Top Echelon Network recruiters wrapped up a very busy and productive month in January. Specifically, they continued to churn out split placements in a tight market for hiring where job orders are flowing like milk and honey. Not literally, of course . . . but you get the idea.

Anyway, not only did Network members account for 26 splits during the past two weeks, but one of those splits also commanded a $60K fee. (Because when the fee is that large, IT does the commanding.)

Making that split placement was Larry Basilone of Basilone Executive Search and James R. Gettys of International Staffing Consultants, Inc. Larry and James placed a Tax Director-Partner at a flat percentage to score their high fee.

As a friendly neighborhood reminder, here 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 from Monday, January 17, through Sunday, January 30.

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 Top Echelon Split Placements

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Job recruiter: Brad McMillan of RPM ReSearch

Candidate recruiter: Kerry Boehner of KOB Solutions, Inc.

Job title: LABORATORY MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $28,575

Fee percentage: 22.5%

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Job recruiter: Keith Cornelison of Personnel Resources

Candidate recruiter: Sara Alexandroff of Sterling St. James, LLC

Job title: PHYSICAL THERAPIST

Overall placement fee: $17,725

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Keith Cornelison of Personnel Resources

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group

Job title: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

Overall placement fee: $17,725

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Keith Cornelison of Personnel Resources

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group

Job title: ULTRASOUND/SONOGRAPHER

Overall placement fee: $12,064

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Keith Cornelison of Personnel Resources

Candidate recruiter: Phil Hurd of Oculus Search Partners, LLC

Job title: RN RESEARCH SPECIALIST

Overall placement fee: $12,468

Fee percentage: 18%

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Job recruiter: Bob White of Impact Solutions, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group

Job title: TIG STAINLESS STEEL WELDER

Overall placement fee: $13,452

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Chris Ramsay, CPC of Corporate Resources, LLC

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

Job title: MANAGER OF CONTRACTS/PROPOSALS

Overall placement fee: $20,000

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job Recruiter: Michael Agen of New Solutions Group, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Phil Hurd of Oculus Search Partners, LLC

Job title: LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE HOME HEALTH

Overall placement fee: $11,668

Fee percentage: 17%

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Job recruiter: Bob White of Impact Solutions, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: PRODUCTION PLANNER/MANUFACTURING SCHEDULER

Overall placement fee: $12,220

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Jim Strickland of BioSource Recruiters

Job title: WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR

Overall placement fee: $17,640

Fee percentage: Flat

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Job recruiter: Adam Neumann of New Talent

Candidate recruiter: Mike Blair of Abacus 2

Job title: SUPERINTENDENT – CONSTRUCTION EXP

Overall placement fee: $22,500

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Errol Neider of EGN Technical Resources

Candidate recruiter: Max Shemroske of Tri-S Recruiters, Inc.

Job title: SALES MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $33,750

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Mike Burks of T. Burks & Associates

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

Overall placement fee: $13,600

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Shannon Spinks of Gateway Sourcing, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Donna Schuback, CPC of Schuback Search Associates, Ltd.

Job title: BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPER – ORACLE OAS

Overall placement fee: $25,080

Fee percentage: 22%

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Job recruiter: Larry Basilone of Basilone Executive Search

Candidate recruiter: James R. Gettys of International Staffing Consultants, Inc.

Job title: TAX DIRECTOR/PARTNER

Overall placement fee: $60,000

Fee percentage: Flat

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Job recruiter: Bob White of Impact Solutions, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group

Job title: SUPPLIER QUALITY ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $20,250

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Todd Porter of Southeast-Recruiters / Bio-Partners Search Group

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

Job title: ENERGY STORAGE – FIELD OPERATIONS MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $32,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Dennis Cupp of Austin Allen Company, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Mike Pettit of Channel Personnel Services, Inc.

Job title: ASSISTANT CI LEADER

Overall placement fee: $27,500

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Alex Bakker of USA Staffing Network

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group

Job title: PHYSICAL THERAPIST

Overall placement fee: $12,285

Fee percentage: 15%

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Job recruiter: Richard Yadon of MMS Group

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group

Job title: SONOGRAPHER

Overall placement fee: $23,322

Fee percentage: 17.25%

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Job recruiter: Tasha Burks of T. Burks & Associates

Candidate recruiter: Mike Pettit of Channel Personnel Services, Inc.

Job title: QUALITY MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $19,400

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: John Peterson of Sun Recruiting, Inc.

