Press release
La Mesa, CA – February 9, 2006 – An alliance of the interactive entertainment industry’s leading recruitment firms today announced the formation of PEER (Professional Electronic Entertainment Recruiters), a trade association created to establish and maintain ethical work standards and optimum recruiting service for game industry developers, publishers, and related industry companies. Download the complete release.

JANUARY 2006

Announcement
PEER Members Annual Meeting at GDC March 22nd. Email Marc Mencher (marc@gamerecruiter.com) for details.

A Message from David Musgrove, the First Year President of PEER
Welcome to you all -- The Entertainment Software Industry has evolved from what was pretty much a Wild West era, where game development was literally spawned by a few guys working out of their garage, to the sprawling multibillion dollar growth industry of today. Recruiting was hardly a viable profession in the early days. A handful of game developers all knew each other on a first name basis and few really believed they could turn their hobby into a viable profession. Today, recruiters do a brisk business trying to stay up with the needs of their clients and the growing ranks of experienced candidates turning to us for career advancement...Read the complete letter here.