Do you remember what you were doing in March of 1988?

Allow me to rephrase that. If you were alive, do you remember what you were doing in March of 1988?

Well, recruiter Steve Brody of Executive Resource Systems was joining Nationwide Interchange Service (NIS). And as you may already know, NIS was the name used for Top Echelon Network before it was named . . . well, Top Echelon Network.

Why do I bring this up? Because not only is Steve Brody a Charter Member of our recruiting network, but he was also part of the Largest Split Fee of the Month in Top Echelon for December.

Steve made that placement—for a Tax Director, in case you were wondering—with Robert Wilson of R.L. Wilson & Associates to the sweet, sweet tune of $50,000.

You may also notice that we’re now including the top five split fees each month, instead of just the largest one. That’s because not only do we want to spread the money, but we also want to spread the love. (Can you blame us?)

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 Steve and Robert for making this placement and for earning the Largest Split Fee of the Month Award for December!

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Largest Split Fee — December 2020

Steve Brody

Robert Wilson

Steve Brody of Executive Resource Systems and Robert Wilson of R.L. Wilson & Associates

The position for this split placement was a Tax Director, and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Steve was the job order recruiter and Robert was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $50,000.

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Second Place:

Nicholas Ford of Top RANK (job order recruiter)
Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting (candidate recruiter)
Position Title: Credit Manager
Fee percentage: 25%
Split Fee: $35,000

Third Place:

Jan Durbin of JFCR (job order recruiter)
Diva Milani of Tuscany Enterprises (candidate recruiter)
Position Title: Remote DE/SAR Mortgage Underwriter
Fee percentage: 20%
Split Fee: $28,000

Fourth Place (tie):

David Wood of The David Wood Company (job order recruiter)
Deb North of True North Consulting, LLC (candidate recruiter)
Position Title: Business Development Manager
Fee percentage: 25%
Split Fee: $27,500

Fourth Place (tie):

Scott Galloway of C.H. Thomas Search, LLC (job order recruiter)
Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting (candidate recruiter)
Position Title: Landscape Architect
Fee percentage: 25%
Split Fee: $27,500

Fifth Place:

David Wood of The David Wood Company (job order recruiter)
Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search, Inc. (candidate recruiter)
Position Title: Process Control Engineer
Fee percentage: 20%
Split Fee: $27,000

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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 Training Specialist J.D. Fye recently conducted a special Training Tuesday webinar titled, “Network Software Share and Communication Update.”

You may have attended this free webinar on Monday, January 11. (Technically making it a “Training Monday” event . . . don’t worry, we noticed.)

On the other hand, you may not have noticed. Or been in attendance for the live event, for that matter.

Regardless, we have the recorded version of the webinar, which I am presenting to you now. (The recording is also permanently located in the Top Echelon Help Center.)

We at Top Echelon are continually working to make the resources that we provide to our customers better, and this is yet more proof!

Below is the official description of this training video:

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Communication is one of The Four Pillars of Top Echelon Network (along with Quality, Trust, and Active Participation), and it’s also the topic of our next Network feature release training video. That’s because Top Echelon Training Specialist J.D. Fye will share the latest updates to the Network software in regards to communication between Network members.

Among the things that J.D. will share in this training video include:

• Sharing additional Datasheet cards and Notes with your trading partners
• Adding Request Notes from a Network Candidate search
• Adding a note when declining Network Candidate requests
• Adding Share Notes from the Candidate Outbox
• Where to review this new shared information

Watch this Help Center training video!

And remember to check The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog every week for more updates regarding Top Echelon software improvements and upgrades.

If you have any questions about how you can maximize your Top Echelon split network membership, please contact Drea Codispoti.

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

Top Echelon Training Specialist J.D. Fye recently conducted a special Training Tuesday webinar titled, “Network Software Share and Communication Update.”

You may have attended this free webinar on Monday, January 11. (Technically making it a “Training Monday” event . . . don’t worry, we noticed.)

On the other hand, you may not have noticed. Or been in attendance for the live event, for that matter.

Regardless, we have the recorded version of the webinar, which I am presenting to you now. (The recording is also permanently located in the Top Echelon Help Center.)

We at Top Echelon are continually working to make the resources that we provide to our customers better, and this is yet more proof!

Below is the official description of this training video:

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Communication is one of The Four Pillars of Top Echelon Network (along with Quality, Trust, and Active Participation), and it’s also the topic of our next Network feature release training video. That’s because Top Echelon Training Specialist J.D. Fye will share the latest updates to the Network software in regards to communication between Network members.

