“Great results, even better experience! I have had the pleasure to work with Arran at Oakstone over the last 6+ months on some very unique and niche requirements. My expectations were low as I had already been working with a recruitment firm for the previous 6 months with no success. Arran took the time to really understand what I was looking for and was able to find me some great candidates that I was able to hire; Arran was able to successfully do his job, but what separates him and Oakstone from the other recruitment firms I have dealt with is his attention to detail, his thoroughness, and most importantly his thoughtfulness. I genuinely felt that Arran's top priority was servicing both me (client) and the candidate in finding a perfect match. I would recommend Arran and Oakstone to anyone looking to hire top talent.”

Hiring Manager at IFS UK

“When I started at Icertis, Oakstone was an existing recruiter. We had an incredible amount of heads to fill. I quickly became aware of the depth of how much you knew about our business, and so it’s been a partnership ever since.

You’ve taken the time to get to know our business and our people. You know what our customers want, and you look after us by bringing us the standards we require.”

Icertis, SVP EMEA

“It’s the personal touch and the amount of work that goes into finding the right people. To find the right people, understand what you’re looking for and then match them to the roles is what sets Oakstone apart.

Consistent, trustworthy and reliable.”

Coupa, VP UK & IRE

“I’ve used Oakstone for over 10 years across 3 businesses. I use them because I trust them, and they’ve placed a lot of good people for me, and I get on really well with the team.

They cut to the chase. They’re very direct and know me well enough after all this time and know the types of profile I’m looking for, and they always source good candidates.”

Newstore, Anthony Gavin - VP of Sales.

“Oakstone tend to have a lot more knowledge about what we do as a business, they care about candidates and they’re able to support their career and our vision rather than just try to sell a role. It’s more about the people.”

Icertis, VP Sales

“I can recommend this team for their depth of expertise and domain knowledge. It goes deeper than this as Paul's team have an uncanny knack of working with the players in the sectors before they break into the mainstream. Opportunity for everyone.”

SVP LastPass (previously Logmein), regarding their experience with Oakstone International.

“Got to say again, you guys have provided a flawless service so far - incredibly impressive, and it's not gone unnoticed. I've been singing your praises throughout the business, so you can expect us to request your services in other areas”

Head of Talent, Railsbank, regarding his experience with Divisional Director Dan Hammond-Smith and Recruitment Consultant Luke Garman.

‘We were very impressed with the quality of candidates that Oakstone managed to bring our way. I also received great feedback from candidates about the process they went through, so kudos to that as well!’

Global Strategic Alliances at Monday.com

‘Oakstone is better than any of the other recruiters we have used because they simply listen to our feedback. We don’t have people who are presented to us, who, for example, are possibly going to move; they find candidates who are motivated, candidates who are motivated to join us, and Oakstone find those people in good time.’

Matt Smith, Vice President of BGC Partners

‘The best thing about working with Oakstone is a deep, personal relationship.  Early on in my time at Coupa, we really relied on Oakstone to help and be an accelerant for us in Europe and the EMEA region. I think Oakstone is better than others because of the deep connections they build, and they take their time to understand the culture of an organisation.  In this industry, many individuals may be very strong, but they’re not necessarily a good fit for the organisations. But by relying on Oakstone heavily, we could really tune the individuals in terms of how they would fit within a particular organisation.’

Alex Kleiner, CEO of Frictionless Holdings. Previous VP of Customer Success, Coupa

‘I’ve been at Tealium for four years now, and very shortly after joining, I had a long session with Steve (Oakstone Divisional Director) where he dug into the details of our needs and requirements on a very granular level.  We see each other very regularly; we talk on the phone regularly; Steve always checks in on the phone to make sure he’s capturing all the things we are trying to achieve and figuring out whether our needs and requirements are changing. This is something that not everyone does, and very few recruiting organisations do that.

The track record speaks for itself – the candidates who have come through over the years from Oakstone have been really high quality, and we have hired a lot of people off the back of introductions that Oakstone has made.’

Phil Young, VP Sales, Tealium

‘Companies work with Oakstone because they bring great value, integrity and honesty to the conversation. I’ve never found Oakstone to be afraid of saying it how it is – they give advice, guidance and insight to the market and have good quality candidates who are well coached and understand the opportunity - they are enthusiastic about coming to the initial sessions. I think it’s the full breadth and depth of professionalism across each aspect of the process that sets Oakstone apart.’

Will Lovatt, General Manager, Pros Europe

‘How many phone calls do I get from recruiters who don’t know my business, who don’t know the roles, who don’t know the industry, that when I give them the brief, they don’t understand? With Oakstone, you understand me, you understand what I need, you understand my team culture, and those things are important, but also, what I see in Oakstone is a company that knows the marketplace and knows people rather than someone who just knows CVs and profiles.‘

Mike Ferguson, VP EMEA, Redpoint Global

‘I’ve actually known Oakstone for over 20 years and always utilise the relationship I’ve had with Paul and with Steve and Tristan – they understand the quality of people I like, with the particular experiences and skill sets that I look for within people that I can put in a sales environment.’

Martin Hucker, Sales Director at Concentra Analytics

‘Overall very responsive and professional with a demonstration of a wealth of negotiating experience which enables us to manage the recruitment process effectively.’

Nick Pegram, Head of EMEA Sales, LogMeIn

‘I like the candidates that are put forward.  They are exactly what I’m looking for.  Oakstone understand the culture of the company, they understand the people that they’re dealing with, they deliver candidates who are more likely to succeed in that environment.

The life of any organisation is the people that it has. Getting a candidate that is right for the position and then fits in with the culture and stays with me for a long period of time – that’s the value that Oakstone brings. They say, they do and they deliver.’

Joe Jouhal, CEO, Avatu.

"I have worked with Oakstone over a number of years, with multiple companies, to help recruit the best talent into my respective organisations. What sets Oakstone apart from their competitors is the amount of upfront research and planning that it undertake to initially understand the role and profile of the individual that you are looking to recruit, then the methodical approach that they use to identify suitable candidates, manage the whole process on both sides and adding value at each step to both parties. Ultimately, this approach has delivered excellent candidates, resulting in the best talent joining my teams. Due to this, I exclusively use Oakstone for all of my recruitment requirements."

Mark Pidgeon – Head of Technical Services, EMEA, Splunk

"I have worked with Oakstone for nearly ten years to identify and deliver key individuals to drive our business forward across Europe. They have always succeeded in providing very high quality candidates in a very timely fashion where others have failed completely or have delivered candidates with a marginal fit. They are highly professional, ultra focussed and continue to provide me with an excellent service."

Graeme McLaren – EMM Channel Leader, Europe