After completing my Business Management and Administration Degree at ISM University in Lithuania in 2010, I started my first job with big international Market Research company where I had my first recruitment experience and have never stopped recruiting since. 10 years later I am a seasoned Senior Recruitment Specialist with a unique blend of talent attraction and selection experience across U...
Andrew Clarke
Senior Consultant, Information Technology (IT Support & Infrastructure) - Cambridge OfficeI have been with The ONE Group for 4+ Years, joining the company as a Degree Apprentice before working my way up to Senior Consultant. I specialise in placing IT Support and Infrastructure candidates into a variety of sectors. I cover both permanent and contract positions. During 2022, I made 20 permanent placements and 8 contract/temporary placements and pride myself on having 0 rebates. If yo...
Anne Williams
Senior Business Manager, Accountancy & Finance - Peterborough OfficeAfter graduating with a degree in Modern Languages it took me a while to find my forever career, but more years ago than I care to mention, I registered with an international recruiter who asked me about working in recruitment and that was it, I haven’t looked back since.After four years working for national businesses, having identified a gap in the marketplace, I decided to set up my own con...
Anthony Barnes
DirectorAs a seasoned recruitment professional, I have spent over 19 years embedded in the industry, 17 of which as a Director building my own recruitment business. I believe in recruitment professionals operating at their highest level and I am dedicated to improving the recruitment process in order to achieve the best results for not only our team, but our clients too. During my many years of practi...
Ayrton Fontaine
Divisional Manager, Accountancy & Finance - Peterborough OfficeFollowing 5 years working in the leisure and hospitality sectors (finishing with 2 seasons of working in Cyprus), I arrived back in the UK looking to start a new career path in completely new surroundings. After numerous interviews for roles which I couldn’t really get excited about, I decided that I wanted to jump right outside of my comfort zone by becoming a recruiter in the world of Account...
Ben Reavill
Recruitment Consultant, Information Technology - Cambridge OfficeEvery job I have enjoyed and found fulfilment in has been in social service to others. Initially, as a high ropes instructor by helping people conquer their fear of heights and finding enjoyment in climbing - to now, as a recruitment consultant, where I help businesses find the best people to grow and help candidates find fulfilment in their next career steps. I began my recruitment career in ...
Bertie
Head of WellbeingI'm Bertie, Head of Wellbeing at The ONE Group.My duties range from walking around the office to check in on consultants (which ends up with lots of head tickles and play time!), get my daily dosage of snacks from my Mum and Auntie Anne (who always has hidden doggy treats on her desk - yum!), take walks outside to check the security of the office (and burn off those treats!), and of course my ...
Bryn Jones
Senior Consultant, Technical & Engineering - Peterborough OfficeAfter finishing school and not knowing what I wanted to do, I decided to fly out to Sydney to play some rugby and experience life on the other side of the world. Whilst I was there, I fell into a sales role which I absolutely loved. This moved me to Melbourne to help expand the company by opening a new office there. Throughout this, I learned the absolute roller coaster ride that is sales, man...
Catherine Wallis
Operations DirectorI started out as a graduate trainee for a corporate recruitment business in London. After various years enjoying central London life, I moved to Cambridge where I worked for a couple of recruitment businesses each with very different approaches and cultures. These experiences inspired me to set up my own recruitment business, adopting what I felt was the best practices of all that I had learne...
Charlotte Willis
Senior Consultant, Accountancy & Finance - Peterborough OfficeAfter finishing my English and Media degree in 2007 and expecting to go into PR, I fell into recruitment after meeting with an agency in Peterborough. Since then, I have worked in both high street and further education recruitment and loved the buzz and pace of the sector! I find it so rewarding to help people find fulfilling work and have even helped friends and family find niche jobs in the U...
