Top Echelon Network recruiters finished the year in a BIG way . . . and so did Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group.

Stuck, TE’s Recruiter of the Month for December and also Recruiter of the Year for 2021, accounted for six split placements last week.

In addition, Alex Bakker of USA Staffing Network; James Grayem of James Grayem; Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group; and Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search, Inc. all made three splits apiece.

As a friendly neighborhood reminder, below is the information that we publish with our weekly placements:

• Names of the split recruiting partners involved (with their profile photos, when available)
• Job title
• Overall placement fee (before TE’s 6% brokerage fee, of course)
• Fee percentage

Please note that the placements listed below reflect deals finalized in Top Echelon Network for the week of Monday, December 27, through Sunday, January 2.

Remember, if you don’t want information related to your Network placements published in The Pinnacle, please send an email to marketing@topechelon.com to that effect.

Congratulations to everybody below for the split placements they made in Top Echelon Network!

This Week’s TE Split Placements

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Job recruiter: Kim Knoll of Executive Resources Limited

Candidate recruiter: Tricia Calderone of Rock Point Search

Job title: BI DEVELOPER 

Overall placement fee: $22,500

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Kim Knoll of Executive Resources Limited

Candidate recruiter: Tricia Calderone of Rock Point Search

Job title: ETL DEVELOPER INFORMATICA POWER CENTER

Overall placement fee: $28,750

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Kevin Russell of 6 Degrees Search

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group

Job title: SENIOR STAFF ACCOUNTANT

Overall placement fee: $22,000

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Jeff Manga of 6 Degrees Search

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: COMMERCIAL LENDING UNDERWRITING ANALYST

Overall placement fee: $19,375

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Troy Randolph of Lea Randolph & Associates, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: David Cuozzo of CrowdSourced Recruiting

Job title: REGISTERED NURSE

Overall placement fee: $11,700

Fee percentage: 15%

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Job recruiter: Erika Staszewski of Integritas Search

Candidate recruiter: Gary Schultz of Work 22, Inc.

Job title: SENIOR ACCOUNTING MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $26,250

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Julie Mysinger of Hire Horizons

Candidate recruiter: Gary Nashif of SMB Recruiters, LLC

Job title: CHEMICAL SALES ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $35,500

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Bob White of Impact Solution, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group

Job title: THIRD SHIFT FOUNDRY PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

Overall placement fee: $17,000

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Nick Stoia of ASAP Search

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: UNIT MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $24,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Michael Agen of New Solutions Group, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: RN HOME HEALTH

Overall placement fee: $12,410

Fee percentage: 17%

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Job recruiter: Chuck Sissom of Sissom & Associates

Candidate recruiter: Joe Pelayo of Joseph Michaels International

Job title: PROJECT ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $20,400

Fee percentage: 24%

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Job recruiter: Michael Agen of New Solutions Group, LLC

Candidate recruiter: David Cuozzo of CrowdSourced Recruiting

Job title: RN HOME HEALTH

Overall placement fee: $12,750

Fee percentage: 17%

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Job recruiter: Colleen Doerr-Fisher of Professional Outlook, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Ruby Harris of Automationtechies

Job title: MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $21,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: James Grayem of Jamie Grayem

Candidate recruiter: Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search, Inc.

Job title: REMOTE MORTGAGE UNDERWRITER

Overall placement fee: $18,000

Fee percentage: 15%

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Job recruiter: James Grayem of Jamie Grayem

Candidate recruiter: Terry Rhodes of NewCareers

Job title: BUSINESS ANALYST

Overall placement fee: $11,250

Fee percentage: 15%

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Job recruiter: James Grayem of Jamie Grayem

Candidate recruiter: Larry Gallin of Gallin Associates

Job title: ELECTROMECHANICAL TECHNICIAN

Overall placement fee: $12,750

Fee percentage: 15%

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Job recruiter: Brian Abrams of PMO Partners

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: IT/TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $26,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group

Job title: EHS MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $30,500

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Alex Bakker of USA Staffing Network

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

Overall placement fee: $8,775

Fee percentage: 15%

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Job recruiter: Eric Berg of JN Adams & Associates, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search, Inc.

Job title: HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS PARTNER

Overall placement fee: $17,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Brent Heaberlin of Corps Partners

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: VALUE STREAM LEADER – AUTOMOTIVE

Overall placement fee: $16,900

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Jeff Katz of JSK Recruiting

Candidate recruiter: Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search, Inc.

