What’s the only thing better than a placement? A placement you didn’t even know you were going to make! In other words, you were surprised by the placement. There are recruiters in Top Echelon Network who made “surprise placements” during…

“Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates . . . you never know what you’re gonna get.” That’s all fine and good, Forrest Gump, but Network membership is NOT like a box of chocolates. (It’s not even…

Last week in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog, we reprinted the first message that Top Echelon founder Mike Kappel sent to the Network membership. That membership consisted of just 20 firms. The owner of one of those firms was Steve Brody…

March is a big month for anniversaries in Top Echelon Network, starting with the face that we’re celebrating our 29th birthday! And what better way to celebrate with a nice cup of coffee? (See above.) Why don’t you go get…

So . . . Trey Cameron of the Cameron Craig Group hit the $4 million mark in Top Echelon Network in December. He was, of course, the first recruiter in the history of the Network to do so. Trey, the…

When discussing contract staffing, you may hear the phrase “Employer of Record” and wonder what it means. In general, this phrase refers to the entity that is the employer of a worker for tax purposes when that worker performs services at…

Today’s the day! That’s right, 29 years ago to the day, Top Echelon founder Mike Kappel sent out the first Pinnacle newsletter. (You can see the top of the issue in the photo above.) That date—March 8, 1988—is considered the…

Okay, there’s been a not-so-subtle theme that has been running through the articles in this week’s issue of The Pinnacle. That theme: our 29th birthday! (I would say you only turn 29 once. But we all know that’s not the…

(Editor’s note: Top Echelon Network recruiter Joe Noto of Regency Search Group wrote the following to educate Network members about the value of attending recruiter networking events. What events, you ask? Events like the upcoming National Convention in Orlando, smart…

As you may already know, Top Echelon’s 29th birthday is this week! And since that’s the case, we thought a poll question that gauged TE’s value in the eyes of Network recruiters would be a good idea. Well, we didn’t…