Okay, now we get down to the nitty-gritty.  When it comes to the Top Echelon Network statistics for the first quarter of 2012, that is. In this blog post, we’re including some of the numbers that recruiters always seem to…

It’s April! That means more rain, warmer weather, and Top Echelon Network’s statistics for the first quarter of the year.  (Of those three, the last item is included in this blog post.) The statistics with which we’ll begin are the…

At Top Echelon Network, we practice what we preach!  That’s why you’ll see us at a lot of recruiting industry events in 2012. What we preach, of course, is networking.  How we’ll practice it is by attending a number of…

During the past few weeks, we’ve been publishing the names of our 2011 Network Award Winners, specifically the Top Ten Producing Recruiters and the Regional Award Winners.  These Preferred Members will receive an award for their accomplishments, and if they…

Welcome to what might be the most scandalous edition of “‘Comments’ and Compliments” yet!  There’s talk of beer, dancing, and rock and roll! Actually, we’re just exaggerating a bit—but it did get your attention.  As if splitting a hefty placement…

Hey—guess what we didn’t do this year? We DIDN’T forget our birthday! The last few years, we’ve had difficulty remembering that the official birthdate of Top Echelon Network was March 8, 1988.  That was the date of the first issue…

Last week, I presented the names of roughly half of the Top Echelon Network Preferred Member recruiters who were Regional Award winners for 2011. Not only did I publish the names of each Regional Award winner, but I also included…

I talk with Preferred Member recruiters on a daily basis, and as a result, I’m generally able to determine the “pulse of the Network,” so to speak—what recruiters are experiencing, what obstacles they face, how their niche is doing, etc. In…

Each year, we recognize the Top Producers in Top Echelon Network, and we do so in a number of different categories.  For instance, we recently recognized the Top Ten Producers in the Network for 2011.  This week, we’re going to…

Nobody likes turndowns—they’re a major league bummer.  However, they’re an inevitable part of a recruiter’s existence.  If you work as a recruiter for any length of time and enjoy any measure of success, you’re going to experience the “joy of the…