We’re all drowning from information saturation, so I will keep this brief. I have a simple recipe for success in Top Echelon Network.

Once you have followed through with this, weeks or months down the road, you will see a difference in what you are doing in our recruiting network. This is a difference that can yield a stronger understanding of what is happening in your TE community, relationships that will prove to be fruitful, and success in your business. Let’s face it: these are the reasons that you’re here.

How long does it take to build momentum in Top Echelon Network? It is up to YOU.

When you join the local gym, do you expect to look like Captain America after two weeks of working out and trying to stay on a healthy diet? It’s a process that requires diligence, yet the results are life-changing . . . Top Echelon Network is no different.

Here is your road map:

1. Update Your Recruiter Profile.
   • Add a photo.
   • Tag yourself with ALL relevant NAICS/Industry and SOC codes. In the description, spell out the details about you as a recruiter, such as the position titles and skill sets that define your recruiting firm.
   • Personal profile: who are you? Let other Network members know who you are as an Earth-dwelling human.
2. Share any active jobs you have to the Network.
   • The clients that are hiring right now need to see your capabilities. Be the recruiter who provides that client with the best talent in the most timely fashion by leveraging the power of Top Echelon Network.
3. Respond to any Network requests of your candidates.
4. Call at least three recruiters each week who work your niche, introduce yourself, initiate a new relationship, or rekindle an existing one.
   1. “How do I find who works what I do?”
      • Run a search in the Network Candidates sourcing tool for the types of candidates you regularly seek. When you see recurring names of Network members in the results, those are your partners whom you have not yet met. (Or you could look to the bottom left of the filters and see the top five recruiters who are holding the majority of the candidates in your search results.)
      • Create an Alert in Network Jobs that will show you which jobs are currently in Top Echelon Network and will ALERT you to the new ones daily.

Do you want to wait for the battle to learn to fight . . . or prepare NOW?

In Top Echelon Network, exporters are those recruiters who “export” candidates. In other words, they provide candidates to other Network members who have open job orders.

Right now, we’re still in the middle of a candidates’ market. In fact, the market for talent is historically tight.

This means that quality candidates are very important to the success of recruiters. And that includes members of Top Echelon’s recruiter network. Since that’s the case, it underscores the importance of the role that exporters play in Top Echelon.

With that in mind, I thought it would be prudent to promote best practices for exporters in the Network.

That being said, we’ve already published plenty of articles regarding these best practices. I’m going to bring them all together in this blog post as a quick review of how exporters should view their membership in TE.

Without further adieu, below are links to those articles:

• 6 Things a Network Exporter Should Do in TE
• Questions to Ask When Creating Job Alerts in TE
• The Importance of the Job Description in Top Echelon
• 2 Steps for Qualifying Job Orders in Top Echelon
• 4 Steps for Qualifying Candidates in Top Echelon

And of course, when it comes to exporting candidates, I urge you to opt-in to the Network Candidates sourcing tool.

More and more members are making split placements through this tool. There are now almost eight million recruited candidates in the Network Candidates sourcing tool.

In the meantime, if you have any feedback or questions, be sure to contact me by calling 330.595.1742 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.

Top Echelon offers a free monthly webinar as part of its Expert Recruiter Coaching Series.

These webinars touch upon a variety of recruiter-related topics. These topics deal with both job candidates and clients. As always, our goal with these webinars is to help agency recruiters and search consultants just like YOU make more placements.

We record these webinars for recruiters who can’t attend the live presentation, and we’re now pleased to offer the video from our most recent webinar by Barb Bruno, CPC/CTS of Good as Gold Training.

The title of that webinar (and corresponding training video) is “Become a Recruiting Powerhouse!”

Below is the official description for this training video:

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The most successful recruiters and staffing firms aren’t just filling jobs. They are recognized as industry experts, sought out by the best clients and candidates.

Barb Bruno, CPC/CTS

In today’s rapidly evolving workforce and workplace, shaped by technology, AI, and economic shifts, positioning yourself as a specialist is no longer optional. It’s the key to long-term profitability.

In the next webinar video in Top Echelon’s Expert Recruiter Coaching Series, Barb Bruno, CPC/CTS of Good as Gold Training will show you why specialization, industry expertise, and a well-defined niche leads to higher fees, stronger client relationships, and a steady stream of inbound business, without any cost.

Barb will share practical, no-cost strategies you can implement immediately to elevate your reputation; attract top-tier clients and candidates; and dramatically increase your placements, fills, income and profits.

Topics include:

1. How Specialization = More Money
Understand why recruiters and staffing firms who carve out a niche make higher fees and margins, work with better clients, and have stronger candidate pipelines.

2. Becoming the Go-To Industry Expert
Learn simple steps to position yourself as the expert in your market so that clients and candidates seek you out.

3. The Changing Workforce and Workplace
Get insight into how technology, AI, and economic shifts are reshaping hiring needs and how you can stay ahead of your competition.

4. Building a Magnetic Reputation
Discover immediate, no-cost actions that will boost your credibility, strengthen your network, and dramatically increase referrals of clients and candidates.

5. Implement and See Results Fast
Walk away with easy-to-apply strategies that will help you increase job orders, make more placements, and boost profits, starting today.

Don’t miss this opportunity to turn your recruiting expertise into a highly profitable, in-demand business. Watch this FREE training video and “Become a Recruiting Powerhouse!”

Watch this FREE training video!

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Recorded versions of our Expert Recruiter Coaching Series of webinars are posted on our website as free online recruitment training courses in the Top Echelon Recruiter Training Library.

Keep an eye out for the next free webinar in our Expert Recruiter Coaching Series!