Beyond the major job boards -- Monster, Careerbuilder, HotJobs, Dice and others -- would you like to find new and creative avenues to attract the best talent for your organization?

In this 60-minute interactive seminar, Geoff Peterson, Editor of StaffBytes, conducts a detail-oriented, demonstration on How to Beat the Job Boards – and Land More Candidates!

Attendees of this seminar have said:

• "I found this online conference to be helpful in assisting me finding creative ways to source candidates"
• "Very good information. Excellent presentation and format! Time welle spent."
• "We liked the array of options presented today"

In this fast-paced hour, Geoff Peterson shows your organization’s human resources department and recruitment services teams several creative ways to attract top talent in a variety of industries. Specifically, Geoff details ways to use mainstream and other niche sources more cost-effectively than the major job boards. He also helps your organization reduce the “post and pray” tendencies for difficult positions.

You and your team will take away such valuable action-steps as:

• Identify several alternatives to using Major Job Boards
• Find new ways to better allocate your HR and Recruitment Services budget
• Utilize new strategies for attracting top talent for your organization
• Stay ahead of current trends in the recruiting industry
• Uncover scores of tips, ideas and easy-to-implement strategies
• Discover new internet sites and ways to post open positions
• See a live demonstration of name search sites such as Jigsaw
• Uncover niche job boards for several industries such as IT/IS and Finance
• Learn to utilize search engines such as Indeed and Simply Hired
• Find ways to locate corporate directories for Fortune 500 companies
• Uncover ListServes, Blogs, Classifieds and more

Geoff Peterson is the Managing Principal for General Lead, a national provider of cost-effective staffing and strategic sourcing services for Information Technology, Accounting/Finance, Healthcare and Sales. In addition, Geoff is also the Editor for StaffBytes, a news site dedicated to recruiting industry tips, techniques and instructional videos.

Geoff has 8 years full life-cycle recruiting, Internet sourcing and research experience nationwide, having fulfilled successful engagements with small organizations and Fortune 500 companies alike. Geoff 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.

Through his site StaffBytes, Geoff provides high-quality recruiting information such as Internet site reviews, step-by-step techniques, expert tips and demonstrations for a variety of industries. In addition, Geoff also creates original instructional videos for StaffBytes that coach recruiters and Internet sourcers on a wide range of recruiting strategies and sourcing methodologies.

Geoff holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship.