THE BLUEPRINT
EDITION #5
WELCOME Welcome to vol.5 of the MRG newsletter!
We’re collectively thriving, or wilting, in this unusually hot weather. Despite the heat, there’s a buzz of excitement in the air – what with Birmingham hosting the Commonwealth games, and the Lionesses winning the Euros, and a great energy in the office with new faces, successes, celebrations, and achievements. Southern England has experienced the driest July since records began in 1836, sparking a hosepipe ban across multiple counties. Temperatures in August are set to soar into the mid-30s again – so even more reason to be thankful for the overenthusiastic office aircon. Following the Summer Conference celebrating MRG’s 15th birthday last month, we’re bringing you lots of important updates from across the company, including some essential training to help you get the most out of our new website and rebrand.
CSR GROUP
CHARITY MRG’s Summer Fundraising Event
The Thames Bridges Trek is taking place on Saturday 10th September raising funds for our charity partner, Suited for Success. Join 2000 walkers and trek across the Capital taking in unrivalled views of the skyline, and historic landmarks. Setting out from the Putney Bridge start we head East towards the City, zig-zagging over 16 historic bridges – each with its own fascinating story – and a mid-point rest stop near The Oval Cricket Ground for some snacks & drinks. 25km later, it’s a party style finish line celebration in Southwark Park past the final crossing – the majestic Tower Bridge. The event offers three different fundraising options, depending on what suits you best, and you can sign up here. When selecting the charity, please select “other” and you will see Suited for Success in the drop down menu.
For the start time, please choose 11am.
Partners and children are welcome to join us.
Some of you will recall this fundraising events from a few years ago, it was a great day with lots of money raised.
We hope to see you all there, let’s get fundraising!
If you’re unable to make it, please still get involved with fundraising and supporting the walkers.
Any questions, please ask Stephanie, Hannah or Charlotte T.
Updates
PEOPLE IMPROVEMENT GROUP
VIDEO: WELCOME TO MRG The Marketing Team are in the process of putting together a brand new, interactive Welcome to MRG brochure. The first day of any new job can be pretty daunting, so the aim is for new starters to see some friendly faces before they’ve even stepped foot in the office. As part of this we will be putting together a video compilation of staff from across all teams. Please can you send us a short selfie video (or any preferred way of video) saying “hi”, “welcome to MRG” or any variation of this, it only needs to be a couple of seconds long. You can send your video to Alison or Charlotte via WhatsApp.
AXA HEALTH INSURANCE
Are you enrolled on MRG’s AXA Health Insurance Policy? Eligible for enrolment after one years’ service, there’s more than just healthcare that’s covered – here’s an overview of some of the wellness offerings that you can enjoy. You will need to register via the AXA website, using your company email address and AXA Membership number, which you can locate on any documentation sent to you in the post. Once you register online you can oversee your membership, claims, and access all the benefits below. Up to 40% off at Nuffield Health Gyms All AXA Health members can enjoy 40% discount off monthly individual gym membership at 114 Nuffield Health Fitness and Wellbeing centres. 20% off monthly rolling membership for spouses and partners. Get 40% off a six-month Hussle+ pass With unlimited access to selected gyms, spas and pools from Hussle’s 2000-strong network, Hussle helps you find a way to feel good that works for you and your lifestyle, without being tied down to one gym or routine. 25% off Circle Health Group and Nuffield health assessments Get the full picture on your health now, including lifestyle factors such as sleep, stress and nutrition. Get practical guidance on how to improve your health in the future. Taking Care Personal Alarms – 30 Day Risk Free Home Trial Are you worried about caring for an older family member? Gain peace of mind as they can get help any time of the day or night with a monitored personal alarm from Taking Care, part of AXA Health.
