“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, regarding their experience with Oakstone International.

“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

“Over the past four years, Oakstone has sourced many key hires for us in EMEA across all departments – key managers, sales executives, pre-sales and professional services team members. Their focus on delivery, cultural fit, background checks, transparency and overall professionalism fits well with our own company ethos. This has reflected in the high retention of people we’ve hired through Oakstone”

Rob Bernshteyn - Coupa Software CEO

“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

‘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 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."

Head of Technical Services, EMEA, Splunk

‘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

‘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