Chris Easom
Divisional Manager, Information Technology - Cambridge OfficeI started my recruitment career back in 2013 which was predominantly placing sales candidates in the building products sector. In 2016 I decided to take the leap into IT recruitment and I’ve enjoyed every moment of it! For the last 8 years I have been based in Cambridgeshire, leading a team of IT consultants, partnering with innovative technology companies to supply them with the region’s top ...
Clare Filsell
Senior Consultant, Office & HR - Northampton OfficeMy passion for delivering great customer service started when I worked as Cabin Crew, I stayed in this role for two years and it was after this that I joined my first role in recruitment and never looked back!My twelve years in recruitment have been amazing, having most recently worked in house, I was able to see the challenges faced and why partnering with a reputable agency is so important. ...
Colette Circuitt
Recruitment Consultant, Technical & Engineering - Cambridge OfficeI started my career within retail sales before spending a number of years within the criminal justice sector. I first started working in recruitment 12 years ago within the Technical, Engineering & Scientific industries in the Cambridge and surrounding areas. Throughout my career, all my roles had a theme running through them, working with people and putting the client at the forefront. F...
Danielle Brown
Recruitment Consultant, Human Resources - Cambridge OfficeLike most people in recruitment, I fell into it back in 2018 where I was recruiting for Office Professionals. After a couple of years recruiting within the IT sector, I have recently moved back into HR, and now recruit across Cambridgeshire and surrounding areas.I’m quite an enthusiastic and passionate individual, and love building long-lasting relationships! I value relationships I build with ...
David Ardern
Business Networking Manager, Senior Appointments - Peterborough OfficeMy career in recruitment is over 25 years, of which the past 11 years have been with The ONE Group.As Business Networking Manager, I have responsibility of looking after many of our existing clients at the same time looking to develop strong relationships with new organisations on both a regional and national basis. My role involves extensive networking, promoting a range of professional servic...
Elliot Iredale
Recruitment Manager, Technical & Engineering - Peterborough OfficeLike more than most, I fell into recruitment accidentally.I had just returned from a two-year backpacking adventure around Europe and unsurprisingly, I was in need of a job. I popped into a local high-street recruitment firm to enquire what work they had available, and was flattered when they offered me a position working with them!I joined The ONE Group in December 2018 just one week before t...
Ewan Kingdon
Recruitment Consultant, Accountancy & Finance - Cambridge OfficeBefore joining The ONE Group, I completed my degree in Marketing and Management from the UEA. Whilst studying I also managed to play a bit of rugby and cricket, ultimately becoming the rugby club’s president in my final year. Alongside playing semi-professional rugby since being signed at 18.I wanted to get into recruitment after the impact that both good and bad recruitment practices had on m...
Gabriella Parlato
Recruitment Consultant, Marketing & Creative - Peterborough OfficeAfter completing my A-Levels, I decided to stay in retail until I found the right role for me. Following a brief time as a Lettings Negotiator, I then landed in recruitment and haven’t looked back since!I decided to join The ONE Group as a Recruitment Consultant in the Marketing Division, as I wanted to try something new and since working these Marketing roles, I now know it is an area I love....
Gary Burt
Senior Consultant, Information Technology (Infrastructure and Security) - Northampton officePrior to working at The ONE Group, I recruited for Infrastructure, Cloud, and UC candidates at another Recruitment Agency. I decided to move as I liked the sound of The ONE Group, and the people I met. I now work to recruit in the following areas of Information and Technology: Networking - Network Architects, Network Solutions (Pre Sales), Network EngineersCloud - Cloud Architects, Cloud Solut...
Georgia Liversage
Talent ManagerI started my recruitment career back in 2011 where I worked for a large corporate as a Specialist Finance Recruiter. I gained some great experience and found out just how much I love recruitment. I was headhunted by one of the owners of The ONE Group back in 2013 and have never looked back! I worked as a Specialist Finance Recruiter for 6 years in Cambridgeshire and then had the opportunity to...
