CAUSING SPLIT PLACEMENTS THIS WEEK:

Once again, Hiring Hook staffing firm and recruitment website design led the way!  Over half of the split placements made by Top Echelon Network recruiters this week were through their Hiring Hook website.

This underscores a trend that has been happening for quite some time, namely that more and more recruiters are making money from their agency’s website.  Specifically, they’re using the Hiring Hook Job Board to not only post their jobs on their site and to social media, but also on the websites of other recruiting agencies that are Preferred Members of the Network!

More job seekers are looking for jobs online (especially with mobile devices) with each passing day, meaning this is a trend that’s just beginning.

POSITIONS FILLED THIS WEEK:

Below are the positions that were recently filled by Top Echelon Network recruiters.

• Automation Engineer
• Quality Engineer Assembly
• Environmental Specialist
• VP of Sales
• Senior Accountant – Real Estate

Call (330) 455-1433 for more information about Hiring Hook.  And don’t forget: you can request a FREE website evaluation for your recruiting agency!

THIS WEEK’S COMPLETED SPLIT PLACEMENTS:

Job recruiter: Alan Daum of Alan N. Daum & Associates, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search

Job title: AUTOMATION ENGINEER

Fee percentage—20%

Action causing split placement: The job seeker or client was found through my Hiring Hook recruiting website.

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Job recruiter: Georgette Sandifer of Gallman Consulting

Candidate recruiter: Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search

Job title: QUALITY ENGINEER ASSEMBLY

Fee percentage—25%

Action causing split placement: The job seeker or client was found through my Hiring Hook recruiting website.

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Job recruiter: Rose Langhals of Bridgeway Professionals, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of the Cameron Craig Group

Job title: ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST

Fee percentage—20%

Action causing split placement: The job seeker or client was found through my Hiring Hook recruiting website.

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Job recruiter: Kristin Jiles of eSearch Pro, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Debra Bennett of Velocity Search Group

Job title: VP OF SALES

Fee percentage—Flat

Action causing split placement: Regular communication with another Top Echelon Network recruiter

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Job recruiter: John Moskonas of The ARGroup of Search Companies

Candidate recruiter: Roy Cope of R. Cope & Associates, Inc.

Job title: SENIOR ACCOUNTANT – REAL ESTATE

Fee percentage—20%

Action causinig split placement: Regular communication with another Top Echelon Network recruiter

The 2013 National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS) Conference for recruiters is quickly approaching!

In fact, the NAPS Conference is scheduled for Tuesday, September 10, through Friday, September 13.  The location for the event is the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

That’s only a little over two months away!  That’s just one reason why you should register now for what’s annually one of the most heavily attended events in the recruiting industry.  Below are some other reasons to register:

• 20 of the recruiting industry’s leading speakers
• CPC, CTS, and CERS certification sessions
• Networking lunches
• Fast-track speaker breakouts
• An “Owner/Manager Special Day”!
• And a whole lot more!

As we’ve mentioned more than once, Hiring Hook recruiting websites and Big Biller recruitment software are both sponsors of this year’s NAPS Conference!

The cost to attend the conference is $795 for NAPS members and $1,195 for non-members.  Recruiters are encouraged to contact NAPS about special pricing and payment plans.

Since 1961, NAPS has built a reputation for being the educator for the executive search and staffing industry.  The organization has accomplished this not only through its annual conference, but also through its certification program and emphasis on continuing education for search professionals.

So sign up now!  September will be here before you know it!

THE TOP RECRUITERS:

Veronica Snyder has made 52 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  Her firm, Career Professionals, has been a Preferred Member since 1990.

Cindy Andrew Cordell, CPC has made 36 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  Her firm, Corporate Resources, has been a Preferred Member since 1992.

Therese Eckhoff, CPC has made 20 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  Her firm, Recruiting Pros of Chicagoland, has been a Preferred Member since 2002.

Pam Copeland has made 1 placement as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  Her firm, Albert Energy/fulltimeGiGS, has been a Preferred Member since 2011.

THE SPLIT PLACEMENTS:

The split placements below represent the value that Top Echelon Network provides, namely the fact that these recruiters would not have made the placements without the help of their Trading Partners.  The Network helps recruiters make placements (and generate more revenue) that they would NOT have made otherwise.

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“Thank you, Cindy, for your expertise in the IT field.  I couldn’t have done this without you!”

Submitted by Veronica Snyder of Career Professionals, Inc. regarding her split placement with Cindy Andrew Cordell, CPC of Corporate Resources, LLC

Position Title—IT MANAGER

Fee Percentage—25%

(Editor’s note: This is the first Network split that Snyder and Cordell have made together in Top Echelon.)

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“I appreciate Pam’s diligence and professionalism throughout the process.  Her candidate presentations are very thorough.”

Submitted by Therese Eckhoff, CPC of Recruiting Pros of Chicagoland regarding her split placement with Pam Copeland of Albert Energy/fulltimeGiGS

Position Title—PROCESS CONTROLS ENGINEER

Fee Percentage—25%

(Editor’s note: This is the first Network split that Eckhoff and Copeland have made together in Top Echelon.)

First the good news: the economy is growing and companies are adding jobs.

The bad news?  The growth is slower than everyone would like and has slowed since the beginning of the year.

Why?  Well, as ADP CFO Jan Siegmund explained in an interview with Fortune magazine Editor-At-Large Geoff Colvin, small businesses in particular are still scared to hire due to a number of economic factors.

“Since the beginning of the year, we believe that potentially the tax rate changes had an impact and anticipation of the healthcare reform may impact hiring decisions, as well as the reemergence of payroll taxes,” Siegmund said.

Hiring appears to be particularly slow for companies in the 30 to 50 employee range, he added.  This is most likely due to the employer mandate of the healthcare reform law known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obamacare.

In 2015 (recently pushed back from 2014), the employer mandate will require employers with 50 or more full-time or full-time equivalent employees to provide healthcare insurance to those employees.  Employers who are close to the 50-employee threshold may choose not to hire to avoid being subject to the employer mandate, Siegmund said.

This could be bad for recruiters who depend on hiring for their livelihoods.  Or it could create an opportunity for them to position themselves as a strategic partner for their clients.  Simply not hiring to avoid Obamacare is not going to be a good strategy for companies trying to grow.

Recruiters can provide a viable solution.  You can provide contractors who are W-2 employees of a contract staffing back-office.

That way, small companies can get the help they need to continue growing without being subject to the employer mandate.  As the employer for the contractors, the back-office assumes all of the employment responsibilities, including Obamacare compliance.

To get started, simply let your clients know that you can provide contractors and align yourself with