TRAINING
Upcoming Training Sessions for August
• Linkedin and Building your Personal Brand with Charlotte Rush – 11.08.22 & 16.08.22 • Essential Back Office Skills for New Website’ training with Karl Bostock – 18.08.22 & 23.08.22
Personal Brand Training
Charlotte Rush has so far completed 2 of the personal brand courses with a couple left to do. “As I’ve been saying in the training; I’m not expert but it’s something that really interests me so I do a lot of research on it and can see that those people who build a great personal brand, reap lots of rewards from it. More than happy to have 121 sessions too if you’re struggling with where to start having attended the training.”
Next session to be held Thursday 11th August in person @ 15 Bishopsgate.
The final session will be held via teams, on Tuesday 16th August.
Please ensure you RSVP to one of these sessions, if you haven’t been able to attend a session so far.
Updates
CONSENT / RE-GEN CAMPAIGN It’s been a busy and somewhat painful few days for Karl given he sent out consent request emails to 35,000 people in our database. This was somewhat of a database cleanse activity, which we also used as an opportunity to regenerate any old candidates that we hadn’t been in touch with for a significant period of time. The good news is that we’ve had over 100 direct responses and counting from people saying they are open to new opportunities so please watch out for emails coming from Becky if the candidate is in your sector. Please ensure you go back to the candidate even if you don’t have anything suitable for them at this time. DIFFERENT BY DESIGN CAMPAIGN We started to bring our new strapline and brand positioning ‘Different by Design’ to life through a campaign that will run throughout August. Last week we launched a video, and then the following 3 weeks, will focus on the aspects of DBD; People, Process & Expertise. Please do make the most of this campaign and talk about it / share it on your own social media with your own commentary around it. BID RECRUITMENT WEBSITE The new Bid Recruitment website is in build stage and should be ready to launch in early September. We’ve had a scoping meeting with Dan and the website agency, so all content and designs have been agreed. NEW COLLATERAL We’re in the process of updating our collateral with the new tone of voice and brand. A new overview brochure about MRG will soon be available as will a global brochure, a work for us brochure and a welcome brochure. And finally, I wanted to take the opportunity to say goodbye and good luck to Becky, who moves to Oz next week. I’m sure everyone agrees, she has made such a positive impact on the business taking up the reins whilst Fatima has been on maternity leave. On a personal level, I have learnt so much from Becky and will miss her being part of the team.
MARKETING FROM CHARLOTTE
WEBSITE UPDATE It’s been a busy month in the marketing and ops team since the conference. It’s been our objective to ensure that the new website is having a positive impact and that it’s working as it should be. The initial stats looks good; our bounce rate is reduced, time on site is longer than it was this time last year and pages per session viewed have also increased. We’re also going to do some analysis on the job applications that have come through in the first month. As per the comms that have been sent out by both myself and Karl over the last week, please remember that applications to roles via the website now go straight back into Bullhorn against that opportunity so be sure to be checking and responding to applicants please. You will no longer be getting an email from Becky with the applications as this was just a workaround. We will also shortly be putting in place a new process for speculative CVs, but more on that to follow in the coming week or so. If you haven’t already, please secure your place on the ‘Essential Back Office Skills for New Website’ training which is taking place on the 18th and 23rd of August, as this will take you through, step by step, the new processes surrounding our new website and it’s integration with Bullhorn.
Updates
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT GROUP
Please click below to listen to Olly, discussing recent progress and successes over in Malaysia.
No news from the BIG, other than the tireless continuation of work by Karl and co on the Bullhorn project. Please get in touch with him if you have any Bullhorn issues or queries. Katherine is also advancing on the Intranet Project, with a go-live date set for Autumn. The BIG meetings start again in September where we will be focusing on new projects that will create efficiency and drive the business forward.
CELEBRATIONS
INTERNAL RECRUITMENT
There have been a few birthdays over the last month! Happy Birthday to Mike, Linus, Kee-Anna, Karl, Chris B, Hannah, Matt D and Matthew E.
NEW STARTERS Welcome to the following new starters who have joined us:
We have also had a huge anniversary this month with Laura passing an amazing 13 years! Kee-Anna also celebrated her one year anniversary last month.
