Shiv and I have some amazing news! We are delighted to announce that after an extensive Supplier review to reduce the number of recruitment agencies on their remit Hatty Blue have been asked once again to be one of WPP's Preferred Suppliers for Support and Secretarial staff! As the youngest agency on WPP's portfolio we are extremely proud to continue to work in partnership with this global media giant.

This is fantastic news for Hatty Blue and for all our candidates who will continue to benefit from exciting opportunities within a diverse array of Media businesses across the capital.

This news comes as Hatty Blue celebrates our first birthday so its a double celebration for us! Its been a fantastic challenge and we are extremely grateful to our WPP Clients for their invaluable support since our launch.

And to our other 'supporters' out there - the people who fly the Hatty flag for us on a daily basis - those people who give us advice, encouarge us and recommend us; you know who you are - a huge thank you from Siobhan and myself.

Here's to another successful 12 months!

Jo, Shiv and Alison (Jo's Mum) on the Macmillan Way, May 2009

Apologies for the long overdue blog. What with the London Marathon and Charity walk we have been very busy at Hatty Towers!

Firstly, a huge thank you to each and every one of you for sponsoring us to do our 74 mile walk in Devon for St Luke’s Hospice.
It was certainly a test of our endurance and lets just say we were a little under prepared and felt unnerved when we met the rest of the group who were all kitted out in their professional gear and water proofs! We weren’t so sure why they found our white trainers so amusing!
The weekend was a huge success. We came away very tired but happy and St Luke’s are thrilled and would like to thank you for raising a staggering £1,800. Without your generous support it would be very difficult for charities like St Luke’s to do the work they do as they are heavily reliant on donations.
St Luke’s are really keen to recruit fresh blood to these walks and we were surprised at how much we enjoyed it so we are getting a group together next year and if you are interested in joining us please let us know........

Next, thank you to all you generous people for your amazing sponsorship for The Childrens Trust which enabled me to run the last ever Flora London Marathon. It was an amazing day! Thank you all for helping me fulfil one of my life ambitions and more importantly raise over £2000 for this fantastic cause. Here is a photo of my friend Anna and I at the half way mark at Tower Bridge. We are still smiling, strangely.

With love and thanks to you all for your generosity and support.

Shiv and Jo x

We have taken on some exciting new roles. Please look through the adverts below and get in touch if you are keen to hear more about the positions.

Graduate HR Administrator – UK’s Leading Broadcasting House!

London £22,000 + Benefits

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work at one of the world’s leading news and multimedia content companies, who create and supply content for a range of platforms from TV to radio to mobile. The position is perfect for a strong HR administrator with 12months + experience looking for their second role. Key responsibilities include a broad range of recruitment administration, the coordination of induction programmes and exit interviews, management of the monthly payroll, generation of contracts, and monitoring sickness absence.You are a high flying graduate from a red brick University with HR experience from a professional perspective and be utterly passionate about building a career in HR. You will be a confident communicator with a professional manner and the ability to interact with staff at every level. You will be highly organised and used to working in a demanding environment using your own initiative. You will have the world’s best administrative skills, including a good knowledge of Windows based software. You'll be able to prioritise projects and workload with minimal supervision and be able to deliver to a consistently high standard regardless of pressure. You'll be comfortable working in a large international organisation. You'll be quick to learn, quick to remember and capable of producing outstanding quality work every time. Amazing career opportunity!

Supply Chain Coordinator + French- Global Beauty Brand - West Sussex

Fixed Term Contract

£30k

Our Client is a pioneer of the Beauty & Cosmetics Industry with an international reputation for the manufacture and retail of award winning, naturally inspired and ethically produced beauty.Based at their international HQ in West Sussex your role is to be the main point of contact for all ordering of product by company markets. Specifically you will monitor and process all orders and allocations, coordinate with International Supply Chain on market queries, monitor the progression and status of activity relating to forthcoming new product and marketing materials offers, organise any special freights, provide Company markets with a comprehensive report on product availability,log quality issues and other ad hoc duties.You will have 2 years customer service experience in a supply chain or retail environment with working knowledge of supply chain/logistics/retail systems. You'll be IT proficient with good written and verbal communication skills and a working knowledge of french.

Buying/Search Consultant - Luxury Property Boutique!

