proud sponsors of Wellbeing of Women (WOW), a charity that dedicates itself to improving the health of women and babies by fundraising for medical research in all areas of gynaecological and reproductive health.

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blue book 2015

Now in its 11th year, our market-leading annual employment survey reports on salaries, benefits and the comparison of attitudes between employers and employees.

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blue book 2015 is now available!

Now in its 11th year, our market-leading annual employment survey reports on salaries, benefits and the comparison of attitudes between employers and employees.

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Invitation to Quarterly Economic Survey Event - 15th April 2015 - RBS

Each quarter, the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce conducts the largest business survey in the region, the Quarterly Economic Survey (QES), in partnership with Katie Bard

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blue book 2015

This leading recruitment survey reports on salaries, benefits and the comparison in mind-set between employers and employees, forming an invaluable guide on recruitment insights and trends for any organisation.

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Angela Mortimer Plc Expands into the USA

Continuing its global expansion, The Angela Mortimer Group opens in New York, NY

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CloudNine joins the Angela Mortimer Group

Welcome to CloudNine, who focus on recruitment for Social Media & Digital Communications roles, as they join the Angela Mortimer Group.

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International Women's Day 2013

Angela Mortimer plc. holds it's 5th annual International Women's Day lunch, with guest speakers Felicity Green OBE, Meg Lustman, Natasha Kaplinsky and Ros Taylor.

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