Michelle has been a recruitment expert in Cambridgeshire for over 20 years, forging long-term partnerships with local businesses. Her experience spans multiple sectors, including Finance, Sales, Admin, Marketing, and Engineering, across Temp, Contract, and Permanent roles.

Favorite food: Pizza

Favorite film: Jerry Maguire ("Help me help you")

Outside of Work
She enjoys running, horse riding, and walking her two dogs. You’ll often find her outdoors or cheering on her kids at football matches!

Michelle on ACR
I've always admired ACR for its reputation, built on the loyalty and confidence of both candidates and clients. Joining such a well-regarded and successful agency felt like a natural choice. What I love most about ACR is its perfect balance of tradition and innovation—staying true to values like service and relationships over profit, while embracing cutting-edge technology to stay ahead in the marketplace. It’s this combination that makes ACR such a dynamic and forward-thinking place to work.

Oliver has specialised within engineering and technical recruitment for over 10 years, collaborating with manufacturing companies nationwide to secure exceptional talent and develop ground breaking engineering teams within their organisations.

Favourite Food: Anything Italian!

Favourite Film: Top Gun

Outside of Work: He enjoys spending beach days with his 2 children, attending car shows around the UK and is an active member of a local Squash club.

Ollie on ACR: ACR have an outstanding local reputation and are well known throughout the HR community as a values driven, people focused and highly successful recruitment agency. As a business who are openly ‘Proud to be Different’ they take a fresh approach to recruitment through business partnering with companies, running industry events throughout the year and providing up-to-date market insights in the form of their weekly ACR blog. I feel privileged to be a part of their team and look forward to helping drive their business forwards into new territories and markets.

Sam has specialised in technology recruitment for over a decade, partnering with high-growth companies to secure exceptional engineering talent and build high-performing technology teams. Taking a hands-on approach, he works closely with founders, CTOs and hiring leaders to support organisations as they scale their engineering capability and navigate an increasingly competitive talent market.

Favourite Food: A classic roast dinner

Favourite Film: Pulp Fiction & Happy Gilmore!

Outside of Work: He enjoys spending time with his family and playing guitar.

Sam on ACR:
ACR has an outstanding reputation across the HR and recruitment community as a values-driven, people-focused and highly successful recruitment business. Being ‘Proud to be Different’, the team take a fresh approach to recruitment by truly partnering with clients, hosting industry events throughout the year and providing valuable market insights through the ACR blog. I’m delighted to be part of the team and look forward to supporting the continued growth of the business while helping companies build exceptional technology teams.

Rebecca has worked in the local recruitment market for over 30 years. Having worked as a specialist HR recruiter for over 10 years, she has built a network of HR/Talent professionals across Cambridgeshire and has enjoyed watching candidates grow from HR administrators through to HR Directors.

Professionally inquisitive, she loves to learn the detail about the businesses she supports and is constantly surprised by the amazing companies that can be found on our doorstep.

Building long-term relationships is one of her key drivers – she wants to stay connected and is always up for a coffee and a catch up.

Favourite Food: Olives – introduced at a young age by a spanish mother and a good sunday roast.

Favourite Film: I love a romantic comedy and most Christmas movies.

Outside of work

As a Mum to 3 Children and Nanna to my little 1 year old Grandson Arthur, most of my spare time is spent with family and I wouldn’t want it any other way.  Christmas is my absolute favourite time of the year – I love the lights!  My favourite quote encapsulates my approach to everything – “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel” – Maya Angelou

Rebecca on ACR

Having worked in the Cambridgeshire Recruitment market for over 30 years, a few names stand out and ACR/Anne Corder is one that I always associate with quality.

Working in a culture which values honesty, integrity and professionalism is essential for me and I am excited to be working with a fantastic team that reflect these attributes.

I have always loved the HR market and ACR has such an outstanding reputation in this sector – I am looking forward to continuing to expand my network throughout Cambridgeshire.

Lauren has a wealth of experience in recruitment, having worked both agency-side and internally within the education sector. She most enjoys building meaningful relationships with clients & candidates and thrives on helping candidates to find their perfect role!! Lauren specialises in customer service, administration and Logistics roles.

Favourite Food: It has to be chocolate – I have a massive, sweet tooth!

Favourite Film: Dirty Dancing – it’s a classic!

Outside of work
I have a 9-year-old daughter, so I spend a lot of time going on adventures with her. I also love going to the gym in the morning before work to kickstart my day! I love spending time with friends and family too!

Lauren on ACR
The culture and the values at ACR are what truly stands out for me. Candidates and clients are at the forefront of everything we do – no hard to reach targets or KPI’s, meaning we have the time to really get to know our clients and candidates, which enables us to ensure that we are placing the right candidates into the right role and really making a difference to peoples lives.

Emily was a Primary School Teacher for 10 years, before moving into the EdTech space, as a Relationship Specialist for MATs. She joined ACR in July 2023 and particularly thrives when recruiting for Account Management, Customer Service and Sales roles.

Favourite food:
“Spag bol or pizza”

Favourite film:
“The Notebook – or any romantic chick flick really!”

Outside of work

“I have a 1-year-old, so love fun family weekends with my husband and son more than anything. Time socialising with friends and family is where I’m happiest.”

Emily on ACR
“The unique culture, values, and style at ACR is polar opposite to other recruitment agencies and what I believed recruitment was. Having previously been a Relationship Specialist, I feel I’m doing the same thing! No hard sell, we truly care about our candidates and clients, and the team culture is 2nd to none!”

