There was a lot of competition for the Largest Split Fee of the Month for April, as four pair of Top Echelon Network recruiters earned placement fees of $40K or more.

In the end, though, congratulations are in order for Carol McBride of RCC Group, LLC and Phil Hurd of Oculus Search Partners, LLC. Carol and Phil placed a VP of Accounting to generate a fee of $50K at 25%.

So congratulations to Carol and Phil for winning the Largest Split Fee of the Month Award!

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 scoring some BIG placement fees during the month!

Largest Split Fees – April 2023

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First Place:

Carol McBride of RCC Group, LLC and Phil Hurd of Oculus Search Partners, LLC

The position for this split placement was a VP of Accounting and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

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

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

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Second Place:

Jim Sitek of FSN and Sarah Katz of First Search, Inc.

The position for this split placement was a Finance Manager and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Jim was the job order recruiter and Sarah was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $42,500.

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Third Place (Tie):

Ben Brown of TSS Sourcing Solutions and Gary Schultz of Work 22, Inc.

The position for this split placement was a Senior Developer and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

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

The fee for this split placement was $41,250.

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Third Place (Tie):

Chuck Cole of Cole Professional Search and Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group

The position for this split placement was an Electrical Engineering Lead/Manager and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

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

The fee for this split placement was $41,250.

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Fourth Place:

  Cathy George, CPC of C.G. & Company and Brad Dodge of iLocatum

The position for this split placement was an ASME Code Vessel Designer and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Cathy was the job order recruiter and Brad was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $33,800.

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Fifth Place:

Georgette Sandifer of Gallman Consulting and Yanna Belilovsky of SourcePro Search, LLC

The position for this split placement was a Senior Product Manager and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Georgette was the job order recruiter and Yanna was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $33,250.

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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 330.595.1742 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.

The good times continue to roll in Top Echelon, as Network recruiters again came close to scoring 20 finalized split placements last week.

Network Preferred Members made 17 splits, with many of them generating generous fees. In fact, one of them generated a fee of $43,750!

Joe Pelayo of Joseph Michaels International and Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group were responsible for that fee, placing a Payroll Manager at 25%.

Congratulations to Joe and Trey for earning the largest split fee of the week in Top Echelon! (It’s not an official award, so I can’t really capitalize it. My apologies.)

But wait, there’s more! That’s because we have three Network Preferred Members who made their first split placement in Top Echelon:

1. Eden Shuster of Eden Capital Careers
2. Tricia Moriarty of Ives & Associates, Inc.
3. Melissa Uremovich of Alari Search, LLC

As Mel Allen used to say on the television show This Week in Baseball, “How ’bout that!” (And if you know what I’m talking about, then you’re older than dirt . . . just like me!)

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 for the period from May 1 through May 7, 2023.  

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: Shannon Spinks of Gateway Sourcing, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Yanna Belilovsky of SourcePro Search, LLC

Job title: SENIOR ACCOUNTANT – CPA OR CPA TRACK

Overall placement fee: $13,750

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Eden Shuster of Eden Capital Careers

Candidate recruiter: Yanna Belilovsky of SourcePro Search, LLC

Job title: PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST

Overall placement fee: $10,400

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Joe Pelayo of Joseph Michaels International

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group

Job title: PAYROLL MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $43,750

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Eric V. Stearley, CPC of Eric V. Stearley, CPC & Associates

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group

Job title: SENIOR APPLICATIONS ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $20,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: James Sullivan of Ethical Search Professionals, Ltd.

Candidate recruiter: Nick Hope of Hope and Associates

Job title: PLANT MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $30,000

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Candidate recruiter: Sarah Katz of First Search, Inc.

Job title: FACILITIES ENGINEERING SUPERVISOR

Overall placement fee: $18,000

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Jon Sullivan of Ethical Search Professionals, Ltd.

