About the Founder
For Arlene R. Mazzotta, a career in the staffing industry wasn’t necessarily what she envisioned when she returned to the working world in the 1960s, after taking time off to raise a family. You could say it was by chance that she found the path which led to a long, successful career and the creation of one of the most successful employment agencies in Connecticut.
In the 1960s, Arlene was hired by a staffing agency, Ritta Personnel, and the personnel business, as it was called then, just clicked with her. The new job she found herself in was a perfect fit for her personality and natural people skills.
In 1969, with encouragement from her father, Arlene purchased a franchise from Ritta Personnel and opened a two-person office in Middletown, Connecticut. Additional offices were opened in Hamden and New Haven in the early 1970s. In 1975, she sought more family time with her two teenage daughters and decided to sell the Hamden and New Haven offices and focus on the Middletown location.
The Early YearsWhen the Ritta franchise system went out of business in 1983, A.R. Mazzotta Employment Specialists became incorporated as an independent agency. A few years later, Arlene opened the Westbrook office to service Shoreline and Southeastern Connecticut. Arlene’s entrepreneurial spirit and dedication to personal service shone bright in the late 1980s and early 1990s, as she introduced new services and technologies that greatly benefitted the companies and job seekers she and her team worked with. She soon opened the Wallingford office to better serve clients in Southern and Western CT. All of these new and exciting changes helped A.R. Mazzotta grow and earn its reputation as one of the top staffing agencies in the state.
Introducing A.R. MazzottaAs A.R. Mazzotta approaches its fifth decade of service, it has grown to employing and placing over 1,000 people annually in Connecticut businesses statewide. And the passion with which Arlene started the company is still evident in the personal service that the professionals at A.R. Mazzotta deliver every single day.
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A.R. Mazzotta’s persistence in helping us find just the right match for our needs is a service we’ve come to rely on. Thanks for making what can often be a stressful experience into such a positive opportunity for the agency
Where do I even begin, the staff is very friendly, professional, and informational. The company I work for is just as amazing. This has been one the best job experiences I have ever received. Thank you A.R. Mazzotta for giving me this opportunity, especially in these tough times.
Mazzotta got me into a new work field that I really enjoy and probably wouldn’t have gotten into without them! Thanks Mazzotta!!!
My experience with A.R. Mazzotta was a pleasure. I worked with other job placement companies in the past and was disappointed. A.R. Mazzotta took my job search seriously and gave their full attention. The follow through was amazing, and I would certainly use them again. Thank you, A.R. Mazzotta!
The experience I’ve experienced with A.R. Mazzotta is top notch. As they continue to strive to be the best agency out there and in my opinion they are. They offer paid time off, after you complete 90 days etc. If you ask me, there’s no agency, that I know of, that offers that.