Charlotte’s career began in Further Education recruitment after University as a National Account Manager before moving into specialist finance recruitment and joined ACR in May 2025.  Charlotte is a born relationship builder and enjoys getting to know her candidates and clients inside out.  With a strong network of finance professionals, she recruits the full spectrum of junior and senior roles across Peterborough and Lincolnshire into industry and practice roles. 

Favourite food: King prawns or chocolate (just not at the same time!)

Favourite film: “Just Friends, such an underrated Christmas film!”

Outside of work: “I have two gorgeous daughters who are a total whirlwind. I love living in Stamford and enjoying the countryside. I also enjoy travelling with friends and family and sitting in my hot tub with a glass of wine”

Charlotte on ACR: 

“I’ve been really impressed with the team culture at ACR and had such a warm welcome as a new starter this year. ACR have an outstanding local reputation and are well known throughout the HR community as a values driven, people focused and highly successful recruitment agency. As a close knit team we are very collaborative and work hard to provide an exceptional service.

With over 19 years of experience in recruitment, Amy Jayne is a well-known and trusted figure in the Peterborough recruitment market. She specialises in Sales and Marketing roles, bringing deep expertise in building high-performing teams from the ground up.

Amy has successfully delivered end-to-end recruitment campaigns for a wide range of organisations – from household names and global brands to ambitious SMEs. Her hands-on approach includes everything from sourcing top-tier sales talent to placing senior marketing leaders in key strategic roles.

Known for her consultative style and commercial insight, Amy takes pride in building long-term relationships with clients and candidates alike, ensuring the right cultural and professional fit every time.

Favourite Food  - Tender stem Broccoli 

Favourite Film - Bridget Jones 

Outside of work, Amy Jayne is a passionate Manchester United fan and rarely misses a match. She enjoys unwinding with long Sunday morning walks alongside her energetic Jack Russell, Albert — usually followed by settling in to cheer on her beloved team.

Amy Jayne on ACR

“Joining ACR has been a fantastic experience. The team culture is incredibly supportive and collaborative, and it's been refreshing to be part of a business so firmly rooted in its values. With ACR’s strong reputation across the region and deep connections in the local business community, it’s clear why clients and candidates trust us. It’s great to be part of a team that genuinely cares about delivering outstanding service and long-term results.”

With over five years’ experience in recruitment, I began my career as a Branch Administrator before progressing into a Resourcer role. During this time, I’ve built strong expertise in temporary recruitment and resourcing, payroll and timesheet management, and maintaining excellent relationships with both clients and candidates.

What I enjoy most is supporting candidates throughout their journey, right from their initial registration through to securing their perfect placement. There’s nothing more rewarding than seeing someone thrive in a role that’s the right fit for them.

In my previous roles, I’ve partnered closely with clients to place candidates into temporary positions, many of which have successfully transitioned into permanent roles. Knowing I’ve helped create that long-term match is one of the most satisfying parts of what I do. 

Fav food: Sausage rolls 

Fav film: Superbad 

Outside of work: I’m a big music fan and love heading to concert, but I also enjoy my downtime just as much, cosy at home with a good book, a cup of tea, and some well-earned relaxation

On ACR: I am delighted to have joined ACR, their core values and culture is something I am proud to represent. It’s great to be part of a team that is so welcoming across the board and so deep routed in their values, this shows daily, in every aspect of what we do.

Favourite Food: Anything Italian, pasta, pizza and ice cream! 

Favourite Film: The Hangover – don’t judge 😊

Outside of work:

Married with 2 beautiful kids, I love spending time with my family. I am happiest when the sun is shining and we can be outdoors. My favourite thing to do is make the kids laugh with silly antics and bad mum jokes. I love taking the family on days out at the beach or to theme parks.  

Kathleen on ACR:

Having worked in the local recruitment market for over 8 years, ACR is recognised as a constant, reputable agency with a strong customer service focus. 

After specialising in HR for the last 5 years, ACR is the home of HR recruitment and was an obvious choice for me to join. 

When considering my move to ACR, I was looking for a grown-up culture that supported flexible working where employees are valued. I have only recently joined ACR and already feel very welcome and so pleased to be part of the amazing team.

Ashley has spent the past seven years specialising in engineering and technical recruitment, partnering closely with manufacturing organisations across the Southeast. He supports leadership teams in making high-impact hiring decisions and securing exceptional talent that strengthens, develops, and transforms their engineering functions. Before entering the world of engineering recruitment, Ashley built a strong technical foundation as a Project Engineer, having previously worked as a TIG Welder Fabricator progressing into a full project life cycle role.

Favourite Food: Indian all day long!

Favourite Film: Top Gun Maverick

Outside of Work: Ashley enjoys Family days out with his 2 children, playing drums for bands across the UK and supporter of Chelsea FC.

Ashley on ACR: What immediately stood out to me about ACR is the strength of their reputation and the genuine impact they’ve made across the HR community. They’re known for being values‑driven, people‑focused, and consistently successful — but what truly sets them apart is their bold commitment to being ‘Proud to be Different’. Their approach goes far beyond traditional recruitment, combining real business partnership with dynamic industry events and a forward‑thinking mindset. I was especially excited to see how they’re now positioning themselves strategically within the engineering space, opening the door to huge opportunities. I’m thrilled to be joining the team and look forward to helping drive the business forward into new territories and markets.