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

Job title: SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER 

Overall placement fee: $36,000

Fee percentage: 24%

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Job recruiter: Neily Horan of Horan Hiring Solutions, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Michael Mabry of Sora Resource Group, LLC

Job title:  1ST SHIFT MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Overall placement fee: $10,608

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Tricia Moriarty of Ives & Associates, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Emily McBride of Paul Mitchell Group

Job title: MACHINE SHOP MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $27,500

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC

Candidate recruiter: David M. Sgro of True North Consultants, LLC

Job title: APPLICATIONS SUPPORT ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $17,000

Fee percentage: Flat

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Job recruiter: Tasha Burks of T. Burks & Associates

Candidate recruiter: Chuck Sissom of Sissom & Associates

Job title: EHS MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $22,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Aldin Beslagic of BestLogic Staffing

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: AEROSPACE PARTS PAINTER

Overall placement fee: $8,736

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Geoff Eckert of Enhanced Staffing

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: ELECTRICAL ESTIMATOR

Overall placement fee: $21,600

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Steve Brody of Steve Brody

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: AUDIT STAFF – REMOTE

Overall placement fee: $23,875

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Melissa Uremovich of Alari Search, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: STAFF ACCOUNTANT

Overall placement fee: $13,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Devin Earney of Riverscape Search Agency

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN

Overall placement fee: $11,497

Fee percentage: 17.5%

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Job recruiter: Aldin Beslagic of BestLogic Staffing

Candidate recruiter: Bob White of Impact Solutions, Inc.

Job title: MANUFACTURING TRAINING ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $13,312

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 330.595.1742 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.

The battle between recruiters Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group and Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group for Top Echelon supremacy rages on. That’s because, as you can see below, both were at the top of the heap for April in the Network.

While it remains to be seen who will emerge victorious at the end of the year, the race will be interesting to witness, at the very least.

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

1. The top five (5) 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.)
3. The number of splits that the recruiters made during the month.
4. The number of splits each recruiter has made during their Network career.
5. Each recruiter’s “cash-in” total for their Network career.

With this format, there are more than likely going to be ties among recruiters, especially with those Preferred 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!

Recruiters of the Month – April 2023

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First Place:

Recruiter: Michael Stuck
Agency: Gables Search Group
Placements: Nine (9)
Cash-in total: $69,192.85
Career Top Echelon placements: 510
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $3,528,980.67

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Second Place:

Recruiter: Trey Cameron
Agency: Cameron Craig Group
Placements: Four (4)
Cash-in total: $42,887.50
Career Top Echelon placements: 1,299
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $10,185,445.76

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Third Place:

Recruiter: Jim Strickland 
Agency: BioSource Recruiters
Placements: Four (4)
Cash-in total: $40,094.76
Career Top Echelon placements: 216
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $1,634,180.24

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Fourth Place:

Recruiter: Maria Hemminger 
Agency: MJ Recruiters, LLC
Placements: Four (4)
Cash-in total: $39,742.26
Career Top Echelon placements: 231
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $1,903,356.96

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Fifth Place:

Recruiter: Chuck Cole
Agency: Cole Professional Search
Placements: Three (3)
Cash-in total: $29,803.48
Career Top Echelon placements: 43
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $496,959.04

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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 330.595.1742 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.

Who says 13 is an unlucky number?

Not us, especially since 13 recruiting agencies joined the ranks of Top Echelon Network during the month of April!

As is the case every month, our new Network firms work in a variety of industries and niches, and they’re all ready to make split placements and generate more revenue! These industries include Manufacturing, Construction, Architecture, Consumer Goods, and Accounting, among many others.

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

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

However, we also list our new Preferred 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 once again congratulate the agencies listed below and welcome them to the Network. I look forward to helping them make split placements!

(Note: If you have any questions about reaching out to new Preferred 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 Firms – April 2023

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C4 Consulting & Recruiting 
Industries: AI, Machine Learning, Robotics/Autonomous Systems, Internet of Things, Cybersecurity, and SaaS
Recruiters: Jeff Peterson
Location: Austin, TX

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CLE Recruitment, Inc. 
Industries: Software Developers, Business Analysts, and Bilingual Positions (French/English, Spanish/English) 
Recruiters: Cynthia Gallegos
Location: Toronto, ON

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Core Resource Group, LLC 
Industries: Public Relations, Communications, Manufacturing, and Consumer Goods
Recruiters: Dorothy Schoening
Location: Mountainside, NJ

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JumpSearch 
Industries: Account Executives, Enterprise AE’s, SDRs, BDRs, and Software Engineers 
Recruiters: Eric Sullano
Location: Park City, UT

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Network Recruiting
Industries: Construction
Recruiters: Jimmy Fong
Location: Rosemead, CA