London £35,000+++

A diligent, motivated and resourceful Buying/Search Consultant is required by an independent and well respected buying consultancy which provides an exclusive service to corporate clients, property investors and private individuals from all over the globe. The company is increasingly gaining recognition for their professional and friendly service and as such, this opportunity would be ideal for an intelligent and commercially-aware individual with investment savvy who understands the importance of client care and delivering results. Being able to introduce a strong network of relevant contacts is also anticipated to be highly useful in this position as it will give impetus to the acquisitions department as a whole. As expected of such a role, the successful candidate will be required to liaise with clients to understand their requirements, create strategies and actions plans, proactively search for suitable properties, and navigate the negotiation/acquisition process. 3- 5 years Prime Central London experience in either property search consultancy or at a well-respected estate agency is essential. This is an incredible opportunity to join a successful, hardworking team and successful company.

Happy Easter from Shiv and I to all of you. Hope you have a fantastic break and overdo the chocolate like us although we are both uncharacteristically healthy at the moment as we are both in training! (Shiv for a 70 mile Charity walk which we are taking part in to coincide with Hatty's 1st birthday in a few weeks- more details to follow on that, and me for the Flora London Marathon which I am finally going to run after having talked about it for 100 years...)

If any of you would like to sponsor me I would be extremely grateful. Here's the link:

www.justgiving.com/joannadonelan2

Last year, my Dad and I planned to run the London Marathon together in tribute to and in memory of my youngest sister Amy (pictured left) who was killed in a car accident in November 2003 with one of her best friends Anthony Clarke. She was on a gap year before starting a Law & Politics degree at Newcastle University and was weeks away from flying out to Australia for a working holiday.
Unfortunately an injury in training forced me to abandon the marathon on the day which was bitterly disappointing but I was so proud of my fantastic Dad who at the ripe old age of 64, ran valiantly without me and not only did a jaw droppingly brilliant time but also raised masses of money for his chosen charity "Children with Leukemia". I've got a lot to live up to!
This year I feel extremely privileged to also run to raise funds for The Children's Trust which is a fantastic national charity working with children who have multiple disabilities and complex health needs. Around 70% of the children at the Trust have an acquired brain injury, as the result of an unfortunate accident like Amy's, or illness.
The Trust acts like a bridge between hospital and home and offers support and guidance to rehabilitate and provides transitional care for children to adapt to their new circumstance. The aim is to help each child gain as much independence as possible to enable them to return to their family and friends and participate in full-time education.
The charity is staffed by teams of dedicated professionals including experienced nursing and care staff, doctors, therapists, teachers,social workers and hospital play specialists who provide care at their 24 acre site in Tadworth, Surrey as well as in the family home and in the community across the UK.
If everyone who reads this page donates just a few pounds you will be helping to transform the lives of so many children who need your help. in terms of community support, continuing and palliative care for those children who are unable to return home becauseof their very complex needs, Outreach services where nurses and care assistants provide support in the family home, and end-of-life support. Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: The Children's Trust gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.So please sponsor me now - I am extremely grateful for your support and generosity.

We have just taken on the most fantastic 3 month contract. If you are an outstanding senior level Executive Assistant who is free immediately please read on and get in touch with us if you'd like to know more...!

Executive Assistant to High Flying Director – Global Beauty Giant

£53,000

3 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT

IMMEDIATE START

An exciting opportunity exists to join the number one beauty company in the world, based at slick offices in the West of London. The successful candidate will join a highly-successful and truly global workforce, which stretches over 150 countries and sells 130 products per second internationally. The role is to provide organisational, administrative, and office management support to the General Manager. Responsibilities will include organising conferences, zone visits, away days, arranging international meetings and travel, overseeing and project managing the events company that is hired to execute major conferences or events, organising team events within timeframes and budgets, transcribing and setting presentations, maintaining administrative systems, and circulating agendas and announcements. To be considered, you must have at least five years senior level PA experience in a commercial environment with extremely strong administrative skills, including advanced proficiency of Microsoft Office. You will be able to demonstrate experience of working in a fast-paced, people-orientated environment, juggling many priorities at once, and will have excellent numeracy, communication, and organisational skills. French would be useful, but not a necessity.You will be rewarded with a high-paced, but calm work environment and unrivalled offices in a trendy part of West London, including a swanky subsidised restaurant and fabulous benefits.

