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Home » Authors » Geoff Kohl
Geoff Kohl

Geoff Kohl

Geoff Kohl is the senior director of marketing for the Security Industry Association (SIA). Kohl is responsible for delivering strategic marketing direction to expand the awareness of SIA and its product and service offerings. He serves as the primary researcher and author for the association’s annual trends report, Security Megatrends, and is a regular speaker on trends topics shaping the security industry.


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Workforce Strategies

How the Security Industry Aims to Hire More Techs: A Q&A With FAST’s Executive Director

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Geoff Kohl
Kara Klein
Kara Klein
September 18, 2023

Aiden O’Brien dishes about the importance of security technicians and FAST’s ideas and initiatives around solving the industry’s hiring challenges.


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Workforce Strategies

5 Tips for Optimizing Your Workforce

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Geoff Kohl
June 28, 2023

Employee these strategies to elevate your workforce and foster your security talent pipeline.


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Workforce Strategies

Exploring Ways Security Companies Hire & Retain Talent

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Geoff Kohl
May 4, 2023

Following up on last month’s discussion with FAST Board of Directors member Ken Kocher, we speak with SAGE Integration COO John Nemerofsky about workforce development best practices. 


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Workforce Strategies

Finding & Growing Technical Talent

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Geoff Kohl
April 6, 2023

SIA focuses on the realities of finding, hiring, training and retaining (and growing) security technicians — a role we all agree is essential to the success of a business and the security of our customers.


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Workforce Strategies
Workforce Strategies

How to Ask the Right Interview Questions

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Geoff Kohl
March 6, 2023

Developing your interview team’s skills leads to better hires.


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Workforce Strategies

Hiring Remotely? Hire Smarter, Not Harder

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Geoff Kohl
February 6, 2023

11 tips to make your virtual candidate interviewing process less awkward and more successful


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Onboarding

Onboarding Security Talent: Top Tips From SIA’s Hiring Guide

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Geoff Kohl
April 4, 2022

Follow this checklist to make sure your onboarding process is as effective as possible


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Workplace Strategies

Looking to Hire Security Techs? It’s Time to Up Your Game

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Geoff Kohl
March 4, 2022
Hiring security technicians requires upping your game, and the role.
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