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Omega Point Partners 
Industries: Manufacturing
Recruiters: Butch Sweedar
Location: Prairieville, LA

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Pro Solutions Group, Inc.
Industries: Generalist
Recruiters: Joe Rodriguez
Location: Simi Valley, CA

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PSI Recruiters 
Industries: Medical Imaging
Recruiters: William Dempsey
Location: New York, NY

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Recruiter Thon, LLC
Industries: Technology within IT, Banking, and Finance 
Recruiters: Angela Trentanelli
Location: Dix Hills, NY

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Rooney Personnel Company 
Industries: IT, Architecture, Engineering, and Healthcare
Recruiters: Michael Rooney
Location: Birmingham, MI

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Talbott Talent 
Industries: Nonprofits
Recruiters: Leah York
Location: Carmel, IN

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United Future 
Industries: Food Manufacturing
Recruiters: Mike Girard
Location: Ammon, ID

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Uprise Recruitment, LLC 
Industries: Supply Chain/Engineering, SaaS, Construction, Accounting, Retail, Healthcare, and Nonprofits
Recruiters: Sandra Hector
Location: Sheridan, WY

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It doesn’t matter if you’re a newer Network recruiter or an established Preferred 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 330.595.1742 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.

As you may already know, Top Echelon has now been in existence for 35 years.

And recruiting agency Discovery Personnel in Burnsville, Minnesota, has been with us for 31 of those 35 years!

However, that agency is just one of a handful that is celebrating big anniversaries in Top Echelon Network this month. There are also three others that have been with Top Echelon for at least 21 years.

In all, there are 42 Preferred Member agencies that are celebrating an anniversary in Top Echelon Network during the month of May. The breakdown of those agencies is listed below.

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 May!

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31-Year Anniversary

• Discovery Personnel in Burnsville, MN

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24-Year Anniversary

• Alan N. Daum & Associates in Hilliard, OH

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22-Year Anniversary

• Elias Associates, Inc. in Cranbury, NJ

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21-Year Anniversary

• Samaritan Technical Professionals in Prescott Valley, AZ

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17-Year Anniversary

• Five Star Consulting in Clinton, UT

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16-Year Anniversary

• Bridgeway Professionals, Inc. in Kalinda, OH

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8-Year Anniversary

• Hiring Solutions Group in Passaic, NJ

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7-Year Anniversary

• Executive Talent Management Consulting in Sylvania Township, OH
• Genie Matthews and Associates in Murrells, SC
• Saba Talent in Cary, NC
• The Sunridge Group in Phoenix, AZ

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6-Year Anniversary

• High Tech Resources, Inc. in Tulsa, OK
• Professional Outlook, Inc. in Holland, MI
• Work 22, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA

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5-Year Anniversary

• Partner West in Daly City, CA

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4-Year Anniversary

• Austin Allen Company, LLC in Cordova, TN
• Key People Staffing in Safety Harbor, FL
• National Staffing Services, LLC in Detroit, MI
• Your Hiring Coaches in Waxhaw, NC

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3-Year Anniversary

• Basilone Executive Search in Pittsburgh, PA
• Career Integration in Toledo, OH
• DLM Professional in Fort Wayne, IN
• Grace Search Service, Inc. in Pfafftown, NC
• HC-Resource in Denver, CO
• Talent Match in Denver, CO
• TSL Associates in Wilson, NY

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2-Year Anniversary

• Crabtree & Eller, LLC in Castle Pines, CO
• Riverscape Search Agency in Clarion, PA
• Talent Advisory Group in Vail, AZ
• Xecutive Consulting International in Springville, UT
• Zaddy Solutions in Charlotte, NC

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1-Year Anniversary

• The Allen Rose Group Inc. in New York, NY
• 3D Tek Information Systems, Inc. in Bushnell, FL
• Alari Search, LLC in Hinsdale, IL
• Connectly Recruiting in Baton Rouge, LA
• The Doepker Group in Findlay, OH
• Elite Services Staffing Group in Pompano Beach, FL
• JKW Associates, LLC in Somersworth, NH
• Karica Corp in Oakville, ON
• Royalty Hospitality Staffing in San Diego, CA
• Search Partners of North America in Noblesville, IN
• Swoot Careers, LLC in North Port, 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!