Anne Corder Recruitment Ltd

19/10/2026

Most resignations end with the same job advert going back out, word for word.

It feels like the safe option. The job description is written, the salary is signed off and everyone knows what the last person did. But that brief describes the business as it was when the role was last filled, and often the strengths of the person who filled it.

A resignation is the easiest moment you will get to rethink a role. Work can move to a colleague who is ready for more. Tasks that software now handles can come off the list. The level can change too, either to someone more junior you can develop or to someone more senior if the job has quietly outgrown its grade.

One useful test is to map what the leaver actually spent their time on over the last six months, then compare it with what the team will need over the next 18. The gap between those two lists is your real job description.

Our latest blog sets out five questions to ask before you copy the old job description: https://annecorder.co.uk/blog/are-you-hiring-for-the-person-you-need-or-the-person-who-just-left

When someone resigns, most employers pull out the old job description and advertise for a copy of the person heading out of the door. It feels like the safe...

14/10/2026

We’re delighted to be supporting an amazing Cambridge-based technology business looking for a bright and enthusiastic Talent / Recruitment Coordinator to join their team on a temporary basis.

This would be a fantastic opportunity for a high-calibre candidate who has gained some recruitment, HR or strong administrative experience and is keen to develop their career within Talent Acquisition.

You’ll support a busy recruitment function with interview coordination, candidate communication, recruitment administration and onboarding, helping to ensure a seamless experience for candidates and hiring managers.

We’re looking for someone who is highly organised, confident communicating with people at all levels and comfortable working at pace. You’ll have excellent attention to detail, strong systems skills and, above all, a proactive, can-do approach.

This is a great opportunity to gain valuable experience within a highly regarded, innovative technology organisation with a fantastic culture.

https://annecorder.co.uk/jobs/recruitment-co-ordinator-303691

12/10/2026

The most revealing thing about a counter offer is its timing.
Someone hands in their notice, and within a day their employer finds £5,000, a promotion or the flexibility they have been asking for since last year. On a £34,000 salary, £5,000 is a rise of nearly 15%. If that was possible on Monday, the fair question is why nobody offered it before the resignation.

That does not make every counter offer a mistake. Some come from a manager who genuinely did not know how the person felt, and they fix the problem for good. The useful test is whether the reasons you started looking have actually changed, and whether you can trust what has been promised.

Our latest blog sets out how to weigh a counter offer against your career progression, your team culture and your trust in the people making it. If you are sitting on one at the moment, our consultants are happy to talk it through.

https://annecorder.co.uk/blog/the-counter-offer-problem-should-you-stay-or-should-you-go

06/10/2026

Are you working in supply chain or manufacturing and ready to take the next step into a Production Planner (or junior demand planning) role?

We’re working with an established manufacturing business in the Grantham area to find a Production Planner to join their busy supply chain team.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working with data, solving problems and keeping lots of moving parts on track. You’ll be responsible for helping make sure production runs smoothly - balancing customer demand, material planning, stock levels and manufacturing capacity.

You may already be a Production Planner, but we’re also keen to hear from people looking for that next step who have worked in roles such as:

Supply Chain Coordinator | Supply Chain Administrator | Planning Assistant | Materials Coordinator | Production Coordinator | Inventory Coordinator | Scheduling Coordinator

Apply today or get in touch with Emily at Anne Corder Recruitment for a confidential chat about this Production Planner role.

https://annecorder.co.uk/jobs/production-planner-302702

06/10/2026

🌟 October Update from Anne Corder Recruitment 🌟

Supporting People Through Business Change

This month, we’re sharing how ACR has been supporting a local manufacturer and its employees through a significant redundancy process – from CV guidance and careers support to helping affected employees secure interviews with local businesses.

It’s a reminder that recruitment is about more than filling vacancies. It’s about supporting businesses, their people and our local community when it matters most.

Plus, we’re sharing our latest ACR video, details of our upcoming Employment Law & HR Insights Breakfast, November webinar and latest Finance blog.

👉 Read the full October newsletter here:

05/10/2026

Finance teams are being asked to do a bigger job than the one they were hired for.

