Comments on: TRULondon – the very good, the slightly bad and the tiny bit ugly http://recruitingfuture.com/2010/02/22/my-thoughts-on-trulondon/ Tue, 08 May 2012 01:46:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jobsite – TRU London 2 – a tru-ly unique experience « TRU Conferences http://recruitingfuture.com/2010/02/22/my-thoughts-on-trulondon/#comment-442 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:46:29 +0000 http://recruitingfuture.com/?p=465#comment-442 [...] Matt Alder’s blog – takes you through the very good, the slightly bad and the tiny bit ugly [...]

]]> By: Dave Martin / TopBanana http://recruitingfuture.com/2010/02/22/my-thoughts-on-trulondon/#comment-394 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:04:28 +0000 http://recruitingfuture.com/?p=465#comment-394 Matt, great summary – crazy event with ad-hoc organisation.

I agree the foundations (food, drink) could have been better and the venue was not really suitable for such a noisy event. But the UN spirit was very strong and as such I enjoyed a many private” un-official tracks”.

I very much enjoyed the event, I only managed to get involved in a couple of official tracks. Most of the time new and interesting people wanted to chat about what we do at Allthetopbananas.

I really enjoyed the chance to learn more about the experiences in the US there were some great minds there. I was very suprised by the mobile Internet progress from the US compared to the UK and noticably the Netherlands.

Big thanks to everyone I chatted with – you guys made the event shine for me.

]]> By: #TRULondon Behind the Blogs – Playlist, Quotes & Links to the Blogs | ImSoCorporate.com http://recruitingfuture.com/2010/02/22/my-thoughts-on-trulondon/#comment-392 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:52:27 +0000 http://recruitingfuture.com/?p=465#comment-392 [...] My Thoughts on TRULondon What was the ROI? You’ll Never Be Rich (Its TRU) [...]

]]> By: Alan Whitford http://recruitingfuture.com/2010/02/22/my-thoughts-on-trulondon/#comment-388 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:24:42 +0000 http://recruitingfuture.com/?p=465#comment-388 Hi Matt
Nice analysis and thanks for getting it out. Seems to me that there are plenty of people posting their analysis which, in and of itself, shows the success of the event for Bill, Fran, Geoff and Maha.

Organisation will get better – one of the brilliant moves is to have companies/sponsors ‘host’ the event – and some companies have better and more conference oriented facilities than others.

My highpoint, naturally, was the UnPub wrap up radio show on Friday night, going out on RCEURO tonight. And, of course, our personal wrap up of the day together after i finished the show.

See you soon.

Alan Whitford

]]> By: Recruitment Unconference un-reviewed | executive recruiter online http://recruitingfuture.com/2010/02/22/my-thoughts-on-trulondon/#comment-387 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:25:25 +0000 http://recruitingfuture.com/?p=465#comment-387 [...] have to flog off with Matt Alder's "TRULondon – the really good, the somewhat bad as well as the little bit ugly".  Totally determine with all his points.  Superb networking*, really un-superb organization [...]

]]> By: Peter Gold http://recruitingfuture.com/2010/02/22/my-thoughts-on-trulondon/#comment-386 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:34:34 +0000 http://recruitingfuture.com/?p=465#comment-386 Matt

I know the feeling re having to write about this before anything else.

I think you’ll find there were about 40 people planning on writing a book……

I think the behind the scenes logistics were as expected and maybe something to be wary of should there be a larger “corporate” attendance.

Good to see you again – I think I must owe you a beer as I still had money in my wallet!!

Peter

]]> By: Steve Ward, @CloudNine Media Recruitment http://recruitingfuture.com/2010/02/22/my-thoughts-on-trulondon/#comment-385 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:27:54 +0000 http://recruitingfuture.com/?p=465#comment-385 Matt – great post, and I agree there were some very interesting, intelligent and engaging people at the event.
It was indeed sad to see limited UK gems. I felt we were all there learning something from some fantastic people with successes in the US and Canada. Where were the UK social media & recruitment gurus?? – other than the obvious in track leaders. Maybe advice for the future for organisers – less track leaders, i.e. 2 rather 4 – and have the other two as less namechecked discussion initiators and contributors.

Great event though, and I learnt a lot for my business.

]]> By: Stephen O'Donnell http://recruitingfuture.com/2010/02/22/my-thoughts-on-trulondon/#comment-384 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:13:41 +0000 http://recruitingfuture.com/?p=465#comment-384 Excellent post Matt.
I agree that, due to the calibre and range of the attendees, it was the best networking event I’ve attended.
It’s true that a bit more planning regarding the venue, and logistics would have helped, but it didn’t seriously affect the quality of the day.
For a while, I’ve been struggling with the logistics of blogging directly myself, and how it could be used practically to benefit the businesses and sites I’m involved in. I can now see clearly how to do this, and have a much better handle on how to differentiate myself and businesses from others. Knowing what not to do, is equally vital when trying to strike the right authentic note.
Very shortly, (probably this week) I’ll bring together my various indirect blogging strands to one central location http://www.AyeRight.com

]]> By: Raj Anand http://recruitingfuture.com/2010/02/22/my-thoughts-on-trulondon/#comment-383 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:52:50 +0000 http://recruitingfuture.com/?p=465#comment-383 Good summary. Glad that see an honest opinion on the event. In regards to four people writing the book, I believe you are right. I met many people working on a book, which is exciting, as we have multiple source of intelligence.

The interesting thing is everyone I spoke to had a different approach to recruitment and were trying to solve the problem differently.

]]> By: Trish McFarlane http://recruitingfuture.com/2010/02/22/my-thoughts-on-trulondon/#comment-382 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:42:24 +0000 http://recruitingfuture.com/?p=465#comment-382 Matt- Nice summary. I agree with your points. The event was certainly an inspiration from a learning standpoint. I also agree that the global networking opportunity made the entire time worthwhile.

As someone who plans un-conferences and attends them as well, logistics are the one component that cannot be “un” done. If the TRU crew gets the logistics tight before TRU USA, they’ll knock that one out of the park.

So glad to meet you and get to hear your insights in several tracks.

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