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

Job title: PROCESS ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $19,875

Fee percentage: Flat

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Job recruiter: Blake Kindle of Mackie Search, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group

Job title: OPERATIONS SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Overall placement fee: $12,500

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Pat McCombs, CPC of KB Search Team, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Ann Boland of The Boland Group 

Job title: VICE PRESIDENT – SALES

Overall placement fee: $55,000

Fee percentage: Flat

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Job recruiter: Peggy Baggott of RCC Group, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Gary Schultz of Work 22, Inc.

Job title: BILINGUAL HR MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $37,500

Fee percentage: 30%

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Job recruiter: Shree Kumar of Max Populi, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Veena Soni of Right Fit Recruitment

Job title: CLINICAL LAB TECHNOLOGIST

Overall placement fee: $15,000

Fee percentage: Flat

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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 Network Liaison River Kale.

You can do so by sending an email to rkale@topechelon.com.

Perhaps no recruiter has enjoyed as much success in Top Echelon Network as quickly as Michael Agen of New Solutions Group.

Michael, who was Recruiter of the Week in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog in April of 2019, joined the Network in October of 2016. Despite only being a Network member for a little over five years, Michael recently made his 100th split in Top Echelon!

In 2021, Michael finished just outside the Top 10 Producers in the Network for the calendar year, billing a career high through TE. So far during his Network tenure, he has billed more than $650K.

Michael is an executive recruiter with more than 35 years of Healthcare sales and operations management experience. He has put that experience to work building a successful recruiting career. Top Echelon Network has been a factor in his success during the past five years, helping him to fill his clients’ open job orders with top-notch candidates.

“As an agency, and as a recruiter with 20+ years in Healthcare recruiting, my sweet spot is customer acquisition and retention,” said Michael. “Joining TE has allowed me to be an importer of candidates and has worked out very well. I am 100% in [as a Top Echelon member]”

According to Michael, the Network has become even more valuable during the past couple of years. The economic rebound from COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns has resulted in a hiring surge across nearly all industries. Paired with The Great Resignation, this has created a situation in which job openings are plentiful but qualified candidates are not.

“I am grateful to all my TE partners who have continued to address all my open positions, no matter how difficult they are,” said Michael. “I work exclusively Healthcare, and the past two years have been challenging. Despite that, we have had tremendous success.”

Michael had been working as an executive recruiter for 15 years before joining Top Echelon Network in 2016. Since the beginning of his membership, he has recognized the value of split placements and how they can generate additional revenue for his agency.

“I can say that as an organization, [Top Echelon is] top notch . . . I have been in business for 20 years and have well-established clients, so I am primarily an importer of candidates.

“Having access to TE partners who are willing to source quality candidates for my jobs has significantly increased my activity and placements. It’s pretty simple math: 47% of three placements is better than 100% of one.”

Congratulations to Michael Agen for reaching the milestone of 100 split placements in Top Echelon Network!

(Editor’s note: If you recently reached a Network milestone in Top Echelon, we’d like to hear about it! Send an email to marketing@topechelon.com.)

It’s that time of year where we strive to grow Top Echelon’s recruiting network. The stronger the Network is, the better it is for you and your fellow split recruiting partners.

With the number of jobs and candidates in our recruiting database growing daily, we could use all the best recruiters out there to make TE stronger than ever.

With that in mind, we would love for you to send us a referral of somebody you know whose business model is a fit for our Network, just as yours is.

For each referral you send that becomes a Network member, we will credit your Top Echelon account $150. You want details? Well, we have them.

The more Network referrals, the better!

After all, Network referrals are like potato chips. Why stop at just one? The information below explains why you should NOT stop at just one:

• There’s no limit to the number of referrals that you can submit. For instance, let’s say you submit 12 referrals that become members. Then essentially your agency’s membership dues for one year will be paid . . . and then some!

• If you’re the main contact for your agency, then we will credit your agency’s account $150. On the other hand, if you’re NOT the main contact for your agency, then we will credit the account of the Network agency for which you work $150.

• If your agency’s membership dues are covered for one month (or more) because of referral credit bonuses, this does not include the brokerage fee. If you refer somebody and you make a split placement during the same month that we credit your agency’s account $150, your agency still owes a brokerage fee for that split. (You can’t avoid paying the brokerage fee. Ever. Sorry/not sorry.)

• The referral credit bonus for Top Echelon’s ATS and recruiting software package is also $150.

You can send your referral information to contact@topechelon.com.

Don’t wait and don’t delay. Start sending your Network referrals so YOU can reap the benefits!