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When we first introduced Inbound Email Sync inside TE Recruit, the feature was launched for Professional Tier users with Microsoft integration.

Top Echelon Content and Communications Manager Matthew Deutsch

Matthew Deutsch

Now, we’re excited to announce that Google Workspace users officially have access, as well!

That means recruiters using either Microsoft or Google can now automatically sync inbound email communication directly into TE Recruit, creating a more seamless and connected recruiting workflow.

This expansion is a major step forward because it allows even more recruiters to eliminate manual communication tracking and keep their ATS records accurate automatically.

Before diving into the details, though, let’s start with the important part: getting connected.

Click HERE to access the Top Echelon Help Center article with step-by-step instructions for enabling Inbound Email Sync inside TE Recruit. And if you have questions, our support team is always here to help.

Now let’s talk about what this feature really changes for recruiters.

Bringing Email Activity Directly Into TE Recruit

Recruiters spend a huge portion of their day inside email. The challenge has always been making sure those conversations also make it into the ATS.

Traditionally, that required manual updates, copying notes, or logging communication by hand. As every recruiter knows, those extra steps are easy to postpone when the day gets busy.

Inbound Email Sync removes that obstacle.

Once enabled, incoming emails are automatically attached to the appropriate records inside TE Recruit. As a result, recruiters no longer have to rely on memory or manual processes to maintain communication history.

The system handles it automatically in the background, creating cleaner and more reliable records over time.

Keeping Everyone On The Same Page

Recruiting teams work best when everyone has visibility into the same information.

However, when communication tracking depends on manual effort, gaps naturally occur. One recruiter may log activity while another forgets, leaving incomplete records and missing context.

Automatic inbound syncing helps solve that problem.

By capturing incoming communication consistently, TE Recruit gives team members a more complete picture of candidate and client interactions. This improves coordination, reduces confusion, and makes collaboration easier across the entire recruiting process.

Creating Smoother Candidate And Client Communication

Strong recruiting relationships are built on timely, informed communication.

When recruiters can quickly review previous conversations, they can respond with better context and avoid unnecessary miscommunication.

Inbound Email Sync helps support those interactions by ensuring important emails are already available inside the ATS when recruiters need them.

That means fewer missed follow-ups, less duplicate outreach, and a smoother experience overall for both candidates and clients.

Turning TE Recruit Into A More Powerful Data Hub

Good recruiting decisions depend on good data.

Unfortunately, manually maintained communication records are rarely complete over the long term. Missing information creates reporting issues, pipeline blind spots, and inconsistent records.

By automatically syncing inbound email activity, TE Recruit becomes a stronger and more dependable source of truth for recruiting teams.

With more complete communication history available, firms gain better visibility into recruiting activity, stronger reporting accuracy, and improved operational consistency.

Expanding The Feature To More Recruiters

With support now available for both Microsoft and Google Workspace integrations, more Professional Tier users can benefit from this automation than ever before.

This rollout reflects Top Echelon’s ongoing focus on reducing repetitive administrative work and helping recruiters operate more efficiently.

The less time recruiters spend documenting communication manually, the more time they can spend building relationships, filling jobs, and generating revenue.

Continuing To Build A More Connected Recruiting Platform

Inbound Email Sync is part of a larger effort to make TE Recruit more intuitive, connected, and aligned with the real-world workflow of recruiters.

Email is one of the most important tools recruiters use every day. Bringing that communication directly into TE Recruit without requiring extra effort creates a more streamlined experience across the platform.

And there’s more to come.

Future enhancements will continue focusing on workflow automation, improved visibility, and helping recruiters spend less time managing data.

Start Using Inbound Email Sync Today

Professional Tier users with Microsoft or Google accounts can begin using Inbound Email Sync immediately.

Once activated, recruiters can start reducing administrative workload, improving communication tracking, and maintaining more accurate ATS records automatically.

And if you’re not currently using the Professional Tier of TE Recruit, this is a great time to upgrade. The Professional Tier is available for just $20 more per user per month, with additional savings available through annual pricing.

