Oli Stockford โ Co-Founder
I help ambitious startups and SMEs build ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต-๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต. I know how tough hiring can feel when youโre scaling: - Struggling to find candidates who can hit the ground running? - Finding the local talent pool is limited, or simply doesnโt exist for the skills you need? - Spending hours reviewing CVs and sitting in interviews instead of focusing on growing the business? - Unsure which role to prioritise next, or what the real market rate is for the talent you need? Youโre not alone - I hear these challenges from founders, CTOs, and leadership teams every week. What often surprises companies is ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ. Over the past 7+ years, Iโve supported businesses across the UK, US, and EMEA to hire the right people who build, launch and scale their product. From single strategic hires to complete team builds, my approach is built on deep market knowledge, a trusted international network of high-calibre candidates, and a focus on quality and pace - without cutting corners. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐บ๐ฒ: ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ-๐๐ผ-๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ โฑ ๐ฎ๐ด% ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ โ ๐ด๐ฒ% ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ ๐ฎ-๐ฏ ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ% ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ญ๐๐ โ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐+ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ% ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ% ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ณ๐๐น๐น๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ ๐ญ๐ฑ% ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ In 2025, Stockford Recruitment was recognised as ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ง & ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐! ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ: 1๏ธโฃ I take time to understand your business goals, team structure, and hiring constraints (including location) 2๏ธโฃ I provide market insight, salary benchmarking, and clear advice on how to widen or refine the talent pool 3๏ธโฃ I connect you with vetted, high-calibre candidates - locally or remotely - who can make an immediate impact 4๏ธโฃ I manage the process end-to-end, reducing friction and ensuring the right hire sticks. If youโre scaling your tech team - or planning your next career move in tech - letโs connect. ๐ฉ DM me here on LinkedIn or reach out at oliver@stockfordrecruitment.com
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Recruitment Specialist focusing on IT and Tech sectors.
Location: Chorley, England, United Kingdom
Experience: 8 yrs 8 mos
Skills
- It Recruitment
- Technology Recruitment
Career Highlights
- 30% faster time-to-hire than UK average
- Awarded Best Emerging IT & Tech Recruitment Agency 2025
- 86% offer acceptance rate
Work Experience
Stockford Recruitment
Founder & Managing Director (1 yr 11 mos)
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Business Director (2 yrs 5 mos)
Business Manager (6 mos)
Principal Recruitment Consultant (5 mos)
Senior Recruitment Consultant (7 mos)
Consistent Recruitment Consultant (2 mos)
Recruitment Consultant (4 mos)
Trainee Recruitment Consultant (2 mos)
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Assistant Branch Manager (6 mos)
Assistant Branch Manager (9 mos)
Management Assistant (1 mo)
Management Trainee (9 mos)
Debenhams
Senior Sales Advisor (10 mos)
Sales Advisor (1 yr 3 mos)
Education
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Business at Runshaw College