Among the things that J.D. will share in this training video include:

• Sharing additional Datasheet cards and Notes with your trading partners
• Adding Request Notes from a Network Candidate search
• Adding a note when declining Network Candidate requests
• Adding Share Notes from the Candidate Outbox
• Where to review this new shared information

Watch this Help Center training video!

And remember to check The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog every week for more updates regarding Top Echelon software improvements and upgrades.

If you have any questions about how you can maximize your Top Echelon split network membership, please contact Drea Codispoti.

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

We’re pleased to present the top recruiters in Top Echelon Network for the month of December!

Last year, we made a couple of changes to this regular feature in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog. Those changes are as follows:

1. We now list the top 10 recruiters for the month, instead of just the top five.
2. We now 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.

With this new format, there are more likely to be ties among recruiters, especially with those who have made a split placement with one other.

Now that we’ve set the ground rules, 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!

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Recruiters of the Month — December 2020:

1st Place: Linda Blakemore
Agency: Atlantic Pacific Group, Inc.
Placements: Seven (7)
Commission: $42,674

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2nd Place: Michael Stuck
Agency: Gables Search Group
Placements: Ten (10)
Commission: $40,541

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3rd Place: Brad Dodge
Agency: iLocatum Recruiting
Placements: Two (2)
Commission: $29,375

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4th Place: Steve Kohn
Agency: Affinity Executive Search
Placements: Four (4)
Commission: $29,110

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5th Place: Kim Taynor
Agency: Career Path Staffing
Placements: Four (4)
Commission: $26,106

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6th Place: David Wood
Agency: The David Wood Company
Placements: Two (2)
Commission: $25,615

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7th Place: Deb North
Agency: True North Consulting, LLC
Placements: Three (3)
Commission: $21,996

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8th Place: Gary Schultz
Agency: Work 22, Inc.
Placements: Nine (9)
Commission: $20,952

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9th Place: Nicholas Ford
Agency: Top RANK
Placements: One (1)
Commission: $16,450

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10th Place: Scott Galloway
Agency: Galloway Resource Partners, LLC
Placements: One (1)
Commission: $12,925

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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.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was a good year overall for Top Echelon Network. This was the case both in terms of Network membership and split placements.

The further good news is that we ended the year in double digits once again in terms of membership, as 17 agencies became the latest members of our recruiting network in December!

As you might already know, we run the names of recruiting agencies applying for membership in the Network Dashboard 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 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.

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New Member Agencies — December 2020:

ACCELERATED SEARCH PARTNERS, INC.
Industries: Accounting, Tax Preparation, Finance & Insurance, Healthcare, and Non-Profit
Recruiters: Christopher Castania, George Caras, Randy Jones, and Ernest Kidd
Location: West Chester, Ohio

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AFINA STAFFING, LLC
Industries: Accounting, Engineering, Healthcare, Medical, and Human Resources
Recruiters: Sheila Bradbury
Location: Newberg, Oregon

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AOI
Industries: Manufacturing, Business, and Information Technology
Recruiters: Miles Nelson
Location: Carmel, Indiana

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ASCENT SELECT TALENT CAPITAL
Industries: Food & Beverage Manufacturing, Multi-Unit Retail & Restaurant Organizations, Healthcare, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Legal, Sales, Logistics, and HR
Recruiters: Mike Sudermann
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina

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CEMENT RECRUITER
Industries: Heavy Industrial Manufacturing with specialties in Cement Processing and Heavy Industrial Engineers (Cement, Lime, Aggregates, Minerals, Chemical, Glass, Ceramic, and Automation)
Recruiters: Robin Harpe
Location: Jonesborough, Tennessee

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CHAINLINK
Industries: Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing, Product Development, and eCommerce
Recruiters: Eric Rabichow
Location: San Francisco, California

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CROSS TALENT SOLUTIONS
Industries: Human Resources, Recruiting, Sales, Marketing, Project Management, Business Analysis, Business Operations, Process Improvement, Content Management, Data, Reporting, Business Intelligence, Quality Assurance, Engineering, Manufacturing, Government, and Utilities
Recruiters: Lonnie Fluck
Location: Becker, Minnesota

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DIVERSITY RESOURCE STAFFING, INC.
Industries: Financial Services, Insurance, and Healthcare
Recruiters: Stephen White
Location: Dacula, Georgia