Upgrade to the Professional Tier of TE Recruit!

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out at support@topechelon.com.

We’re saving the date again.

Top Echelon Network Membership Development Coordinator Drea Codispoti, CERS

Drea Codispoti, CPC/CERS

And honestly, at this point, there’s really only one logical explanation . . .

We just can’t stay away from each other.

That’s right! Top Echelon is excited to announce that TE Connect Fall 2026 is heading back to Chicago, Illinois . . . and back to the always-popular Sheraton Suites Chicago O’Hare!

In other words: we’re gettin’ the band back together.

So go ahead and block your calendar now for October 29–30, 2026, because this is shaping up to be another unforgettable TE Connect experience.

Event Details

If bullet points are your love language, we’ve got you covered below.

  • Main Event Dates: Thursday–Friday, October 29–30, 2026
  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Venue: Sheraton Suites Chicago O’Hare

We’re still building out the full agenda, but we already know this much: it’s going to be packed with training, networking, collaboration, and actionable takeaways.

Why Chicago? Why the Sheraton Gateway?

Because some places just feel right.

We’re excited to return to the Sheraton Suites Chicago O’Hare, a venue that has become a favorite gathering place for TE Network recruiters. Conveniently located near O’Hare International Airport, the hotel makes travel simple while providing plenty of space for learning, collaboration, and relationship-building.

And then there’s Chicago itself.

Great food. Great energy. Great people. And in the fall? Even better.

Whether you’re reconnecting with longtime trading partners or meeting recruiters in person for the very first time, Chicago provides the perfect backdrop for productive conversations and meaningful connections.

Let’s Connect in Chicago!

We can’t wait to gather again in Chicago this October for another exciting TE Connect event.

Whether this will be your first TE Connect or your tenth, Fall 2026 promises valuable conversations, practical learning, stronger partnerships, and the kind of energy that only comes from bringing recruiters together face to face.

So save the dates: October 29–30, 2026.

And we’ll see you in Chicago!

Being a part of Top Echelon Network is being a member of a community of recruiters who are here for the purpose of furthering one another in business by helping with ideas; business strategies; and of course, making placements.

Top Echelon Network Membership Development Coordinator Drea Codispoti, CERS

Drea Codispoti, CPC/CERS

A part of being a good partner in this community is knowing the procedures, and most importantly, the Top Echelon Network Policies. Understanding these rules of engagement makes you a “better player in the game.”

This will help everybody understand not only the protocols, but also the expectations that we set forth to help foster healthy relationships between Top Echelon partners.

In the first of a series of articles here in The Pinnacle, I want to discuss Top Echelon Network Policy #11: Placement Fees, Payment Terms, Refunds, Fall-offs, and Guarantees.

When a placement is made, you can refer to this article: “You Have Made Your First Split, Now What?”

Now you have the client’s payment for the placement . . .

Which funds are split? The entire amount of funds that a client has paid you for filling the role in question. If there is a retainer paid to you for filling that role, it is included in the total to be split.

When do you pay your TE partner? Immediately upon receiving your client check. Change the status of the placement on the Job Order in Top Echelon to Completed. Then make two photocopies of the client check , send one copy to your TE partner/candidate recruiter along with their full 47% and the second copy to TE headquarters with the 6% brokerage fee.

What if the client sends my fee electronically? It is not difficult to use screen capture tools to take a shot of that line item on your statement and block out other information that is personal. To confirm that amount, also include a copy of the invoice that you sent to the client with your TE partner’s check.

These actions of transparency establish checks and balances, demonstrating trust and partnership to those with whom you make placements in Top Echelon Network.

Refunds/guarantees/fall-off: When a fall-off occurs within the guarantee period, the job order recruiter must change the status on the job in Top Echelon on the placement form from Completed/Finalized to Fall-Off. This will initiate an email to both the candidate recruiter and Top Echelon headquarters. Of course, you also want to call your TE partner on the phone and let them know of the situation prior to filling out that form. The fees are to be refunded by the candidate recruiter and Top Echelon headquarters immediately upon notice of the fall-off. There are no exclusions or exceptions to this rule.