Shoro Omotosho, Team PSEM Shoro joined us on 1st August as a Resourcer, assisting with the set up and delivery of search campaigns, candidate identification and generation. Shoro has been working in Education recruitment for the last year. Siti Sarah Badri, MRG People Asia Siti joined the MRGPA team as the Senior Practice Manager, International. She will be focused on the NEOM client, reporting into Chris Brock. Christopher has worked with Siti during his time at Baker Hughes and they have stayed in touch ever since. Siti holds a Bachelors Degree in Urban Studies / Town Planning and thereafter she has pursued her Masters in Business Administration Management. She has 7 years’ recruitment experience working across multiple industries including but not limited to the Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical and Construction industries for companies such as Baker Hughes, Gadang Holdings and Ranstad Sourceright.
SHOUT OUT
Shout out to Bina!
Cash collection has consistently been strong and well organised in 2022. There was also a record week of receipts at the end of July. Tremendous work behind the scenes Bina, without your efforts the business wouldn’t be able to function.
Tammi Roberts will also be joining the company as Talent Acquisition Manager on the 5th September.
INTERNAL VACANCIES We are actively seeking to recruit for the following roles:
• Head of Interim – Leading MRG’s interim offering, with a vision to treble fee revenue and develop our offering across all UK business units. • International Recruiters – based in the UK or overseas, expanding our global footprint and capability.
If you'd like to include a shout out in the next edition of the newsletter, please send it through to Ali.
MARRIAGE HAS A NICE RING TO IT Kee-Anna celebrated her birthday, with an action-filled weekend in London. The weekend was topped off with a proposal. Congratulations Kee-Anna!
Below is a selection of activities and events that have been going on outside of the office. As always, get in touch with Ali & the Marketing Team if you’d like to share what you’ve been up to.
I’LL BE BAKLAVA Ali continued her spate of July celebrations, enjoying a week in Turkey by the pool, joining her mum and friends on their honeymoon holiday. Plus, a long weekend in Ramsgate meeting her friends new fur babies.
HE HAD A ‘DAM GOOD TIME Linus enjoyed a hazy weekend away with friends in sunny Amsterdam.
WHAT A WICKET PHOTO Mike took this incredible picture of the skyline at The Oval Hundred this week.
THE REAL SLIM SHADY Spontaneous Thursday night drinks last week were enjoyed by many at MRG, resulting in Hannah procuring a new (M&)MRG Mascot. No idea how it got into her handbag…
RIVER WAS ACCUSED OF ILLEGAL STREAMING Hayley Wood has been living it up in Birmingham as her best friend turned 30 – “lots of boozy games and many shots!” – and has been making the most of the gorgeous weather by taking her puppy, River, for some long walks in the park. All about the balance!
OH MY GAUDI! Steph T enjoyed a well deserved week off in Spain visiting her family and topping up that fabulous Bali tan.
OH PUN THE DOOR Davina got caught in 4k getting locked outside her house, cup of tea and all – the perils of working from home. Luckily for her (and the team!) she’s managed to get back in.
SUMMER IN FRANCE IS ST-EIFEL-ING Bonjour from Simon, who’s been relaxing in style at the Côte d’Azur
[SCOTTISH ACCENT] “SHE’S DAFT, NAE?” Happy Birthday to our lovely Emilia, who celebrated by dining at Daphne’s in Chelsea with her mum.
I’M GOING IN FOR THE KRILL Dave went on the hunt in Oz to see some real life whales with the family and inspired awe with a rare Humpback spotting.
MAKING A FLASH Felix Flash Donovan would like to thank everyone at MRG for all the generous baby gifts; he’s particularly enthralled with Olga the Whale.
We’re all going to The Ivy We’d love to see pictures of you celebrating your hard work, when using your Ivy voucher. After your visit, please send your pictures to Ali to include in the next newsletter.
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