The Top 10 Biggest Split Fees of 2016 in Top Echelon

There’s nothing we at Top Echelon like more than big, fat split placement fees. Mainly because there’s nothing that our Network recruiters like more than big fat split fees.

Well, here’s the good news: we had plenty of such fees in the Network during 2016. As proof of this, below are the top 10 largest fees of the year in Top Echelon Network.

You probably aren’t surprised by the placement at the top of the list. We’ve chronicled the placement on at least two occasions (here and here). That was the placement between Ron Sunshine and Norma Wallis for $95,000.

That’s also the Largest Split Fee in the 29-year history of the Top Echelon recruiter network. I would say that it will never be broken, but never say never. Below are some other observations regarding this list:

• All of the placement fees are $40,000 or more.
• Three recruiters are part of more than one placement: Pamela Ratz DeVille, CPC; Mary Anne Buckley; and Diane Rothong.
• Diane Rothong was the job order recruiter in one of her placements and the candidate recruiter in the other placement. That’s versatility right there.

So please join us as we congratulate Ron Sunshine, Norma Wallis, and everybody else who made huge split fees in Top Echelon Network during 2016!

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Largest Split Fees of the Year
First Place:

Ron Sunshine of Ron Sunshine Associates, LLC and Norma Wallis of LME Resources, LLC

The position for this split placement was a Vice President of Sales. Sunshine was the job order recruiter, and Wallis was the candidate recruiter.

The action that stimulated this split placement was listed as, “Offline communication with a member.”

The fee for this split placement was $95,000.

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Second Place:

Bob Wylan of R.A. Wylan & Co., Inc. (job order recruiter)
Gerald Brown of Technical Management Advisors (candidate recruiter)
Position Title: VP of Manufacturing Operations
Fee percentage: 25%
Split Fee: $51,250

Third Place:

Debbie Harper, CPC/CERS of Harper Hewes Executive Search & Recruiting (job order recruiter)
Gene McQueen of the Cameron Craig Group (candidate recruiter)
Position Title: Risk Advisory Principal
Fee percentage: 25%
Split Fee: $50,000

Fourth Place:

Mary Anne Buckley, CPC of Interstate Recruiters Corp of firm name (job order recruiter)
Diane Rothong of Worksource 2000, Inc. (candidate recruiter)
Position Title: Associated Director, Med Comm Intercontinental
Fee percentage: 25%
Split Fee: $48,750

Fifth Place:

Pamela Ratz DeVille, CPC of the MMS Group (job order recruiter)
Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search (candidate recruiter)
Position Title: SVP Finance
Fee percentage: 18%
Split Fee: $45,000

Sixth Place:

Diane Rothong of Worksource 2000, Inc. (job order recruiter)
Mark London of Command Consultants, Inc. (candidate recruiter)
Position Title: Regional Account Director
Fee percentage: 25%
Split Fee: $45,000

Seventh Place:

Mary Anne Buckley, CPC of Interstate Recruiters Corp of firm name (job order recruiter)
Stephanie McGinty of firm name (candidate recruiter)
Position Title: Associated Director, Oncology Medical Communications
Fee percentage: Flat
Split Fee: $42,875

Eighth Place:

Tim Piccini of Phillips Recruiting Services (job order recruiter)
Bob Millman of AutoPro Technical Recruiting (candidate recruiter)
Position Title: Director of Purchasing
Fee percentage: 20%
Split Fee: $42,000

Ninth Place:

Pamela Ratz DeVille, CPC of the MMS Group (job order recruiter)
Catherine Sousa of Morton Roper Careers  (candidate recruiter)
Position Title: Vice President of Contracting
Fee percentage: Flat
Split Fee: $41,800

Tenth Place:

Darrin Skinner of Howe & Associates (job order recruiter)
Trey Cameron of the Cameron Craig Group (candidate recruiter)
Position Title: AVP Managed Care Contracting
Fee percentage: 23%
Split Fee: $40,250

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Top Echelon determines the monthly, quarterly, and yearly winners of its Network recruiting awards in four distinct categories, which are listed below:

1.) Recruiter of the Month
2.) Largest Split Fee of the Month
3.) Recruiter of the Quarter
4.) Largest Split Fee of the Quarter

The winners of these awards are only announced in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog, usually (but not always) in the issue following the conclusion of each month and/or quarter.