Please email jo@hattyblue.co.uk

Wednesday 18th April 2009

Congratulations to Mediacom from Shiv & Jo (suffering slightly after Paddy's Day....!)

"People First, Better Results". Not just a 'strapline' for one of our favourite Communications Planning & Buying Client's Mediacom who, for the fourth successive year have been named one of the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to work for!!


With an overall positive score of 84% with particular emphasis on the strength of the teamwork ethic, staff confidence in eachother's abilities and having fun at work, they were yet again the highest ranked company from the entire media and advertising sectors.
Key to their success is the 'If I ran the company' initiative where the entire workforce gives presentations to management about what they would do if they were the Big Chief! The best ideas are then implemented which include free breakfast and fruit and the ever popular company bar!
In a unswerving effort to make the company full of interested and interesting people, they offer a diverse range of 'Fresh Learning' grants where employees are actively encouraged to learn something new whether it be japanese, photography or trekking Mount Kilimanjaro...

Spring has finally arrived and Shiv & I are bouncing into the season feeling rejuvenated and positive. So much so that we have just signed up to a 5 day, 70 mile charity walk next month - we must be mad!

We are currently recruiting for the following position - please do get in touch if you are interested in learning more.......


Executive Assistant - High Profile Media Co! PART TIME
I DAY PER WEEK + HOLIDAY COVER


Our Client is a pioneer of the Media Industry with an international reputation for award winning campaigns and excellence in the industry.Based in luxuriously stylish offices in London's West End you will support this high flying, inspirational Chairman and stay one step ahead of him at all times to ensure he is as efficient and proactive as possible.You will deal at senior level with high profile individuals, undertake complex diary management to include global travel arrangements and undertake all ad hoc project work and administration.You are a sophisticated,confident and highly motivated career PA with masses of energy and oomph.With superb technical skills and 5 years experience working in an intensely busy, deadline driven media or commercial environment you will relish the opportunity to manage this hugely busy and dynamic character. Supremely well organised with a structured, proactive and flexible approach you'll be detail driven and capable of producing outstanding quality work every time. This is an exciting, passionate and challenging working culture.

Hatty Blue firmly believes that the best things really do come in small packages –diamond rings, boutique hotels, stylish sports cars, slick mobile phones… Our thoughts were confirmed yesterday when we discovered one of our clients, PR agency Trimedia, listed amongst The Sunday Times Top 100 Small Companies to Work For. We weren’t surprised that they’d made it into the list, but were even more impressed when we saw the small print – 88% of staff are confident in their management team, 84% find the management inspirational, 81% find their work stimulating, and 76% agree that Trimedia supports the wider world, with their UK-wide green company policy. Congratulations Trimedia – it’s well deserved.

It’s been a week of celebrations for the The Hatty Blue team, as we’ve travelled around London delivering bottles of bubbly to winners of our Oscars competition for clients. The teary acceptance speeches made the whole thing worthwhile...

Finally, we want to say a warm welcome to baby Eva Mary Louise, who was born yesterday on March 1st. Congratulations to Chantelle and Karl – we can’t wait to meet her.

Looking for a new job? We have some exciting new roles to tell you about this week. Have a look below and email us at hello@hattyblue.co.uk if you are interested in the role.

PA to Sales Director – Global Beauty Giant
Temp to Perm
£27K
Immediate start only!! An exciting opportunity exists to join the number one beauty company in the world, based at slick offices in the West of London. The successful candidate will join a highly-successful and truly global workforce, which stretches over 150 countries and sells 130 products per second internationally. The role is on a Temp-Perm basis and will be to provide organisational, administrative, and office management support to the Commercial Director. Responsibilities will include arranging international meetings and travel, organising team events within timeframes and budgets, transcribing and setting presentations, maintaining administrative systems, and circulating agendas and announcements. The role will also require you to carry out competitor and industry analysis, answer and resolve queries accurately, and liase with internal and external clients. To be considered, you must have at least three years PA experience in a commercial environment and strong administrative skills, including advanced proficiency of Microsoft Office. You will be able to demonstrate experience of working in a fast-paced, people-orientated environment, juggling many priorities at once, and will have excellent numeracy, communication, and organisational skills. French would be useful, but not a necessity. You will be rewarded with a high-paced, but calm work environment and unrivalled offices in a trendy part of West London, including a swanky subsidised restaurant and fabulous benefits.

