Testimonials

Newstore VP of Sales Testimonial
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Newstore VP of Sales Testimonial

“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.

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Cutover CEO Testimonial
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Cutover CEO Testimonial

“I really enjoy working with Tristan – he is so helpful in knowing the market / the roles / the tools they use etc. – really appreciate all of that insight over and above getting CV’s.”

Ky Nichol, CEO at Cutover.

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Concentra Analytics Sales Director Testimonial
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Concentra Analytics Sales Director Testimonial

‘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

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Revenue Leader Testimonial
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Revenue Leader Testimonial

"If we have obvious candidates in our networks, most hiring managers tend to go there first. Beyond that, you have to sell yourself as the hiring manager. You also need to sell the organisation and the journey that they're on and, therefore, the opportunity for the candidate. Now, if that can come from a longstanding name in the industry like Oakstone, it has a degree of third-party validation. And that's, I think, one of the key reasons that we would use a firm like Oakstone.

Oakstone haven't tried to overreach and be jacks of all trades, masters of none. I think having a tight focus on the types of profiles that they can recruit, and the strength of their network has really been something that I've defaulted to, as opposed to going to a larger firm that might purport to be able to recruit everybody, anybody and everybody. They've kept very tight in terms of where their expertise is, and personally, that attracts me to working with them."

Nick Bareham - Revenue Leader and Fractional CRO

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ServiceMax EMEA Solutions Consultant Testimonial
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ServiceMax EMEA Solutions Consultant Testimonial

“Oakstone make a real effort to find good quality candidates that fit into the profile of the people I’m looking for as opposed to blindly throwing CVs at me, which is what a lot of recruitment consultants do.

Their specialisations are really in a number of areas – technical skills, business skills and the third and most important thing for me is personality, is this personality really going to fit into my current team and really not upset the team ethic? That’s how I would differentiate Oakstone from other recruitment consultants.

Recruiting people is a very time-consuming process, but it is also a very important one.  The value Oakstone brings to me is bringing me quality candidates in a short amount of time and helping me get that candidate through the process as quickly as possible.  Oakstone is absolutely a quality organisation.”

EMEA Solutions Consultant Director, Service Max/ GE Digital.

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Cyara VP of Sales Testimonial
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Cyara VP of Sales Testimonial

“I have a really simple rule for working with recruitment companies, and that is they have to save me work. Oakstone has consistently understood what kind of personalities I like, what traits I like, and they have always been incredibly good at giving me shortlists that I found very difficult to choose between, which is precisely where I've wanted to be. If you can't trust the people you deal with, you have to stop dealing with them very fast. Authenticity is an essential part of any business transaction, and that's one of the reasons I've continued to do business with Oakstone over the years.

Oakstone has always done exactly what they said they'd do when they said they'd do it. It's just a standard in the service.”

Perry Gale - Fractional CRO, Previous VP EMEA, Cyara

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Redpoint Global VP EMEA Testimonial
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Redpoint Global VP EMEA Testimonial

‘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

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OSL Head of Engineering Testimonial
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OSL Head of Engineering Testimonial

“Oakstone are better than other recruitment companies because of the effort they go to to find the right candidates. The candidate profiles are always accurate and they pick more out than what is initially displayed in the CV. I trust when the CVs come through that they’re going to be good and there will be people worth interviewing.”

OSL, Head of Engineering UK

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BGC Partners Vice President Testimonial
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BGC Partners Vice President Testimonial

‘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

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Railsbank Head of Talent Testimonial
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Railsbank Head of Talent Testimonial

“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.

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Jahia SVP HR Testimonial
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Jahia SVP HR Testimonial

“Oakstone quickly grasp the culture and skills set required for a specific open position. I hope we will continue to have a successful working relationship in the future.”

Isabelle Garcin - General Counsel and SVP of Human Resources.

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Neolane EVP Europe Testimonial
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Neolane EVP Europe Testimonial

"Working with Oakstone over the past 7 years has been truly key to the growth of our business at Neolane.

Their knowledge of the software industry and their impressive ability to reach, not only to but beyond their world-class network, accessing our entire target candidate audience has resulted in superb hiring results and the money invested giving a great return.

Oakstone’s reach is International and their standards of Integrity and Professionalism and results have combined to make them the best recruiters we have worked with, by far.

They have always taken the long-term approach, been persistent, helped us with market trends, salaries levels, and real assistance selecting and securing the right candidates.

Oakstone has provided us with an excellent service and have always been worth our financial investment with them."

Benoit Gourdon – Neolane, EVP Europe & Asia Pacific, Co-Founder

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Monday.com Global Strategic Alliances Testimonial
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Monday.com Global Strategic Alliances Testimonial

‘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

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Global Graphics CEO Testimonial
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Global Graphics CEO Testimonial

‘The team at Oakstone are very knowledgeable  - they know me, and they know what I’m looking for – they don’t waste time. When they put candidates forward, they know they’re the types of people I like, and they will work in my team. That saves a lot of time, energy and effort and that makes the recruiting process a lot more successful.’

Gary Fry, CEO of Global Graphics

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Unica Channel Leader Europe Testimonial
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Unica Channel Leader Europe Testimonial

"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

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Avatu CEO Testimonial
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Avatu CEO Testimonial

‘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.

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Basware National Director Testimonial
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Basware National Director Testimonial

“Our team has benefitted tremendously from the talent Oakstone has placed already - looking forward to building together for the future!”

National Director Basware, US.

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Sales Director Testimonial
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Sales Director Testimonial

“The Oakstone team did an amazing job helping me to find a new Sales position in a global SaaS company. They always provided me with updates about the next steps, helped me to prepare for interviews and summarized the benefits of accepting that offer. Great experience, I definitely would recommend Oakstone.”

A.V. regarding their experience with Divisional Director Steve Farr and Recruitment Consultant Ben Whaley. The candidate joined HiBob as a Sales Director in Germany.

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Elastic Search SME Testimonial
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Elastic Search SME Testimonial

“Dan was great to work with, his communication was spot on and he talked me through the process end to end. I would highly recommend.”

S.D. regarding their experience with Divisional Director, Dan Hammond Smith. The candidate joined Nuvo Prime.

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Account Executive Testimonial
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Account Executive Testimonial

“Smooth, reliable and proactive communication from Jake at Oakstone, managing each step of the process with professionalism, insight and respect. A credit to the team!”

J.M. regarding their experience with Recruitment Consultant Jake Pitney. The candidate joined Simpplr as an Account Executive in the UK.

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