Job title: PLANT MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $33,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Alex Bakker of USA Staffing Network

Candidate recruiter: Terry Rhodes of NewCareers

Job title: SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

Overall placement fee: $6,600

Fee percentage: Flat

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Job recruiter: Alex Bakker of USA Staffing Network

Candidate recruiter: Larry Gallin of Gallin Associates

Job title: SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

Overall placement fee: $6,600

Fee percentage: Flat

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Job recruiter: Rich Grunenwald of Advisory and Consulting Services, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: IT MANAGER/TECH LEAD – SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $26,250

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Suzanne Crettol of Seasoned Executive Search

Candidate recruiter: Gary Thompson of Gary Thompson

Job title: SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Overall placement fee: $20,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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If you’re a newer Network member and you’d like to enjoy more success in our recruiter network, then I encourage you to contact Top Echelon Director of Network Operations Drea Codispoti, CPC/CERS.

You can do so by calling 330.455.1433, x156 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.

Not only did Top Echelon Network recruiters make more split placements in 2021, but they also made more placements with bigger fees.

That was evident once again during the month of December, as TE members racked up three fees totaling $40K or more.

Speaking of which, congratulations to Ann Boland of The Boland Group, who accounted for two of the top three fees in December. (And congratulations to David Evans of Perfect Fit Placement, who split the largest fee of the month with Ann at $44,800.)

As a reminder, Top Echelon determines the monthly and quarterly winners of its Network split fee recruiting awards in four distinct categories:

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

We only announce the winners of these awards in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog. We do so usually (but not always) in the issue following the conclusion of each month and/or quarter.

So congratulations to everybody on the list below for making some BIG placement fees during the month of December!

Largest Split Fees —December 2021

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First Place:

David Evans of Perfect Fit Placement and Ann Boland of The Boland Group

The position for this split placement was an Executive Director and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 28%.  

David was the job order recruiter and Ann was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $44,800.

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Second Place:

Pat McCombs of KB Search Team, LLC and Ann Boland of The Boland Group

The position for this split placement was a Vice President – Property and Casualty Underwriting and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 22%.

Pat was the job order recruiter and Ann was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $44,000.

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Third Place:

Brian Abrams of PMO Partners and Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

The position for this split placement was a Director of Project Management and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Brian was the job order recruiter and Michael was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $40,000.

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Fourth Place:

Julie Mysinger of Hire Horizons and Gary Nashif of SMB Recruiters, LLC

The position for this split placement was a Chemical Sales Engineer and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Julie was the job order recruiter and Gary was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $36,500.

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Fifth Place:

Carol McBride of RCC Group, LLC and Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group

The position for this split placement was an Operations Director and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Carol was the job order recruiter and Trey was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $35,000.

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If YOU want to make more money through Top Echelon’s recruiter network, then contact Director of Network Operations Drea Codispoti, CPC/CERS.

You can reach Drea by calling 330.455.1433, x156 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.

Top Echelon Network was Stuck again at the end of 2021 . . . Michael Stuck, that is!

That’s because Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group won Recruiter of the Month honors for December in the Network. (And incidentally, Stuck was also the Recruiter of the Year in TE for 2022. But more about that in a future issue.)

However, Stuck was not alone last month. There were nine other Network members who rounded out the top 10 recruiters for December.

Below is the information that we include with the Recruiters of the Month feature in Top Echelon Network:

1. The top 10 recruiters for the month
2. The “cash-in” total for each recruiter during the month. (We base the order of the recruiters on their amount of “cash-in” dollars, as opposed to the number of split placements they made during the month.)
3. The number of splits that the recruiters made during the month
4. The date that each recruiter’s agency joined Top Echelon Network
5. The number of splits each recruiter has made during their Network career
6. Each recruiter’s cash-in total for their Network career

With this format, there are more likely to be ties among recruiters, especially with those members who have made split placements with each other.

Congratulations to the recruiters listed below . . . and congratulations to every Network member who made a split placement (or multiple splits) during the month of December!