Team Sec - World's No 1 Advertising Agency!
Permanent
£20K
This is a brilliant opportunity to join the world's most prestigious and dynamic Advertising Agency. Our Client is a pioneer of the Advertising world with an international reputation for award winning campaigns and a luxury client list.
You will support 3 incredibly busy and high profile teams with extremely high profile client bases. Your role is to primarily support the 3 Business Directors who lead frenetic lives! You will be the lynchpin for them and their teams and you'll stay one step ahead of them at all times to ensure they are as efficient and proactive as possible. You'll herd them off to meetings, manage their crazy diaries, process expenses, answer phones, field calls, and generally undertake administrative tasks to ensure the smooth running of the department.You are a sophisticated, relationship driven, fun loving and ambitious team assistant with masses of energy and a flair for Media. With superb technical skills including a good working knowledge of powerpoint and a minimum of 12 months experience working in an intensely busy, deadline driven Agency environment you will relish the opportunity to manage these hugely busy and dynamic characters. Supremely well organised with a flexible approach you'll be detail driven and capable of producing outstanding quality work every time. This is an exciting, passionate and challenging working culture where the right candidate will have exciting opportunities to progress.......

PA to Directors - Top Design Consultancy!
£27K
Permanent
An amazing opportunity exists for a career PA to join this buzzy, cool & funky Design Agency with a gorgeous client list and a uniquely cool culture! The role is for an experienced and confident PA with superb organisational skills to efficiently and intelligently manage the hectic schedule of 3 top Directors within the Senior Account Management team. Responsibilities will include organising complex travel itineraries and diary management, monitoring department expenditure,booking client entertainment, general secreatarial support,organising meetings and conference calls. You will have first-rate organisation skills and be confident at building and maintaining effective relationships with colleagues at every level.Excellent PowerPoint skills are a must, along with 4 years experience as a PA within the media, plus a proactive, efficient, and enthusiastic approach. You will be lively, buzzy, polished, articulate, and love working in a team. No Design Wannabe's please!

It’s a big day in the Hatty Blue office… Today, we have joined the likes of Barack Obama, Stephen Fry, Boris Johnson, and Britney Spears by creating a shiny new Twitter account. Whenever a hot new permanent or temporary job comes onto our books, a member of the team will log into the account and post a lightning speed alert to all our faithful followers.

The Hatty Blue team have been hearing more and more about this Twitter lark. Today, the Guardian newspaper described it as ‘a megaphone for the planet’. On Saturday, the first marriage proposal was sent through the site (and promptly accepted, through a Twitter update of course). On the 2nd February, Stephen Fry attracted his 100,000th follower – he is now nearing 200,000 (only Barack Obama has more…).

So – what exactly happens? The Guardian explains – “Twitter is a social networking service that combines elements of blogging and texting by allowing its users to send updates to their friends (or "followers") via the web or mobile phone in messages (or "tweets") of up to 140 characters each. Unlike Facebook, anyone on Twitter can follow your updates.”

Fancy following Hatty Blue? It’s simple. Click on this link and press on the tab to follow us - http://twitter.com/hattyblue. You’ll be asked to create an account, which will take just a few seconds. Make sure you set up your mobile to receive the alerts – or simply check your homepage every day for a newsfeed of our exciting new positions!

If you are searching for a new job, you'll be pleased to hear that we have a fabulous new role. Have a read below and let us know if you are the perfect person for the job. Email your CV and a covering letter to hello@hattyblue.co.uk

Executive PA - Luxury Architectural Boutique

Up to £30K, plus bonus and benefits
Permanent
This is an outstanding opportunity to join this niche independent Architectural Design, Interiors,Brand Strategy, Graphic Design and Digital Media Practice with an eclectic client list and international presence.
Your role is fundamentally an organisational one - you will work for the Managing Director who is an inspiring Industry entrepenuer and very well respected within the field. You will organise his global travel, manage his frenetic diary, take dictation and minute writing, undertake all written correspondence, database and email management, research and other office administration. You will gain exciting knowledge of their Clients and projects with a view to taking over day to day project management of key Accounts to include participating in and conducting regular contact sessions with Clients and maintainig relationships with key suppliers.
Our Client is looking for a sophisticated, relationship driven, client facing career PA with a minimum of 5 years experience, preferably within Architectural Design & Interiors. You'll have excellent technical skills (and be conversant with Macs)and experience of working in an intensely busy deadline driven commercial environment. Experience of niche working environments would be an advantage. You'll be supremely well organised and be detail driven with the ability to work calmly under pressure. An interest in beautiful homes and interior design would be preferable.

