Top Echelon Network recruiters have been racking up split placements at a rampant rate for months now, but they reached the next level last week. That’s because Network members accounted for 27 splits!

To add some perspective, if Top Echelon members made an average of 27 splits per week for an entire year, that would equate to 1,404 placements.

Not only did Top Producer Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group make five splits during this one-week period, but one of the fees associated with last week’s TE splits totaled $40,500. Lisa Rokusek of Rokusek Recruits and Ebony Black of Connect Staffing Professional, LLC placed a Senior Fullstack Engineer to earn that 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 for the week of Monday, May 23, through Sunday, May 29.

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: Debbi Reiger of Reiger Technical Search

Candidate recruiter: Coleen Balogh-Walther of The Provident Search Group, Inc.

Job title: BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST

Overall placement fee: $14,960

Fee percentage: 22%

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Job recruiter: Lisa Rokusek of Rokusek Recruits

Candidate recruiter: Ebony Black of Connect Staffing Professional, LLC (inactive)

Job title: SENIOR FULLSTACK ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $40,500

Fee percentage: 27%

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

Candidate recruiter: Ann Boland of The Boland Group

Job title: TECHNICAL SALES MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $24,600

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Errol Neider of EGN Technical Resources

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group

Job title: ENGINEERING ADMINISTRATION ANALYST

Overall placement fee: $11,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Brenda Wylie-Biggs, CPC of KB Search Team, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group

Job title: HR GENERALIST

Overall placement fee: $18,750

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Amylyn Kyler of Kyler Professional Search

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group

Job title: IT ENTERPRISE SECURITY ARCHITECT

Overall placement fee: $12,000

Fee percentage: Flat

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Job recruiter: Mark Gundrum of Gundrum & Associates, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group

Job title: SALES ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $15,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Errol Neider of EGN Technical Resources

Candidate recruiter: Joe Cresci of Food Management Search

Job title: MECHANICAL DESIGNER

Overall placement fee: $15,000

Fee percentage: 25%

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

Candidate recruiter: Joe Cresci of Food Management Search

Job title: PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

Overall placement fee: $13,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Troy Randolph of Lea Randolph & Associates, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: David Cuozzo of CrowdSourced Recruiting

Job title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – HOSPICE

Overall placement fee: $26,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Michael Agen of New Solutions Group, LLC

Candidate recruiter: David Cuozzo of CrowdSourced Recruiting

Job title: RN HOME HEALTH

Overall placement fee: $19,600

Fee percentage: 20%

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

Candidate recruiter: David Cuozzo of CrowdSourced Recruiting

Job title: CUSTOMER ACCOUNT SPECIALIST

Overall placement fee: $12,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Scott Galloway of Galloway Resource Partners, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: SENIOR APPLICATION SYSTEMS ANALYST

Overall placement fee: $24,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Mark Crabtree of Crabtree & Eller, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Job title: BRANCH MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $15,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Larry Radzely of Larry Radzely

Candidate recruiter: Phil Hurd of Oculus Search Partners, LLC

Job title: FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER 

Overall placement fee: $12,400

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Laurie Burden of The Recruiting Pro

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

Job title: PHARMACY MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $10,000

Fee percentage: Flat

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Job recruiter: Jason Kaminsky of bizjobz, LLC

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

Job title: DIRECTOR – PAID SEARCH

Overall placement fee: $25,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Errol Neider of EGN Technical Resources

Candidate recruiter: Terry Rhodes of NewCareers

Job title: PROCESS DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $11,875

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Mark Udulutch of Markent Personnel

Candidate recruiter: Terry Rhodes of NewCareers

Job title: MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $18,200

Fee percentage: 28%

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Job recruiter: Erika Staszewski of Integritas Search

Candidate recruiter: Gary Schultz of Work 22, Inc.

Job title: PURCHASING MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $26,250

Fee percentage: 25%

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

Candidate recruiter: Melinda Simpson of SP Associates

Job title: SAFETY & HEALTH MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $36,250

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Steve Eller of Crabtree & Eller, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: DIRECTOR – LOGISTICS & DISTRIBUTION

Overall placement fee: $28,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Amylyn Kyler of Kyler Professional Search

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: DIRECTOR OF NON-PROFIT FUNDRAISING/DEVELOPMENT

Overall placement fee: $20,000

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Tom LaRosa of RML Specialty Group, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: SENIOR AUTOMATION & PROCESS CONTROLS ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $30,000

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Pat Kenefick of Kenefick & Associates, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $21,250

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Keith Cornelison of Personnel Resources

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST/MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

Overall placement fee: $17,680

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Larry Radzely of Larry Radzely

Candidate recruiter: David Vogrinc of Vogrinc & Short

Job title: MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Overall placement fee: $14,600

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 330.455.1433, x156 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.

Earlier this year, we held the Top Echelon National Convention for the first time in three years. And since it was such a successful event and we received such tremendous feedback, we decided to hold the Fall Conference in 2022, as well!

