In this ever-changing employment landscape, sometimes traditional hiring methods just don’t suffice. Increasingly, recruiters are being viewed as strategic partners who are expected to help solve hiring problems, not simply fill job orders. Are you in the position to serve…

One of the biggest questions recruiters have when adding contract staffing to their business model is how they will find clients. In other words, how will they find contract job orders. The easy and unexpected answer is they don’t have…

Here at Top Echelon, we’ve seen quite a bit during our over 30 years of existence. We’ve seen just about everything that can happen to a recruiting agency. And we’ve seen what works well for recruiters . . . and…

There are many advantages of contract staffing. Most of them geared toward what it can do for you and your firm financially, both in the short-term and in the long-haul. What follow are eight BIG benefits of making contract placements: #1 —…

In a fantasy world, when you approach new companies for job orders, they would say, “Where have you been? We’ve been waiting for you!” Then they give you a couple of solid job orders to fill. Then . . ….

Nobody likes hiring delays, especially recruiters. However, if you’ve been in this profession for any length of time, you know that hiring delays are part of the business. And they are especially part of the business NOW in the midst…

You have undoubtedly heard the stereotypes surrounding Millennials (aka, Generation Y) in the workforce. They’re job hoppers. They’re entitled. They require constant feedback. But before they start giving their supervisors headaches, many start as candidates of independent recruiters like you….

A common misconception about contract staffing is that it only causes headaches and frustration. In other words, it causes stress. But when the legal, financial, and administrative tasks are outsourced to a recruitment back office, contract staffing is NOT a stressful…

For any number of reasons, you may have decided to run your own recruitment back office. Maybe you only have a few contractors. Maybe they’re all in your home state. Maybe you have a large line of credit. While those…

There’s nothing quite like getting a large direct hire placement fee check.  But have you ever stressed out about the chance of a fall-off?  Have you lost sleep worrying whether your candidate will accept a job offer that will give…