We have the most recent TE Network split placements in this issue of The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog!

And it just so happens that there’s a recruiter in the Network who has made their first TE split placement. That recruiter is Alpana Kapur of Saba Talent.

Alpana made her split with Dan Trudeau of PRA USA. Alpana and Dan placed a Warranty Manager – Electronics to earn a $28,000 fee at 20%.

However, there are other recruiters who made split placements in TE Network recently . . . and they’re all listed below!

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

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

Please note that the placements listed below reflect deals finalized in TE Network for the period from May 5 through May 18, 2025.

Remember, if you don’t want information related to your split 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 TE Network!

This Week’s Split Placements

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Job recruiter: Debbi Reiger of Reiger Technical Search

Candidate recruiter: Michael Brown of Seneca Creek Executive Search, LLC

Job title: SENIOR VDI ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $27,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

Overall placement fee: $17,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Carol McBride of RCC Group, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum

Job title: CONTROLLER

Overall placement fee: $32,750

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Dan Trudeau of PRA USA

Candidate recruiter: Alpana Kapur of Saba Talent

Job title: WARRANTY MANAGER – ELECTRONICS

Overall placement fee: $28,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing

Candidate recruiter: Jim Strickland of BioSource Recruiters

Job title: SUPPLY PLANNING LEADER

Overall placement fee: $22,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Adam Krueger of Sun Recruiting, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: SENIOR OPERATIONS MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $26,250

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Ross Triplett of Fusion HCR, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Patrick Novick of Metro Associates

Job title: LICENSED DRILLER

Overall placement fee: $9,360

Fee percentage: 18%

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Job recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Candidate recruiter: Stephanie Stephens of KESST Global Network

Job title: ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

Overall placement fee: $17,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Bill Kubena of Kubena & Associates (inactive)

Candidate recruiter: Thomas Trese of Tom Trese Networking, LLC

Job title: LEAD SWISS CNC MACHINIST

Overall placement fee: $11,560

Fee percentage: Flat

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If you’re a newer TE 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 year is certainly flying by, is it not? After all, it’s hard to believe that we’re rapidly approaching the halfway mark of 2025.

Now that we’re nearly at the end of the fifth month of the year, it can mean only one thing . . . the Memorial Day holiday!

As you might have already guessed, the Top Echelon Software offices are closed on Memorial Day. Specifically, the Top Echelon offices will be closed on Monday, May 26, in observance of the holiday.

In this case, the “Top Echelon Software offices” refers to the following:

• Top Echelon’s recruiting network (TE Network)
• Top Echelon’s recruiting software (TE Recruit)

No worries, though. Our offices will re-open at 8 a.m., EDT the following day: Tuesday, May 27.

As always, I’d like to take a moment to wish you a fun and safe Memorial Day holiday. This is a great opportunity to get together with family and friends and to travel for parties, picnics, and barbeques.

And of course, the Memorial Day holiday is always an opportunity to remember those who have served our country or who are currently serving our nation, both here and overseas.

We hope that you have a great holiday weekend!

Despite everything that’s happened in the world during the past several years and a seemingly never-ending degree of economic uncertainty here in these United States (hello, Tariff Mania), high-quality candidates are still in short supply.

And of course, you’d like to make a full fee on your placements. That’s why the temptation exists to hoard your best candidates for yourself.

However, that’s often not the best strategy . . . especially if you don’t have open positions that are a fit for those candidates.

That’s why it’s always a good idea to send your BEST candidates to your trading partners. After all:

• Your candidates are open to making a move.
• The company has an urgent hiring need.
• There’s a recruiter on the other end who can help with the process.

Your best candidates = more placements

Great candidates don’t hold much value if you can’t place them. But what if you sent those great candidates to your trading partners in TE Network? What then?

Well, they could very well get placed. Then you get money. Then you get happy.

Is “half a loaf” better than no loaf at all? Is receiving a check for $10,000 (or more) better than not receiving a check at all?

Sometimes, questions just seem to answer themselves.

To fully leverage the resources of your TE Network membership so you can make more placements before the end of 2025, contact Top Echelon Director of Network Operations Drea Codispoti, CPC/CERS at 330.595.1742 or via email at drea@topechelon.com.

Welcome to the final blog post in my series about how to enjoy more “Exporter Success” as a member of Top Echelon’s recruiting network.

In this latest installment, I’d like to discuss qualifying the candidates that you submit to other recruiters in TE Network. What do I mean by “qualifying”?

Don’t assume that your version of qualifying candidates matches that of the other recruiter. Keep this question in mind: “What is the process that you use to submit candidates to your own clients’ positions?”

Blueprint for qualifying candidates

After all, you don’t just send candidates to your clients so they can “run with them” and then expect them to send you a check because you forwarded a few resumes . . . do you?

With that in mind, follow the four steps listed below:

#1—Talk with the candidate.

#2—Don’t go along with the fact that the candidate thinks they’re a fit for the position. Use your experience and knowledge of the position and the niche. (You’re still working inside your niche and to your strengths, right?)

#3—Make sure that the candidate is qualified by all terms of the job description and they’re available and looking to make a move.

#4—When you have candidates who have been qualified and not just resumes, send those candidates to your trading partners and follow that up with a telephone call!

And of course, what is the most important thread when qualifying candidates?

Communication, communication, and MORE communication.

I hope this has been a helpful series of blog posts. If you have any questions about how you can experience more success in TE Network, please contact me.

You can do so by calling 330.595.1742 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.

Top Echelon Training and Support Manager Todd Bossler recently conducted a special TE Recruit Training Tuesday webinar titled, “New TE Recruit Release: All About Sequencing!”

You may have attended this free webinar on Tuesday, May 6. On the other hand, you may not have been in attendance.

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

If you are not a user of our recruiting software, TE Recruit, then check out the video, anyway, to see how the software could benefit your recruiting desk and agency.

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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We’ve added a powerful new feature to the Professional Tier of TE Recruit, and now you can learn all about it from the next Training Tuesday webinar video.

That powerful new feature? Sequencing!

During this FREE video, Top Echelon Training and Support Manager Todd Bossler will give you the low-down about how Sequencing can help you save time and energy during the recruiting and placement process. Specifically, Todd will cover:

• What is Sequencing and how it scales personalized outreach
• Building a Sequence with emails, activities, and custom delays
• Enrolling records with just a few clicks
• Monitoring progress and managing records as they move through
• Tips to boost response rates and make every touchpoint count
• How to upgrade to the Pro Tier to take advantage of this powerful new feature

So get ready to take your TE Recruit subscription to the next level and watch this video to learn about our “New TE Recruit Release: All About Sequencing!”

Watch this TE Recruit training video!

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 TE Network membership, please contact 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.