Gemma Booty

Managing Consultant

What I love most about my job is meeting people and being able to offer advice, support and guidance that hopefully makes a real difference. Changing jobs can be a big decision, and I enjoy helping people navigate that process whilst providing a personal service in an increasingly AI-driven world.

Building long-term relationships with both clients and candidates is one of the most rewarding parts of what I do. Many of the people I work with come back to me time and time again, which is something I’m incredibly proud of. I’m a good listener and genuinely take the time to understand what people are looking for. Having been on the other side of the recruitment process myself, I know how important that is.

I always strive to be the best recruiter I can be. With extensive knowledge of the Essex market, a broad business background and experience managing people myself, I can offer a genuinely local and personal service. Whether it's understanding a client's objectives, meeting people face-to-face or going the extra mile to find the right fit, I believe recruitment is about people first and foremost.

At The Weekend You Will Find Me

You'll usually find me out on a long walk with my three crazy dogs, spending time at my allotment, or pottering around the greenhouse growing plants from seed. I love cooking from scratch, experimenting with natural ingredients and creating new recipes, and I always find time to catch up with friends and family. I'm someone who enjoys keeping busy and being around people, so sitting still relaxing has never really been my strong point.

Gemma Booty

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THE ONE GROUP

Where we're from,
and how we got here

Twenty years of specialist recruitment in the East – and a lot of small decisions that added up.

TOG started in Peterborough in 2004 with a small team and a simple idea: that recruitment is a people business, done best by specialists who stay in their sector long enough to know it properly.

More than two decades on, we've grown into four offices across the East of England and Home Counties. We recruit for finance leaders, HR directors, engineering managers, tech founders, scientists, and the commercial teams that keep businesses running day to day. Between us, we've built up over 258 years of collective recruitment experience across our specialist divisions, and a network of more than 150,000 candidates we've placed, coached, or come to know across two decades in the region.

The founding principle hasn't changed. Recruitment as it should be.

OUR STORY

Key events timeline

2004

Doors open in Peterborough.

Our first office launches with a team of six on Lynch Wood. Cambridge follows the same year, giving us two offices before our first anniversary.

2015

Northampton makes it three.

Our third office opens with a team of five, quickly growing to eleven consultants covering the wider Midlands region.

2017

Peterborough moves across the road.

The team has outgrown the founding office. We move into Arena House on Lynch Wood, big enough for a growing consultant base and the back-office team that supports the whole group.

2018

Cambridge moves too.

Our second office relocates to Cambourne Business Park, giving the growing Cambridge team the space it now needs.

2023

Four offices, three counties, one very good year.

The Hertfordshire & Essex office opens in Potters Bar, extending our footprint into the Home Counties.

In the same year, we're named Business of the Year in Northamptonshire, and Employer of the Year in both Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire at the regional SME Business Awards. Three counties, three panels.

TODAY

Still growing.

Four offices, more than 258 years of collective recruitment experience across our specialist divisions, and a network of over 150,000 candidates.

Same founding principle.

SPECIALISTS BY DESIGN

What we do

We're specialists, not generalists. Every consultant at TOG focuses on one sector and stays in it. Not because it's the only way to do recruitment, but because it's how you build the depth to spot the difference between a strong CV and a strong hire.

It's also why so many of our clients come back to us years, even decades, after a first placement.

01
Accountancy & Finance
→
 02
Human Resources
→
 03
Commercial Office
Administration, customer service, project management and more
→
 04
Technology
→
 05
Engineering & Manufacturing
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 06
Scientific
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Sales, Marketing & Creative
→
 08
Executive Search
Across all of the above
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Beyond the recruitment itself, we produce annual salary guides, regional market reports, and the practical resources our clients and candidates turn to when they want a clearer view of what's happening in their sector.

THE WAY WE WORK

How we work

Four principles show up in every conversation and every process.
01

Be curious.

We stay interested in the market we work in, and in the people who work in it.

02

Keep it human.

We remember your kids' names and know how you take your coffee. That's just how we work here.

03

Make a difference.

We're here to help people build careers they love and businesses they're proud of.

04

Enjoy the ride.

Recruitment is a career, but it should be fun too. If it isn't, we've done something wrong.

WHAT COMES NEXT?

Recruitment
as it should be.

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