It’s been a week of slippery pavements and nightmare journeys into work. As Friday draws to a close, London is changing from a stunning frosted white to a depressing murky brown. With money worries gripping the capital, we wouldn’t blame you for feeling a little down in the dumps as the weekend arrives.

Hatty Blue, however, has some exciting news to report to all our candidates. After pitching for new business back in December, we have just been selected to recruit for cosmetics giant L’Oreal!

Beauty is a great industry to be involved in at the moment, with brands reporting growing products despite the economic downturn. It makes sense, of course. While we were splurging on new cars, expensive holidays, and designer handbags in 2008, we’re now spending our well-earnt cash on the smaller things that make us happy – like a creamy lipstick, an innovative mascara, or a luxury shampoo.

We fully expect the jobs from L’Oreal to start flooding in, so keep checking our Facebook page and blog for updated job descriptions. Until then, have a scan below to see if any of our new jobs take your fancy. If you think you’re the person for the job, email your CV to hello@hattyblue.co.uk.

PA to Chief Executive - Vibrant & Expanding Co - SW London
£30K, plus bonus, plus benefits
An excellent opportunity exists to join one of the UK’s most exciting, dynamic, and fastest growing data networking companies, based in South West London.The role will primarily be to support the Chief Executive of this expanding company. The role will involve extensive diary management, liasion with internal and external clients, typing and producing letters, organising travel arrangements and providing administrative support to the Sales Team. There will be masses of opportunity to get involved in office management, research nad other projects if desired.You'll be a proactive and hands on PA with strong attention to detail, strong IT skills (especially Word, Excel and Powerpoint), good time management and self organisational skills with an ability to work effectively to tight timescales.

PA/Team sec - Slick City Firm!
Long term temporary position
£10 per hour
An excellent opportunity exists to join this global high profile City firm in gorgeous, slick offices with amazing views over the heart of the City. As PA/team secretary to a high profie Director, your role will be to offer comprehensive support in terms of typing correspondence, diary management, travel organising and administrative tasks as appropriate. You will be a professional team secretary/PA with corporate experience, ideally in financial services. You will have worked in a broad, varied role and will be happy to get stuck in to a variety of secretarial nad administrative tasks - ideally having supported a team as well as one-one support. You'll have strong organisational, interpersonal and customer service skills with meticulous attention to detail and accuracy. Your CV will be extremely stable and you will be able to commit to at least nine months of continued employment. You'll be well groomed, sophisticated and articulate, to reflect their professional and slick image and happy to work in a quiet environment.

Team Sec - World's No 1 Media Agency City
Permanent
£20,000-£25,000 + bens
This is a brilliant opportunity to join the world's most prestigious and dynamic Media Agency. Our Client is a pioneer of the Media Planning and Buying world with an international reputation for award winning campaigns and a luxury client list.You will support a small but incredibly busy and high profile Global team. Your role is to primarily support the Head PA for the Top Global Directors. You will be the lynchpin for the team - you'll stay one step ahead of them at all times to ensure they are as efficient and proactive as possible. You'll herd them off to meetings, manage their crazy diaries, process expenses, answer phones, field calls, and generally undertake administrative tasks to ensure the smooth running of the department.You are a sophisticated,relationship driven, fun loving and ambitious team assistant with masses of energy and a flair for Media. With superb technical skills including a good working knowledge of powerpoint and a minimum of 12 months experience working in an intensely busy, deadline driven Agency environment you will relish the opportunity to manage these hugely busy and dynamic characters. Supremely well organised with a flexible approach you'll be detail driven and capable of producing outstanding quality work every time. This is an exciting, passionate and challenging working culture where the right candidate will have exciting opportunities to progress.......