Matt Burney, resourcing & community executive, G4S “It was very interesting to see what corporates are doing with social media, and the moves that are being made to make it more effective than it was probably 18 months ago. It was certainly very refreshing to see companies of that size putting social media at the core of their resourcing strategy, and it very much supports our thinking and the discussions we are having about social media in G4S.”

Lee Evans, group recruitment manager, New Look “I was pleasantly surprised to see how far advanced we are in comparison with other businesses, though we have still got a long way to go. It was great to see what Matt Alder, the Sourceress [Katharine Robinson], and Oracle and Electronic Arts are doing. They were able to show the rest of us what can be achieved if you put the time and investment in. Extremely beneficial. More of the same, please.”

Charles Whitaker, Connaught Search Solutions “With some of the finest exponents of our profession in one place, the benefit of sharing the experiences of this day will, quite simply, help us better define our strategy for tomorrow. The conference certainly impressed on me the sheer scale of impact that social media will have. If people don’t include this in their thinking, they will remain static, and so will be left behind.”

Cathryn Petchey, recruitment manager, Smiths News “I really enjoyed the conference, and the variety of speakers meant that the day maintained momentum. There was a wide range of speakers, from consultants looking solely at social networking to senior recruitment managers in very large organisations. The different speakers gave me lots of food for thought for my company. It was also a great networking opportunity, and fantastic to meet and talk to so many other recruiting professionals.”