Recruiting is built on communication. Every phone call, text message, voicemail, and follow-up can move a candidate closer to an opportunity or strengthen a relationship with a client. However, managing those conversations across multiple applications can create unnecessary friction. Recruiters…

At Top Echelon, we’ve found that the best way to communicate the trading partner benefits associated with TE Network membership is to use real, live case studies. Recruiters love placements, and they love stories about recruiters making placements. (The only…

Top Echelon Director of Operations Drea Codispoti, CPC/CERS recently conducted a special TE Network Training Thursday webinar titled, “The Business of Trust: Where Reputation Becomes Opportunity.” You may have attended this free webinar on Thursday, July 30. On the other…

As chronicled earlier this month in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog, two TE Network members broke the record for sharing the largest split placement fee in Top Echelon history. The recruiters involved were Clint Martz of A to Z Search Group…

Recruiters usually know exactly what they’re looking for in a candidate. The challenge can be translating that idea into the right combination of search fields, filters, and criteria. The Professional Tier of TE Recruit now makes that process easier with…

Recruiters can be busy all day without necessarily being productive. Calls, emails, sourcing, candidate conversations, client communication, administrative work, meetings, and unexpected problems can quickly fill an eight-hour day. The more important question is how much of that activity moves…

Top Echelon offers a free monthly webinar as part of its Expert Recruiter Coaching Series. These webinars touch upon a variety of recruiter-related topics. These topics deal with both job candidates and clients. As always, our goal with these webinars…

Sometimes a TE Network Top Producer makes a split placement with a new member. Sometimes a new member makes a split placement with another new member. However, sometimes a Top Producer makes a split placement with another Top Producer. Or…

Every recruiter has encountered the same frustrating situation. You find someone who looks like a strong candidate, but the record in your database is missing critical information. Maybe there is no current email address. Perhaps the phone number is missing…

Recruiting has changed. Candidates have changed. Clients have changed. Technology and AI continue to reshape how recruiters work. The question is: Has your recruiting approach changed with them? At TE Connect Fall 2026 in Chicago, industry trainer and recruiting expert…