Recruiters of the Month —December 2021:

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First (1st) Place

Recruiter: Michael Stuck
Agency: Gables Search Group
TE placements: Twenty-two (22)
TE cash-in total: $192,140
Date agency joined TE: March 9, 2005
Career TE placements: 288
Career TE cash-in total: $1,741,395

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Second (2nd) Place

Recruiter: Trey Cameron
Agency: Cameron Craig Group
TE placements: Nine (9)
TE cash-in total: $84,486
Date agency joined TE: January 24, 2003
Career TE placements: 1,144
Career TE cash-in total: $8,772,487

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Third (3rd) Place

Recruiter: Steve Kohn
Agency: Affinity Executive Search, Inc.
TE placements: Ten (10)
TE cash-in total: $83,863
Date agency joined TE: July 28, 1994
Career TE placements: 459
Career TE cash-in total: $3,877,177

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Fourth (4th) Place

Recruiter: Gary Schultz
Agency: Work 22, Inc.
TE placements: Five (5)
TE cash-in total: $59,220
Date agency joined TE: May 30, 2017
Career TE placements: 86
Career TE cash-in total: $536,793

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Fifth (5th) Place

Recruiter: Brad Dodge 
Agency: iLocatum Recruiting
TE placements: Four (4)
TE cash-in total: $45,692
Date agency joined TE: April 16, 2018
Career TE placements: 33
Career TE cash-in total: $287,973

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Sixth (6th) Place

Recruiter: Ann Boland
Agency: The Boland Group
TE placements: Two (2)
TE cash-in total: $41,736
Date agency joined TE: November 14, 2001
Career TE placements: 63
Career TE cash-in total: $727,024

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Seventh (7th) Place

Recruiter: Jeff Katz 
Agency: JSK Recruiting
TE placements: Four (4)
TE cash-in total: $41,472
Date agency joined TE: September 2, 2016
Career TE placements: 55
Career TE cash-in total: $418,294

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Eighth (8th) Place

Recruiter: Brian Abrams
Agency: PMO Partners
TE placements: Six (6)
TE cash-in total: $38,551
Date agency joined TE: February 14, 2020
Career TE placements: 31
Career TE cash-in total: $204,600

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Ninth (9th) Place

Recruiter: Erika Staszewski 
Agency: Integritas Search
TE placements: Three (3)
TE cash-in total: $36,660
Date agency joined TE: March 6, 2008
Career TE placements: 15
Career TE cash-in total: $154,195

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Tenth (10th) Place

Recruiter: Carol McBride
Agency: RCC Group, LLC
TE placements: Two (2)
TE cash-in total: $29,962
Date agency joined TE: August 26, 2020
Career TE placements: 4
Career TE cash-in total: $29,962

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If YOU want to make more money through Top Echelon’s recruiting network, then contact Director of Network Operations, Drea Codispoti, CPC/CERS.

You can reach Drea by calling 330.455.1433, x156 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.

Who doesn’t like to finish with a flourish?

We don’t know who doesn’t like to do that . . . but we know that we DO like to do that!

And we did just that in terms of membership in Top Echelon Network at the end of 2021, as 14 agencies joined our recruiting network during the month of December!

As the Director of Network Operations in Top Echelon, I am very glad that these agencies have joined us. I look forward to helping them make Network splits in 2022—and beyond.

With that in mind, I encourage you to look over the list of new members below. And of course, reach out to any one of them (or more) if you believe that you could make placements together.

We at Top Echelon run the names of recruiting agencies applying for membership in the Network Dashboard section of the Top Echelon software. We list the names of new Network agencies, as well.

However, we also list our new members in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog. This list typically includes the:

• Name of the agency
• Industries and/or specialties in which the agency operates
• Names of the recruiters working at the agency
• Geographic location of the agency

So I’d like to take this moment to congratulate the agencies listed below. I also welcome them to the membership, and as I mentioned earlier, I look forward to helping them make splits in the Network!

(If you have any questions about reaching out to new members or about your split recruiting membership in general, please contact me. My contact information is listed at the end of this blog post.)

New Member Agencies – December 2021: 

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Bay Colony Search 
Industries: Generalist
Recruiters: Brad Trull
Location: Boxford, MA

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BHO Tech, Inc.
Industries: Technology, Data Science, Machine Learning, Data Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence
Recruiters: Craig Collins
Location: Santa Monica, CA

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Crescentia Global Talent Solutions
Industries: Generalist
Recruiters: Bruce Decaster
Location: Bountiful, UT

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Decide Consulting
Industries: Information Technology
Recruiters: David Moise
Location: Houston, TX

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Engineering Search Partners
Industries: General Civil, Structural & Forensic Engineering, Power Transmission, Architects, Contractors, and Surveyors
Recruiters: Pat Batchelor
Location: Woodstock, GA