Most of you have been recruiting for quite some time and are very experienced. As members of Top Echelon Network, any placement that occurs between members is 100% subject to the Network Policies we’ve set forth, so that everybody is using the same playbook.

You might think, “Well, my policy on this type of situation has always been . . .” or “Since I have been recruiting, I have always . . .” or “[insert internal dialogue here]” . . . none of that comes into play with a TE split. If that was the case, then we would have bedlam on our hands, as there are so many perspectives on how things should be done.

I encourage everybody to read through the Policies, and if you have any questions, please contact me at drea@topechelon.com.

We’re continuously updating both the Top Echelon recruiting software and our split placement network software.

So we’re pleased to announce the following software updates!

1. [PRO] Inbound Email Sync

Connect your Microsoft or Google Workspace account to automatically sync incoming emails into TE Recruit. Messages are logged as activities on the appropriate records, eliminating manual logging and keeping all communication history centralized.

2. New CoRecruit Settings Page

You can now request a free CoRecruit trial directly within TE Recruit through the new CoRecruit settings page. Once submitted, a member of the CoRecruit team will reach out within 24 hours to help get you started.

Our integration with CoRecruit helps automate note-taking for phone calls, video calls, and in-person meetings, then delivers those notes directly into TE Recruit as activities to help streamline the screening process.

3. New Device Login Verification

To help keep your data secure, you’ll now be sent a verification email when the system detects a login to any of our apps from an unrecognized device or browser.

When the update reaches your account, you will be required to verify any current devices and/or browsers for each of our products. This will not apply to users with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) enabled.

4. Full-Width Resume Card View

You can now expand the resume card to a full-width layout at the bottom of People Datasheets.

This makes it easier to read, eliminating the need to zoom in or open it in a new window. Your preferred view will be saved and automatically applied moving forward.

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Remember, you can always stay informed about software updates by visiting the official Top Echelon Product Updates page. You can see current and past updates, as well as which updates and upgrades are next.

If you have questions about these updates or about any other aspect of your TE Network and/or TE Recruit account, you can:

→ Send an email to support@topechelon.com.

→ Visit our Help Center for answers to your questions or start a live chat by clicking the “Contact” link in the navigation bar.

The best way to learn how to make more placements in a split placement network is to see how other recruiters have made placements with their split partners.

Top Echelon Content and Communications Manager Matthew Deutsch

Matthew Deutsch

That’s why we present such placements almost every week in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog.

These placements tell a story, and like all great stories, they end with a placement fee. (“They lived happily ever after.”)

However, to write a great story yourself, you must invest in your split partners.

Below are three BIG reasons to invest in your split partners:

#1—Exceptional candidates

We can’t emphasize this enough. Every single day in Top Echelon’s recruiter network, members share exceptional candidates with one another.

And every single day, recruiters in TE Network make split placements with each other because of the exceptional candidates that they’ve shared.

It’s all about the candidates! More candidates!

#2—Help during the placement process

Being a recruiter is NOT easy. The recruiting process is long. Hiring managers can be clueless. (You didn’t say that, I did.) Candidates can be secretive and stubborn.

Face it: some help would be nice.

That’s exactly what you get with a quality split recruiting partner, somebody who can help you navigate the long and winding road to Placement City. (“Fall-offs and turn-downs and no-shows, oh my!”)

#3—Looking like a rock star to your clients

When you present exceptional candidates and you present them quickly, you look good in the eyes of your clients. When you look good in the eyes of your clients, hiring managers give you more job orders.

And when hiring managers give you more job orders, you fill them with more exceptional candidates from your split partners. It’s almost like a system . . . or something.

So if YOU want exceptional candidates, help during the placement process, and to look like a rock star with your clients, then invest in your split partners!

Also, contact Top Echelon Director of Network Operations Drea Codispoti, CPC/CERS at 330.595.1742 or via email at drea@topechelon.com. (Because Drea is already a rock star.)