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RecFest 2024

4.35/5Total Reviews
7
4.35/5Total Reviews
7

RecFest 2024

About RecFest 2024

When and Where

Event date

Jul 11, 2024

Organized by

The Recruitment Events Co.

Event type

Event fees

Event location

United Kingdom

Event Snapshot

Event Overall Score: 4.35

Likelihood to Recommend
4.42
Networking
4.17

Recent Reviews

Neil

Founder

4.62 / 5

"just superb - our first time but not our last. "

The weather is clearly vital to Recfest, but given that, the atmosphere, vibe and sheer volume and quality of the audience was superb.

Jill Leonard

Senior Director Talent

5.00 / 5

"Professional networking in a fun setting. "

The opportunity to connect with friends, colleagues (past and present) as well as extend your professional learning. All in the sunshine!

Gary Manning

HR Director

5.00 / 5

"Inspiring and well worth the time out the office"

It was so well run - everything went smoothly. Getting in was a breeze, perfect wifi, well sign-posted, talks on time. But I love the networking, catching up with my peers (who I now call friends) and hearing some interesting talks.

Audio Reviews (2)

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Jul 2024

Katya Veleva

Director 

at Blush Cloud

I was very impressed by the event, the scale of it and really the mood. I have to say I was a little bit overwhelmed because I wasn't expecting something like that from a professional event. The festival vibes really and how relaxed it was. I think I'm looking forward to, I am looking forward to it coming next year and really making the most out of it now that I know what it's like.

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Jul 2024

Colorintech CIC

Director 

at Colorintech CIC

Yeah, Netflix was super fun. Good vibes. Very lucky on the weather though. I would, I would question how it would be if it was wet. So, but it wasn't. So, yeah, it was a good vibe. I think it would be good to have better, maybe more structured networking. It can be really overwhelming because there's lots of people to talk and if you're just a journal attendee, it can be quite, quite challenging, especially if you're not massively extroverted. So more structured networking opportunities would be good.

Reviews

Average Rating by Group

Total Reviews
7

Katya VelevaIn Person | speaker

Director, Blush Cloud

3.80/5

Review Source

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Impressed and overwhelmed
What did you like best about the event?
I enjoyed how liberated attendees seem to be. I loved the fun activities. I enjoyed the unplugged stage.
What could the organizers do to improve the event?
Provide more of a clear understanding about the mood of the event and how different it is from other professional events
Overall experience
3.00/5
Networking opportunities
3.00/5
Technical support for setting up the session
4.00/5
Interactivity with the audience
4.00/5
Quality of the audience
3.00/5
Overall In Person Experience
Event destination
2.00/5
Event venue
4.00/5
Food and beverages at event
5.00/5
Helpfulness of event staff
5.00/5

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Audio Review

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Audio Transcript
I was very impressed by the event, the scale of it and really the mood. I have to say I was a little bit overwhelmed because I wasn't expecting something like that from a professional event. The festival vibes really and how relaxed it was. I think I'm looking forward to, I am looking forward to it coming next year and really making the most out of it now that I know what it's like.

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Nick BroughIn Person | speaker

Chief for Hub Operations, AND Digital

4.85/5

Review Source

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Always bigger than you expect
What did you like best about the event?
RecFest is so well organised. It's an event that manages to teach so much, network so much but still be so, so fun.
What could the organizers do to improve the event?
More benches would be good, seemed to be less this year and there is definitely a shortage of seating
Overall experience
5.00/5
Networking opportunities
5.00/5
Technical support for setting up the session
5.00/5
Interactivity with the audience
4.00/5
Quality of the audience
5.00/5
Overall In Person Experience
Event destination
5.00/5
Event venue
5.00/5
Food and beverages at event
4.00/5
Helpfulness of event staff
5.00/5

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Colorintech CICIn Person | speaker

Director, Colorintech CIC

3.53/5

Review Source

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Good event
What did you like best about the event?
Lots of the right people were there and the entertainment was fun. More places to sit down could have been helpful.
What could the organizers do to improve the event?
More structured networking to help folks identify the right people to talk to would be helpful especially if you're not extroverted.
Overall experience
4.00/5
Networking opportunities
2.00/5
Technical support for setting up the session
4.00/5
Interactivity with the audience
3.00/5
Quality of the audience
5.00/5
Overall In Person Experience
Event destination
3.00/5
Event venue
2.00/5
Food and beverages at event
4.00/5