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Hudson-Ann Staffing Solutions
Industries: Engineering, Aerospace & Defense; Architecture & Design; Construction Management; Clean Power & Renewable Energy; Executive & Management; Manufacturing Automation & Robotics; Wireless & Telecommunications; and Information Technology
Recruiters: Namoi Mosley
Location: Atlanta, GA

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JIT Staffing Solutions
Industries: Administrative, Light Industrial, Professional Services, and Technical Services
Recruiters: Geri McCluskey
Location: Janesville, WI

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Lakewood Search Group
Industries: Accountants and Auditors
Recruiters: Bill May
Location: Newtown, CT

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MB&A
Industries: Finance, Biotech, Medical Device, Pharma, Marketing, and Information Technology
Recruiters: Melissa Brandt
Location: New York, NY

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PPCG
Industries: Healthcare, Banking & Financial Services, Manufacturing Leadership, Accounting & Finance, Commercial Construction & Project Management, and Superintendents
Recruiters: Laura Hardin
Location: Phoenix, AZ

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Precise Solutions Recruiting
Industries: Generalist
Recruiters: Annette Capriotti
Location: Ostrander, OH

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Scott Watson
Industries: Commercial Banking, Financial Management, Accounting, and Finance
Recruiters: Scott Watson
Location: Portland, OR

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TalBiz Solutions
Industries: Technology, Marketing, Accounting & Finance, Manufacturing, and Senior-Level Executives
Recruiters: Poornima Siddapur
Location: Austin, TX

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The McClain Group
Industries: Senior-Level IT, Engineering, and Professional Services
Recruiters: Natt McClain
Location: Studio City, CA

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It doesn’t matter if you’re a newer Network recruiter or an established member. If you want help making split placements with other Top Echelon Network members, then I encourage you to contact me.

You can do so by calling 330.455.1433, x156 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.

It’s a New Year full of promise, fresh starts, and new beginnings . . . so let’s help kick off 2022 with our Top Echelon Network anniversaries for the month of January!

First and foremost, we’d like to congratulate Markent Personnel, which is celebrating its 33rd anniversary in the Network.

Mark Udulutch’s father, Tom, started the agency and joined the Network back in 1989, one year after Mike Kappel founded Nationwide Interchange Service (now Top Echelon Network).

On top of that, Larry Radzely of Adel-Lawrence Associates is celebrating his 31st anniversary as a member agency of the Network.

When recognizing Network agencies for their anniversaries, Top Echelon includes the name of the agency; the length of the anniversary; and the location of the agency, including the city and state.

So congratulations to all of the agencies celebrating anniversaries in our split fee recruiting network during the month of January!

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33-Year Anniversary

• Markent Personnel in Portage, WI

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31-Year Anniversary

• Larry Radzely in Aberdeen, NJ

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19-Year Anniversary

• Cameron Craig Group in Cornelius, NC

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17-Year Anniversary

• Apple & Assoc., Inc. in Chapin, SC

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16-Year Anniversary

• JN Adams & Associates, Inc. in Madison, CT

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15-Year Anniversary

• Ives & Associates, Inc. in Columbus, OH
• MMS Group in Franklin, TN

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10-Year Anniversary

• Sun Recruiting, Inc. in Glen Ellyn, IL
• The ARGroup of Search Companies in Sparta, NJ

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7-Year Anniversary

• DES, LLC in Franksville, WI

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6-Year Anniversary

• Executive Group in Billings, MT

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5-Year Anniversary

• CRJ Search in Springboro, OH
• Max Populi, LLC in Export, PA
• Spearhead Staffing, LLC in Bridgewater, NJ

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4-Year Anniversary

• GLS Management Services, LLC in Oakland City, IN
• JSR Associates, LLC in Goodyear, AZ

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2-Year Anniversary

• CB Secure Search, LLC in Tarpon Springs, FL
• McCord Executive Search in Red Wing, MN
• New Talent in Charleston, SC 

1-Year Anniversary

• Corporate Strategic Resourcing in Chicago, IL 
• Jenn Resources in Colorado Springs, CO
• LabMinds Staffing in Bakersfield, CA
• Leslie DeArmond-Savage in Cornelius, NC
• Relient Health in Atlanta, GA
• TechniSearch Recruiters in Paducah, KY
• The Recruiting Consortium, LLC in Greensboro, NC
• The Timberline Group in Sullivan, MO
• Tiro, LLC in Berkley, MI
• Work Horse Temps, LLC in Orlando, FL

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Thank you to all of these agencies and the many others that have joined Top Echelon Network over the years. We look forward to many more anniversaries and split placements in the years ahead!