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Geoff Peterson

Geoff Peterson is the Managing Principal for General Lead, a national provider of strategic staffing services, advanced sourcing solutions, and custom recruitment training. In addition, Geoff is also the Editor for StaffBytes, a news site dedicated to recruiting industry tips, techniques and instructional videos. He has eight years full life-cycle recruiting, Internet sourcing and research experience nationwide, having fulfilled successful engagements with small organizations and Fortune 500 companies alike. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table including Technical Recruiting, Executive Recruiting, Internet Sourcing, Name Generation, Competitive Intelligence, Internet Research, Job Search Strategy, and Recruitment Marketing.

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Recruit on the run with an iPhone

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Geoff Peterson
Aug 12, 2008, 2:34 pm ET

Are you a recruiter constantly away from your desk and unable to keep up with the recruiting cycle? Do you find yourself trying to find, evaluate, and recruit candidates while on the go? If this sounds like you, get an iPhone, and get access to everything you need right in the palm of your hands. Without... [full article »]

7 Steps to Managing Your Recruiting Portfolio

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Geoff Peterson
Jul 29, 2008, 6:20 am ET

Job boards? Social networks? Search engines? Wikis? Blogs? Microblogs? The list could go on and on. What are you using? Some of the above? All of the above? Recruiters and sourcers have a wealth of options at their fingertips to find, reach out, and connect with active and passive talent. Every recruiter and sourcer has a... [full article »]

Add FriendFeed to Your Bag of Tricks

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Geoff Peterson
Jul 21, 2008, 3:48 pm ET

FriendFeed is a social networking community of roughly 75,000 people currently. FriendFeed is technically a microblog, in the same space as Twitter, but with more options. Per its site, FriendFeed “offers a unique way to discover and discuss information among friends.” I have been using the site for the past few months; it’s a new craze... [full article »]