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Audio Review

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Audio Transcript
Yeah, Netflix was super fun. Good vibes. Very lucky on the weather though. I would, I would question how it would be if it was wet. So, but it wasn't. So, yeah, it was a good vibe. I think it would be good to have better, maybe more structured networking. It can be really overwhelming because there's lots of people to talk and if you're just a journal attendee, it can be quite, quite challenging, especially if you're not massively extroverted. So more structured networking opportunities would be good.

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Benjamin BroomfieldIn Person | speaker

Head of Content, HR Grapevine

3.32/5

Review Source

Review Source

Fantastic place for meeting with a broad spectrum of people in the TA industry
What did you like best about the event?
The variety of talks on offer as well as the opportunities for networking, such a positive atmosphere for meeting experts in their field.
What could the organizers do to improve the event?
Queues were very long at Stevenage in the morning, tough to help but it did mean I missed a couple of talks I hope to see.
Overall experience
4.00/5
Networking opportunities
5.00/5
Technical support for setting up the session
4.00/5
Interactivity with the audience
4.00/5
Quality of the audience
4.00/5
Overall In Person Experience
Event destination
3.00/5
Event venue
3.00/5
Food and beverages at event
3.00/5
Helpfulness of event staff
2.00/5

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Gary ManningIn Person | speaker

HR Director, Medtronic

5.00/5

Review Source

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Inspiring and well worth the time out the office
What did you like best about the event?
It was so well run - everything went smoothly. Getting in was a breeze, perfect wifi, well sign-posted, talks on time. But I love the networking, catching up with my peers (who I now call friends) and hearing some interesting talks.
What could the organizers do to improve the event?
Honestly.... nothing.
Overall experience
5.00/5
Networking opportunities
5.00/5
Technical support for setting up the session
5.00/5
Interactivity with the audience
5.00/5
Quality of the audience
5.00/5
Overall In Person Experience
Event destination
5.00/5
Event venue
5.00/5
Food and beverages at event
5.00/5
Helpfulness of event staff
5.00/5

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Jill LeonardIn Person | speaker

Senior Director Talent, HelloFresh

5.00/5

Review Source

Review Source

Professional networking in a fun setting.
What did you like best about the event?
The opportunity to connect with friends, colleagues (past and present) as well as extend your professional learning. All in the sunshine!
What could the organizers do to improve the event?
Every year the event builds and builds. Torin was a wonderful, powerful speaker. He made a good point that the tent for DE&I topics was very small - what does that say about us? Have we deprioritized the humanity in our profession?
Overall experience
5.00/5
Networking opportunities
5.00/5
Technical support for setting up the session
5.00/5
Interactivity with the audience
5.00/5
Quality of the audience
5.00/5
Overall In Person Experience
Event destination
5.00/5
Event venue
5.00/5
Food and beverages at event
5.00/5
Helpfulness of event staff
5.00/5

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NeilIn Person | sponsor

Founder, RedKnows

4.62/5

Review Source

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just superb - our first time but not our last.
What did you like best about the event?
The weather is clearly vital to Recfest, but given that, the atmosphere, vibe and sheer volume and quality of the audience was superb.
What could the organizers do to improve the event?
We found the preplanning stuff quite daunting for us as first timers - next year we should understand more. build and break was a bit militant but I understand that was related to the weather and state of the field I believe some 3rd party organisation were used for rebooking - i'd suggest not using them next year as they were quite pushy and didn't know us, the event or the industry. Once lorna came over I was happy to rebook there and then.
Overall experience
5.00/5
Engagement opportunities with the audience
5.00/5
Fit of the audience for my company
5.00/5
ROI on spend
3.00/5
Positive brand exposure
5.00/5
Overall In Person Experience
Event destination
5.00/5
Event venue
5.00/5
Food and beverages at event
3.00/5
Helpfulness of event staff
4.00/5

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