Geoff Peterson

Current

Blog Editor at StaffBytes
Managing Principal/Sr. Recruiter/Sr. Sourcing Specialist at General Lead

Past

Technical Recruiter at Ciber
Sales and Marketing Intern at Lucasfilm Ltd., THX
Sales Project Coordinator at Hub Group, Inc.

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Education

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Recommended

4 people have recommended Geoff

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Websites

Geoff Peterson’s Summary

Email: gpeterson@generallead.com. I'm happy to accept your invitation to connect. My network contains over 7,000 direct contacts, with a reach of over 12M.

*Watch the video THE WAR FOR TALENT (www.generallead.com/war_for_talent.asp) and learn more about us.

*Register to take a free “Test Drive” of General Lead CHANNELS and receive a live walk-through of our advanced sourcing services in action. Resumes, profiles and competitive intelligence will be delivered into your recruitment pipeline. In addition you will receive a free copy of The War for Talent: Starter Guide, which details 350+ sites, tools and communities online to find passive talent. www.generallead.com/registration/php.

*Check out StaffBytes (www.staffbytes.com) a blog dedicated exclusively for recruiters, sourcers and researchers. This site is full of expert information and techniques on how to source candidates and find resumes over the Internet. Specifically, the site has instructional videos and visual step-by-step examples for networking sites (such as LinkedIn/Facebook/Twitter), video sites, major job boards, search engines (Yahoo, Google, MSN Live), niche groups, blogs/journals, name search sites, virtual reality sites, classifieds, podcasts and more.

*Roll-out custom recruitment training for you or your organization. General Lead training meets the needs of any size company, a specific team or an individual. Our training is advanced and is on the “bleeding edge” of recruitment technologies, tools, trends and techniques.

Links:
CHANNELS TEST DRIVE: www.generallead.com/registration.php
WAR FOR TALENT: www.generallead.com/war_for_talent.asp
CUSTOM TRAINING: www.generallead.com/training.asp
STAFFBYTES BLOG: www.staffbytes.com

Geoff Peterson’s Specialties:

Strategic Staffing Expertise:
IT/IS, Healthcare, Insurance, Recruiters, Sourcers, Sales, Finance/Accounting, Government, Legal

Advanced Sourcing:
General Lead CHANNELS delivers active and passive talent from any site across the Internet. Access to trained human capital experts. Increase your talent pipeline.

Custom Recruitment Training:
Training consists of onsite sessions and online webinars. Major topics covered including Google, LinkedIn, the Blogosphere, and Microblogs.

Geoff Peterson’s Experience

Blog Editor

StaffBytes

(Staffing and Recruiting industry)

August 2007 — Present (1 year)

-Created a new site for recruiters, sourcers and researchers exclusively
-Site is full of expert information and techniques on how to source candidates and find resumes over the Internet
-Created instructional videos and visual step-by-step examples for networking sites (such as LinkedIn/Facebook), video sites, major job boards, search engines (Yahoo, Google, MSN Live), niche groups, blogs/journals, name search sites, virtual reality sites, classifieds, podcasts and more
Managing Principal/Sr. Recruiter/Sr. Sourcing Specialist

General Lead

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GE; Financial Services industry)

April 2001 — Present (7 years 4 months)

-Worked with General Lead and other companies from 2001 to present
-8+ years total experience in Staffing and Consulting Services industry
-Performed successful engagements for over 50+ clients under various arrangements including contract and retained search
-Clients worked with include ADP, IBM, UnitedHealth Group, Booz Allen Hamilton, CACI, hi5 and Jackson National Life Insurance.
-Managed high-volume accounts and multiple projects at one time
-Full life cycle experience sales and recruiting
-Worked with small, emerging growth and Fortune 500 companies
-Partnered with business leaders and human resources staff
-Developed proven marketing programs for building fast pipelines
-Built a personal database of 125,000 contacts in several industries including IT/IS, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Medical, Security and Media
-Consistently met or exceeded goals and quotas
-Ability to drive superior results in tight deadlines
-Active in technology councils and user groups
Technical Recruiter

Ciber

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; CBR; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

April 2000 — April 2001 (1 year 1 month)

-Recruited information technology professionals in various technical backgrounds
-Developed and maintained a large recruiting pipeline
-Implemented numerous sourcing strategies
-Coordinated and participated in multiple technical job fairs
Sales and Marketing Intern

Lucasfilm Ltd., THX

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Entertainment industry)

June 1999 — September 1999 (4 months)

-Selected among 2,500 applicants for highly-coveted business internship
-Provided support to sales and marketing departments on various developments
-Built relationships with THX clients and global exhibitors in Germany and the UK
-Managed three Marketing projects
-Conducted analysis on penetration of THX in international markets
Sales Project Coordinator

Hub Group, Inc.

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HUBG; Logistics and Supply Chain industry)

May 1995 — June 1999 (4 years 2 months)

-Supported sales, marketing and brokerage teams on special projects
-Collecting data from customers
-Managed a complex database
-Constructed and implemented a customer satisfaction survey
-Performed analysis and created reports
-Built and maintained relationships with clients

Geoff Peterson’s Education

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Bachelors of Science, Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship, 1995 — 1999

Training:
The Complex Sale – Sales Methodology and Strategy Workshops
Dale Carnegie Training - Sales Advantage
Total Training Network - Sales Seminars
Technical Recruiter Training - Steve Finkel
AIRS - Search Lab 3.0
AIRS - Googling for Candidates
AIRS - Best New Ideas in Internet Sourcing

Activities and Societies:

Phi Delta Theta - Rush, Social Committees; Dean's List Honors

Additional Information

Geoff Peterson’s Websites:

Geoff Peterson’s Interests:

Staffing Industry, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Medical, Software, Technical Solutions, Technical Sales, Staffing Sales, Consulting Services, Consulting Sales, Software Sales, Medical Sales, Pharmaceutical Sales, Technical Staffing, ASP.NET, VB.NET, C#, Java, Weblogic, SAP, Peoplesoft, Sarbanes-Oxley, Sarbanes Oxley, SOX, CRM, Siebel, IUP, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Phi Delta Theta, Entrepreneurship, Networking, Recruiting, Contracting, Software Engineer, Developer, Programmer, Microsoft, Oracle, 1099 Contractor, Offshore, Outsourcing, Consultant, Contract Recruiter, Virtual Recruiter, Technical Recruiter, Recruiter, Corporate Recruiter, Researcher, Sourcer, Contract Sourcer, Project Manager, Finance, Accounting, AIRS, Taleo, Brainbench, Zoominfo, ERE, LinkedIn, Jigsaw, Craigslist, Software Contractors Guild, Jobster, Fortune 500, Pixar, Telecommunications, Blackberry, iPhone, Apple, Mac, YouTube, Technorati, Google, Boolean, Blog, Wired, Jigsaw, Podcast, Second Life, Twitter

Geoff Peterson’s Groups:

Pittsburgh Technology Council, Baltimore Technology Council, Member: Electronic Recruiters Exchange, Member: Phi Delta Theta National Fraternity, Toplinked (www.toplinked.com), LinkedIn LION, DallasBlue Executives, LinkedInBloggers, LinkedInVentureCapital, LinkedInRecruiting, LinkedInMalaysia, OpenNetworkers, MyLinkedInPowerForum, NetSquared, CyberSleuths