While there is certainly plenty about which to be thankful, uneconomic uncertainty always seems to be lurking in the shadows. This past year was no exception. Yes, the Stock Market continued to make gains throughout 2018. However, a host of…

As a recruiter, you need every edge you can get. This includes your membership in our recruiting network. And we want you to be successful in TE just as much as you want to be successful. That’s why, if there’s…

It’s no secret that few recruiters like making cold calls. But even with the Internet and traffic-driving social media tricks, nothing can quite replace getting on the phone and talking directly with prospective clients. Volumes have been written on how…

Making placements is not always easy. Heck, sometimes it’s never easy. But filling out placement forms in Top Echelon’s recruiting network IS easy. If you know what you’re doing, that is. Here at Top Echelon, we want you to know what…

Times are good in Top Echelon’s recruiting network. As we’ve been chronicling lately, placements are up in the Network. And once again, we have a dozen recruiting agencies that have decided to join Top Echelon Network! A total of 11…

In recent weeks, we’ve discussed why recruiters fear contract staffing. We’ve also addressed contract staffing fears that are false. Basically, there’s nothing to fear with contract staffing. The recruiters on the list below certainly know that to be the case….

Halloween is over! All of your fears have vanished, including your fears of contract staffing. And if that’s NOT the case quite yet, we’re here to finish the job of vanquishing them. As anyone does when facing something new or unknown,…

Now that the 2018 Fall Conference is over—and what a great conference it was—we can turn our attention to the 2019 National Convention. And in case you were wondering, the 2019 Top Echelon National Convention will be held in New…

Fear of the unknown is completely normal and common. (And it’s also completely normal and common that we’re discussing the topic of fear this close to Halloween.) That’s why it’s not surprising that recruiters who have never placed contractors have…

Last week, I published a Pinnacle Newsletter Blog post about The Four Pillars of Top Echelon Network. Knowing the Pillars are a not a prerequisite for success in our recruiting network, but knowing them certainly can’t hurt. In fact, I…