Boards want finance in the room before decisions are made, not just reporting on them afterwards. AI is taking over the repetitive work. And the people who can combine technical accounting with commercial judgement are the ones every business wants.

That creates a quieter problem. When new hires come in on higher salaries than the colleagues who train them, experienced finance people notice, and they start looking.

Our latest blog looks at what businesses will need from their finance function in 2027. It covers the skills that matter, how roles are changing, whether pay is keeping up and what employers should change about how they recruit.

It's also a preview of our 2027 Finance Leaders Outlook, a breakfast briefing at The Haycock in Peterborough on 8 October with Chattertons Solicitors and Wealth Management. CFO Francis Laud of Huws Gray opens the morning, followed by a specialist panel on AI in finance, tax, wealth planning and the finance recruitment market.

Click here to read the blog: https://annecorder.co.uk/blog/the-finance-function-is-changing-are-businesses-ready-for-2027

To book a place, email [email protected].

The finance function has outgrown its old job description. Accurate reporting is now the minimum, and the businesses best placed for 2027 will be the ones...

30/09/2026

Are you looking for an opportunity to step up and build your career across project management, commercial operations and manufacturing? Our client is a well-established, family-owned international business with over 40 years of experience, supplying innovative products and solutions across healthcare, hospitality and community markets.

As the business continues to grow, they are looking for a Project Co-ordinator to join their Contract Manufacturing team in Corby. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is commercially minded, analytical and organised to take ownership of a varied range of projects, working closely with customers, suppliers and internal teams, with excellent opportunities for long-term development and progression.

If this Project Co-ordinator role sounds like a role that would match your skills and experience, we would love to hear from you and look forward to discussing your application in more detail: https://annecorder.co.uk/jobs/project-coordinator-302689

28/09/2026

Most candidates will still move for money before they move for a better benefits package.

That hasn't changed. What has changed is how often the deciding factor turns out to be something other than salary. When two offers sit within a few thousand pounds of each other, flexibility, pension contributions and health cover start doing the work.

We ran the numbers on two offers for the same £35,000 role. One paid £2,500 more. The other offered three days a week at home, double the employer pension and private medical cover.

After tax and commuting costs, take-home pay came out almost level, and the lower salary put £900 more a year into the pension.
Which one wins depends on who you are hiring. Someone saving for a first home and someone planning their retirement will read the same offer very differently.

Our latest blog looks at what candidates value most in 2026, how priorities shift across a career, and what the right balance looks like for employers.

Read about it here: https://annecorder.co.uk/blog/salary-versus-benefits-which-matters-more-to-candidates-in-2026

21/09/2026

🌟 September Update from Anne Corder Recruitment 🌟

Salespeople can sell themselves – so how do you really interview them?

This month, Amy Jayne shares her experience from nearly 20 years in sales recruitment, exploring why a great interview doesn’t always mean a great salesperson – and why understanding how someone has achieved their success is so important.

In our latest newsletter, we explore:
✔️ How to look beyond a strong interview performance
✔️ The questions that uncover real sales success
✔️ Why finding the right fit goes beyond the numbers

Plus, details of our upcoming Employment Law & HR Insights Breakfast, November webinar, and our latest Engineering blog.

👉 Read the full September newsletter here:

Having worked in sales recruitment for nearly 20 years, I've been lucky enough to support businesses at every stage of their sales journey – from recruiting a client's very first salesperson, through to returning years later to appoint their Sales Director as the business has grown.

21/09/2026

Your newest engineer may already be earning more than the person who trained them.

It happens more often than most businesses admit. Skill shortages push offers up, counter offers push them further, and rises in the minimum wage lift the bottom of the pay scale. The engineers who stayed loyal watch the gap close from the wrong side.

Most employers only spot the problem when someone resigns. By then, the fix costs more than it would have a year earlier, and the knowledge walking out of the door has no price tag attached.

Our latest blog looks at why engineering pay is outrunning engineering skill, and what employers can do about it without raising salaries across the board.

Read it here: https://annecorder.co.uk/blog/are-engineering-salaries-rising-faster-than-skills

Engineering salaries are climbing faster than the skills behind them. Employers now pay more to hire people they have yet to train, and more again to stop...