Gregory Panayis
Associate Consultant, IT - Northampton OfficeI’m Greg, a Digital Marketing Graduate working at The ONE Group, specialising in all things within the IT world. Prior to this, I recruited in the Data, Analytics and Insights space in Central London. I take a highly consultative approach in the way that I work and aim to provide real value to both my candidates and clients. In the near term, I aim to be a specialist in this niche and work my ...
Harry Bragg
Recruitment Manager, Marketing - Peterborough OfficeAfter working at Thomas Cook for 7 years across a few different sectors, including Thomas Cook Sport, I decided to pursue a career within my passion which is football. It was actually The ONE Group who placed me in my first role within the industry, managing the ticket office for Peterborough United!I recruited so much during my time working for my boyhood club, West Ham United, that I decided...
Hannah Jakes
Consultant, Office - Cambridge OfficeI graduated from University of Lincoln in 2020 with a BA (honours) in Photography. I spent the following year working in retail whilst deciding what the next step in my career would be.I applied to work at The ONE Group because the company had a great reputation and after meeting members of the team, joining was an easy decision.Since joining as an Associate Consultant, the training and suppor...
Jacquelyn Mahoney
Principal Recruitment Consultant, Office & Human Resources – Cambridge OfficeI started my career working in Customer Service within a fast paced, client centric environment. I progressed within the same company over 7 years relocating from Somerset to Birmingham and finally to Cambridge, where I left as an Area Sales Manager in 2014 and made the move into the world of recruitment. I then joined The ONE Group as a temporary and contract Office Consultant covering the C...
James Harris
Recruitment Consultant, Technical & Engineering - Peterborough OfficeOriginally from North London, I worked in central London at a global marketing company before diving into the world of property and doing an apprenticeship at an independent estate agency. I then moved to Peterborough in 2016 and joined a corporate estate agency, winning 4 awards, then decided to go back to independent estate agency and ran the flagship office there for 3 years. I have now mov...
James Tate
Senior Consultant, Information Technology (Support, Infrastructure & Operations) - Peterborough OfficeIn 2015 after many years working in customer and sales-focused roles, not long after the arrival of my second child, I made the decision to pursue a career move into the recruitment industry and haven’t looked back since. I am passionate about what I do and love helping people and solving problems.Over the years recruitment has provided me the chance to work in partnership with some great busi...
Jen Richardson
Business Manager, Technical & Engineering - Cambridge OfficeMy recruitment journey started in 2012. Prior to that, I’d worked in a range of technical environments, so it was a no-brainer to recruit within similar sectors.I joined The ONE Group in May 2021 and flutter between our Cambridge office and working remotely, which can sometimes be another country – wherever I can find sunshine! I enjoy the vibe in our fun office, but sometimes the quiet of wor...
Jenni Brown
Recruitment Manager, Accountancy & Finance - Cambridge OfficeMy career in recruitment started in 2002 for a small Finance specialist in Peterborough. I started in a support role – providing administrative support to a team of successful consultants. However, after getting a feel for how recruitment works, I decided I wanted to make the move to become a Recruitment Consultant. I moved to a National brand, within their Accountancy & Finance division i...
Jessica Scrine
Recruitment Consultant, IT - Peterborough OfficeAfter finishing a Modern Languages degree at Nottingham Trent University, I moved back to Peterborough and started a customer service role within the insurance industry. A year on I was ready for a new challenge, and having been placed by The ONE Group previously, I was interested in the world of recruitment. I am now a Consultant in the IT Division, where I focus specifically on Software Deve...
Jordan Lewis
Managing Consultant, Accountancy & Finance - Hertfordshire OfficeAfter completing my university studies at the University of Leicester, I joined a well-known FTSE 250 recruitment business and progressed to Senior Business Manager where I recruited Accounting and Finance professionals across interim and permanent appointments. I decided to join The ONE Group because of the opportunity to continue my professional development, the people are the heart of the b...
