The “dog days of summer” are almost here. While it might be argued that the “dog days” have been with us since the beginning of summer in the form of ridiculously high temperatures and corresponding drought, I’m talking specifically about…

I am writing this blog post to inform you that unfortunately, LinkedIn has officially pulled out of their deal for “LinkedIn Recruiter.” As you know, we had struck a deal for “LinkedIn Recruiter” for Preferred Members of Top Echelon Network….

If you read The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog with any regularity, you know how much we (me, specifically) enjoy weaving pop culture throughout the publication—especially when it comes to split placements. Well, we’re (I’m) at it again this week, with a…

It might be an understatement to say that the first two recruiters featured in this installment of “‘Comments’ and Compliments” are on a roll. These two recruiters have made four split placements in the past 12 months. They’ve made seven…

It’s not even August yet, but this might go down as the hottest summer ever . . . in the history of ever.  (And if it doesn’t, I’m sure it will be near the top of the charts.) Over half…

During the first quarter of this year, Preferred Member recruiters were making almost as many placements in IT/Information Systems/Data Processing as they were in Industry and Manufacturing. However, that trend was short-lived. That’s because according to our second quarter statistics,…

When you make nine placements in Top Echelon Network in the same quarter, there’s an excellent chance you’re going to be named “Recruiter of the Quarter.” Well, that happened during the second quarter.  The Preferred Member recruiter who accomplished the…

(Editor’s Note: This is the next in a series of guest blog posts about contract staffing, courtesy of Top Echelon Contracting, the recruiter’s back-office solution. Similar posts will appear in future issues of The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog.) One of the…

Just a little over 45 years ago, the musical group The Doors released its debut album (named, as might have guessed, The Doors).  On that album—sadly, there were no iPods back then—was a song by the title of “Break on…

At Top Echelon Network, we love to recognize Preferred Member recruiters for the split placements they make in the Network . . . which means we love recognizing them for two split placements in the same week twice as much!…