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GMS TALENT LP
Industries: Engineering, Manufacturing, Sales, Legal, and Insurance
Recruiters: Stephen Blakesley
Location: Houston, Texas

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HUMAN CAPITAL VENTURES, LLC
Industries: Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Cloud Security
Recruiters: Robert Leis
Location: Tampa, Florida

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INTELLIGENT STAFFING
Industries: Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Life Sciences & Biotech, Legal, Construction & Property Management, Sales & Marketing, and Medical & Healthcare
Recruiters: David Epstein, Robert Cichowski, and Carolyn Wagner
Location: King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

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JDP SEARCH GROUP
Industries: Manufacturing, Operations, Sales, Quality, Accounting, Supply Chain, Materials, Engineering, Government Contracting, Cybersecurity, Private Equity, and Information Technology
Recruiters: John Palcisko
Location: North Ridgeville, Ohio

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PITISCI & ASSOCIATES
Industries: Information Technology with a focus on Software Engineers, Network Engineers, and Web Development
Recruiters: Chris Pitisci, Helen Clarke, Brian Dodd, Emily Johnson, Chris Martel, Steve Rideout, John Sebesta, and Laura Sherrier
Location: Tampa, Florida

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PLANET GREEN SEARCH
Industries: Advertising and Sales & Marketing
Recruiters: Ryan Eberhard and Chris Pendergast
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona

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RECRUITOMICS
Industries: Biotech and Medical Device with specialties in Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology, Neurobiology, Cancer Biology, Cell Therapy, Gene Editing, Microbiology, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Formulations, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Toxicology, Synthetic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, GMP Manufacturing, Quality Control, and Quality Assurance
Recruiters: Carina Clingman
Location: Sanbornton, New Hampshire

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TANDEM/NEAL ASSOCIATES
Industries: Manufacturing with specialties in Accounting, Continuous Improvement, Engineering, EHS, Maintenance, Production, Purchasing, Quality, Operations, Sales, and Supply Chain
Recruiters: Tina Hargis, Jill Williams, and Pam Williams
Location: Plainfield, Indiana

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WWW.GREENFOOTTECH.COM
Industries: Information Technology, Robotics, Healthcare IT, and Cloud Computing
Recruiters: Douglas Ott
Location: Kansas City, Missouri

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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.

Last month, we had three recruiting agencies celebrating 26-year anniversaries in Top Echelon Network.

This month, we have an even more impressive accomplishment: two agencies celebrating anniversaries of 30 years or more!

Those agencies are Markent Personnel in Portage, Wisconsin, and Adel-Lawrence Associates in Aberdeen, New Jersey. Markent Personnel is celebrating its 32nd anniversary this month, while Adel-Lawrence Associates is commemorating 30 years as a Top Echelon Network firm.

As you can see below, there are 21 agencies overall celebrating a Network anniversary during the month of January. Top Echelon now recognizes any and ALL Network agencies celebrating an anniversary during a given month.

When recognizing Network agencies for 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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32-Year Anniversary

• Markent Personnel in Portage, Wisconsin

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30-Year Anniversary

• Adel-Lawrence Associates in Aberdeen, New Jersey

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18-Year Anniversary

• Cameron Craig Group in Cornelius, North Carolina

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16-Year Anniversary

• Apple & Associates, Inc. in Chapin, South Carolina

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15-Year Anniversary

• JN Adams & Associates, Inc. in Columbus, Ohio

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14-Year Anniversary

• Ives & Associates, Inc. in Columbus, Ohio
• MMS Group in Franklin, Tennessee

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9-Year Anniversary

• Sun Recruiting, Inc. in Glen Ellyn, Illinois
• The ARGroup of Search Companies in Sparta, New Jersey

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6-Year Anniversary

• DES, LLC in Franksville, Wisconsin

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5-Year Anniversary

• Executive Group in Billings, Montana

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4-Year Anniversary

• CRJ Search in Springboro, Ohio
• Max Populi, LLC in Export, Pennsylvania
• Spearhead Staffing, LLC in Bridgewater, New Jersey

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3-Year Anniversary

• GLS Management Services, LLC in Evansville, Indiana
• JSR Associates in Goodyear, Arizona

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2-Year Anniversary

• Cypress Search, LLC in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania

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1-Year Anniversary

• CB Secure Search, LLC in Safety Harbor, Florida
• McCord Executive Search in Red Wing, Minnesota
• New Talent in Charleston, South Carolina
• Quantitative Systems in Rosyln, New York
• Sims Executive Search in O’Fallon, Missouri