Did you hear the story about the Frog Prince?

Once upon a time, the Chief Executive Princess at Windsor Recruitment was searching for a way to allegorise what it was her company did for its clients and candidates.

As a person ardently fond of both tree frogs and happy endings, it was perhaps to be expected that the old fairy tale of the charming Frog Prince would spring (ouch!) to mind.

Those close to her indicate that this epiphany may have been more directly related to work overload and little Friday champagne.

Be that as it may, Windsor has succeeded in re-writing the old Grimms’ story. And just as well.

In the original version, the Princess who won the Frog Prince was a pettish and spoiled brat who was obliged to kiss the frog just once for the return of her golden ball.

Amazingly, as she threw him against the wall after he asked to share her bed, her slimy companion then metamorphosed into a wealthy prince

‘In our version,’ says Dylys sweetly ‘we ignore all that.’

We liken kissing frogs to the onerous procedures candidates sometimes need to ensure before they find their dream job. Or conversely, for businesses that labour through untold numbers of unsuitable applications in search of perfect match for the position they’ve advertised.’

‘No-one wants to go through that any more than they want to kiss an infinite number of frogs in the hope of finding a prince.’

‘So we ask you to please come and see us at Windsor. Let us do all that tedious frog smooching for you, so that you can smoothly walk the royal road to be where you want to be.’

‘That’s it, plain and simple.
Windsor clients and candidates get the ‘royal treatment’ and we get to adorn all our stationery with an adorable green and yellow frog.’

What brand of champagne did you say that was?