Joseph Hilsdon
Consultant, Accountancy & Finance - Cambridge OfficeDuring my time at sixth form, I was offered an incredible opportunity to move to Zermatt, Switzerland and work as a skiing instructor. I absolutely loved my time here but when my visa ended, I had to return home. After 8 months I came home and began working as a team leader at a leisure centre. In total I was at the leisure centre for just over three years.I loved my time at the leisure centre...
Karl Tomkinson
Senior Consultant, Office - Cambridge OfficeI started my career as a Sales Consultant in Australia within the food industry, working for one of the fastest-growing franchises in the country as a door-to-door salesperson, where I progressed quickly up to sales manager. Moving back to the UK, I continued my career in sales within the Insurance industry. I worked for a classic car and specialist Motor Insurance company.Utilising my sales a...
Kate Yardley
Senior Consultant, Office - Peterborough OfficeI started my career off as a Secretary in the Editor’s office at The Daily Mail, so being busy and under time pressure has been with me from the start! A few years later I fell into recruitment and worked my way up from Trainee Consultant to Branch Manager. I was then fortunate enough to be headhunted across to a London boutique agency and worked the City and Docklands market for office and PA...
Katherine Pearl
Senior Consultant, Accountancy & Finance - Peterborough OfficeAfter completing my Sport Science Level 3 Course at College, I decided to jump straight into work. With the immense amount of opportunity out there, I joined an agency where I was placed into an IT role, working for a global company, providing 2nd line IT support for the business. My temporary contract with the company was coming to an end, when I was approached by my agency to join them on t...
Kathleen Bailey
Consultant, Human Resources - Peterborough OfficeAfter starting my working life as a Lifeguard and Swimming Instructor, I was fortunate enough to be offered the chance to move abroad and set up and manage a restaurant/bar. Slightly random as I had no experience, but I'm not one to pass up the opportunity to live in a hotter climate, I packed my bags and went. 2 years of living the dream and reality hit that I should probably find a ‘proper j...
Keri Rossiter-Turner
Senior Consultant, Marketing - Northampton OfficeI’m Keri, a Senior Recruitment Consultant within the MarketingDivision here at The ONE Group. I specialise in placing Marketing, Digital and eCommerce Professionals across Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire markets.Drawn to The ONE Group’s reputation in the market, I joined the team in March 2020 to help grow their Marketing Division… Little did I know I’d be moving...
Kieran Evans
Managing Consultant, Technical & Engineering (Automotive & Motorsport) - Peterborough OfficeFollowing the completion of my Sports Degree at Brighton University in 2015, I began my working career as a Sales Executive, selling insurance for one of the largest white goods manufacturers in the world - Whirlpool.Not quite knowing where I wanted my career to lead, I remained with Whirlpool for nearly four years and became successful within my remit. More recently I decided to focus my effo...
Leann Castleton
Principal Consultant, Office - Peterborough OfficeI started my career in recruitment 22 years ago as an Account Manager recruiting for a large corporate Peterborough based company. After 2 years in this role I had the opportunity to work for the same company in London, where I recruited for various investment banks. After a year in London I was involved in a recruitment project for a company where I worked as an onsite consultant recruiting ...
Leanne Davidson-Town
Group Marketing & Communications ManagerHey! I'm Leanne and I'm the Group Marketing and Communications Manager here at The ONE Group. I’ve worked in marketing for over 10 years and throughout my marketing journey I’ve had the opportunities to work in many different industries and have been lucky to be part of some amazing teams along the way. When approached by The ONE Group, I was impressed by the company’s culture and values and kn...
Lucy Atkin
Senior Consultant, Office - Cambridge OfficeHaving grown up in Istanbul I moved to England at the age of 15 and went on to study Performing Arts in Winchester. After a few touring productions, I decided to make the move from the stage to the desk and for the past 12 years I have worked within Recruitment, and have operated both Temporary and Permanent desks specialising in Mid to Senior Support positions such as Executive Assistants, Of...