That’s the good news. The better news? Early Bird Registration for the Fall Conference begins this Friday, June 3!

This year’s Fall Conference is scheduled for Thursday, October 6, and Friday, October 7. The site of the conference is the Sheraton O’Hare Suites (formerly the Sheraton Gateway Suites).

Our room rate with the Sheraton O’Hare Suites is $144 per night. That rate is good for Top Echelon Network members attending the conference for the dates of Wednesday, October 5, through Friday, October 7.

To make hotel reservations at the Sheraton O’Hare Suites, call 1.847.699.6300. Be sure to reference the “Top Echelon conference” and its dates when you make the reservation. Please note there are a limited number of rooms available at that rate for our group. The hotel will give them out on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Sheraton O’Hare Suites is located near the Chicago O’Hare Airport. A courtesy shuttle will be available for your transportation. Also keep in mind that you do not have to stay at the Sheraton O’Hare Suites. You also have the option of staying at any hotel of your choice and traveling to the Sheraton.

It’s a proven fact that attending our recruiter networking events helps recruiters enjoy more success as members of Top Echelon Network. This event will be no different.

I can promise you that there will be sessions and activities designed specifically to help increase your billings. And I don’t mean just your TE billings. I mean your overall billings, as well.

So sign up on Friday and get ready to attend the Fall Conference and make more placements!

One thing I know for certain is that when we bring Top Echelon Network members together to help one another, not only do they make placements, but they also help one another with running their desk and finding new ways of being successful in this business.

So we’re bringing back the Virtual Core Groups (VCG) starting on June 8!

So many relationships have been forged in these groups over the years, and those relationships have turned into split placements.

This time around, we are doing things a bit differently. A topic will be presented at the beginning of each meeting to create a sharing discussion during which members can learn from one another. Then I will “open the floor up” for attendees to ask questions regarding the Network software. Last on the list (and the main point of this call) is the sharing of jobs.

Each member will need to have the jobs they want to discuss shared with the Network prior to the meeting. We will display the jobs via GoogleMeet and everyone will be able review them and ask questions.

In terms of scheduling, the VCG meetings will be held regularly on the second Wednesday/Thursday of each month. Below is the Virtual Core Group schedule for June.

Wednesday, June 8:

1:30 p.m., ET – Manufacturing/Engineering
2:30 p.m., ET – Information Technology
3:30 p.m., ET – Biotech/Pharma/Med Device

Thursday, June 9

3:30 p.m., ET – Accounting/Finance

Meeting Format:

• Attendee roll call
• A brief discussion of recruiting-related topics that will allow attendees to share and learn from one another.
• Brief Q&A on the Network software
• Sharing of jobs. (Jobs must be advertised to the Network prior to the meeting). Members will share their hottest jobs and discuss the particulars with the attendees as their jobs are shared on the screen.

To join the Google meeting at the appointed time, click this link: https://meet.google.com/mer-kkby-puz.

If you have problems with audio on your computer, dial +1 641-569-8534 and enter this PIN: 709 466 207#.

And if you have any questions about this Pinnacle blog post, about Virtual Core Groups, or about your Top Echelon Network membership in general, please contact me.

You can do so by calling 330.455.1433, x156 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.

For years in Top Echelon, we held an annual “Network Membership Drive,” one that few Network recruiters probably remember. Back in the day, that drive consisted of our hard copy Networking News newsletter that was mailed to 20,000 recruiting agency owners.

However, that was when print marketing was all the rage. In this digital age, print marketing is NOT all the rage.

But besides that, over the many years that we’ve been in business, we’ve discovered one indisputable truth. Well, we’ve discovered many such truths, but we’ve discovered one in particular that relates to seeking out new Network recruiters.

That truth is this:

The best way to get new members in Top Echelon Network who value quality and integrity is to ask for recruiter referrals from current members in Top Echelon Network who also value quality and integrity.

From that indisputable truth springs three reasons why we want your referrals for membership in Top Echelon’s split network:

1.) If you’re the type of recruiter we want in the Network, then chances are good that you know other recruiters who we also want in the Network.

2.) Recruiters you feel comfortable working with already are more than likely good candidates for membership.

3.) Trust is one of The Four Pillars of Top Echelon Network, and it might be the most important one. We trust you as Network members . . . and we trust you to refer other recruiters we can also trust.

In addition, we are more than willing to PAY for your referrals. Once your referral applies for membership and is accepted, we will credit your agency’s account $150. (Yes, that is more than your agency’s monthly membership dues. Minus any brokerage fee you owe us, of course.)

If you have a recruiting agency in mind that you think would be a good fit for Network membership, please send their agency name, the name of the owner, and their contact information to info@topechelon.com.

Keep in mind that we also have a referral program in place for Top Echelon’s recruiting software. Keep in mind that the referral fee for our ATS is the same as the Network: $150.

To submit those referrals, once again send an email with the pertinent information to info@topechelon.com.

We want your recruiter referrals! And we want to PAY you for them!