Marc Kent
Head of CommercialI started off at The ONE Groupas a Specialist Consultant, in the Accountancy and Finance sector, in our Peterborough office in 2010. During my time here, I have witnessed some fantastic growth even during a recession. I recruited the Cambridgeshire market for 4 years and after achieving Senior Consultant we made the commercial decision to set up a third office, to which I have been instrument...
Megan Lemmon
Senior Consultant, Accountancy & Finance - Peterborough OfficeI jumped straight into my first recruitment job over a year ago and haven’t looked back since. During my time in the industry, I have always recruited for Finance Professionals and find this division gripping and exciting! I love classing myself as a skilled specialist and I take pride in understanding my market and the requirements for my clients & candidates. Joining The ONE Group was an...
Megan Russell
Senior Consultant, Accountancy & Finance - Northampton OfficeAfter finishing a criminology degree at University, I joined Northants Police Force as an officer for two years, before opting to leave for recruitment having decided It wasn’t something I wanted to pursue! I joined Robert Half in Milton Keynes, where I covered the Cambridge Region from a senior interim perspective for 6 and a half years! I decided to join The ONE Group as they have been fanta...
Melanie Bell
Business Manager, Office Support - Hertfordshire OfficeI graduated in 1997 with a degree in Applied Biology, but decided that a career in Medical Research was not for me. After 18 months with a major retailer as a graduate trainee, I took the leap into recruitment and never looked back! I worked for a large international recruiter for almost 25 years, in their professional/operations teams recruiting white collar roles across Cambridgeshire, Buck...
Mohammed Baker
Associate Consultant, Technical & Engineering - Cambridge OfficeBefore starting my Recruitment career at The ONE Group, I completed my BA in Cultural and Media Studies at the University of Leeds. Professionally, I was a Chef before transitioning into the Recruitment industry. I joined TOG as an Associate Consultant because of the great culture that is fostered here, and I will be expanding our Technical, Scientific and Engineering Division here in Cambridg...
Nick Culley
Manager, Accountancy & Finance - Cambridge officeI started my recruitment career back in 1998 with an independent national accountancy recruitment business based in Cambridge. In 2004, I joined an early stage recruitment company and spent 17 years working as part of their Cambridge team specialising initially in the Part and Newly Qualified Accountancy market before moving to the Qualified sector. Over the intervening 25 years, I have develo...
Ozzy
Finance AssistantHi, I'm Ozzy. I am based in our back office team where I get to entertain everyone with my ball! I also assist with shredding empty boxes and take multiple naps when I get tired. I love going out for my lunchtime walk and pass some time by watching the cars out of the window. I also sneak off to the upstairs office every now and then to say hello to my friend, Bertie! And to get a treat or two...
Rebecca Head
Marketing ExecutiveI joined The ONE Group through my Degree Apprenticeship, studying Business Management at Anglia Ruskin University. Having developed a love for Marketing, I now assist the Marketing function with building both corporate and employer brand awareness through online outreach, written and verbal communications with internal and external stakeholders, effective social media usage and advertising. My...
Ricardo Dacosta
Senior Consultant, IT - Cambridge OfficeI started my career as an Insurance Sales Consultant at a classic car and specialist motor insurance company - despite having no real knowledge of classic cars!I then made the move to into a similar role within the manufacturing industry, where I assisted in generating new client leads and increasing the sales of specialist, high end printing equipment. Since then I've spent over 5 and a half ...
Robert Smith
Business Services DirectorMy career in recruitment happened almost by accident. I joined The ONE Group in 2011 on a consultancy basis to implement a range of new technologies into our back office operational process. That done I found myself in an environment with passionate owners and committed colleagues looking to grow and develop a strong recruitment base in our region. Roll forward almost 10 years and my role as F...
Ryan Quantrill
Senior Consultant, Information Technology (Back-End Development) - Cambridge OfficeAfter graduating from Aberystwyth University, I moved to Cambridge and began my recruitment career with The ONE Group in April 2017, becoming part of our successful IT recruitment family. I quickly moved my way up from Resourcer to Consultant, where I recruit specifically for Software Development & Engineering positions. I am a confident, reliable & popular member of the Cambridge offic...
Sarah Chapman
Consultant, Sales Division - Cambridge OfficeI secured my first recruitment job in 2014 with a boutique Insurance Specialist recruitment business in London. This role enabled me to learn about the industry and the recruitment process. After several years I progressed to Consultant, placing Brokers, Underwriting Assistants and Technical support professionals within the London insurance industry.I thoroughly enjoy recruitment and feel that ...
Sarah Warburton
Business Manager, Human Resources - Hertfordshire OfficeI didn’t go to University but decided to get out into the big wide world straight from school, initially getting to grips with being a Personal Assistant. 22 years ago, I joined a large corporate recruitment agency specialising in HR and have never looked back. If I knew then what I know now (I’m sure that’s in a song…), I truly believe I would have ended up studying my CIPD and getting into H...
Scott Nottingham
Senior Consultant, Technical & Engineering - Peterborough OfficeWhen I finished school, like most teenagers not really knowing what I wanted to do, I took on an apprenticeship in Carpentry and Joinery, working on various projects in Peterborough and London. Once completed, I wanted to get into sales which I did and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I fell into recruitment after a few years in sales positions and even carried on selling after work hours which I abso...
Scott Park
Senior Consultant, Accountancy & Finance - Cambridge OfficeI started my recruitment career in 2006, working for a specialist agency placing professional chefs for London’s fine dining restaurants and 5-star hotels. My recruitment career then took me to Australia where I worked for an international agency specialising in white collar engineering roles for large multidisciplinary engineering consultancies. This role saw me grow from a Consultant to Seni...
Siân Cox
Senior Consultant, Office - Cambridge OfficePrior to working at The ONE Group, I was a qualified Level 3 Personal Trainer working in a ladies only gym for 3 years.The gym unfortunately closed, leading me to try a completely different role that was a bit more versatile and challenging - a Resourcer at The ONE Group. My main aim is to work my way up through the business and keep improving and challenging myself as I go. Since then, I have ...
Sixtine Fourcail-Darnaud
Recruitment Consultant, Information Technology - Cambridge OfficeHaving grown up in South of France, I moved to the UK in 2016 to start university. After 5 years at Nottingham Trent University and 2 graduations later, I went on to try a couple of different jobs, and eventually landed a recruitment role in 2022.After a couple months in recruitment, I decided to move to The ONE Group as a Software Development Recruitment Consultant, where I cover a wide varie...
Sophie Akers
Associate Consultant, Commercial Office - Cambridge OfficeFor the best part of 10 years I worked in Estate Agency in Cambridge for two of the markets leading agents, starting at office junior level and working my way up to Sales Manager before deciding I wanted to embark on a new journey and a fresh challenge. I had always gone back and forth to recruitment in my mind as the skills from one to the other are very transferable (they say) and I got to ...
Sundeep Kaur
Managing Consultant, Office & HR - Northampton OfficeAfter spending 2 years in the beauty industry, which is a very customer focused role, I decided to make a move into recruitment where I helped recruit for government-funded apprenticeships and worked with 16-24 year old's finding their first steps into their chosen career.I then decided to move up the management ladder which was when I decided the best next step to take was to join The ONE Gro...
Tristan Drane
Managing DirectorIn my early career, I worked in the ski industry as a windsurfing instructor which was mainly used to fund national windsurfing competitions (which I would compete at most weekends).At the tender age of 23 and realising that I probably wasn’t going to make it as a professional windsurfer I hung up my shorts, bought a suit and started out in recruitment. It wasn’t a particularly obvious transit...