EVENT : “Top Echelon Networking on the FARM”

HOSTS : Maria Hemminger and Joanna Spaun of MJ Recruiters, LLC

DATE : Thursday August 15

START TIME : 10:30 a.m.

ADDRESS : The Hemminger Farm, 3144 W. U.S. 224, Tiffin, OH 44883

DESCRIPTION :

Join MJ Recruiters for the Top Echelon networking event of the summer at The Hemminger Farm in Tiffin.  Top Echelon Network recruiters are invited to network, meet new recruiters, and communicate with Top Echelon and Top Echelon Contracting members.  This will be the third such event at The Hemminger Farm.

WHAT TO EXPECT :

• Share HOT jobs and HOT candidates.
• Communicate with CONTRACTING expert Debbie Fledderjohann of Top Echelon.
• Get the answers to “Geek questions” with Todd Bossler of Top Echelon.
• MJ Recruiters will be providing grilled hamburgers and bratwurst patties for everyone to enjoy. Drinks will also be supplied (water, pop, and beer).
• Please bring a side dish to share, as well as a camp chair.
• This is a casual, relaxing, informal day.  Kayaking, swimming, fishing, sand volleyball, and corn hole will be available!

RSVP/QUESTIONS : Email maria@mjrecruiters.com or call (419) 443-1840.

ATTENDEES SO FAR:

Tim Frajter of Emerald Resource Group in Broadview Heights, Ohio
Mike Lupidi of M.J. Lupidi & Associates, Inc. in Middletown, Ohio
Todd Bossler of Top Echelon Network, Inc. in Canton, Ohio
Debbie Fledderjohann of Top Echelon Contracting in Canton, Ohio
Pam Petitpren of The PRA Group in St. Clair, Michigan
Jim Petitpren of The PRA Group in St. Clair, Michigan
Dave Sgro of True North Consultants, Inc. in North Ridgeville, Ohio
Jim Folger of ONESource Technical, Inc in Solon, Ohio
Jimmy Folger of ONESource Technical, Inc in Solon, Ohio
Steve Hillman of The Summit Group LLC in Forth Wayne, Indiana
Bob Gabor of The Gabor Group in Akron, Ohio
Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters LLC in Tiffin, Ohio
Joanna Spaun of MJ Recruiters LLC in Tiffin, Ohio
Lisa Reinbolt of MJ Recruiters LLC in Tiffin, Ohio
Jillian Adams of MJ Recruiters LLC in Tiffin, Ohio
Jeff Peters Peters of Search Group LLC in Angola, IN
Pat McCombs of KB Search Team LLC in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Rhonda Dove of KB Search Team LLC in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Kathy Burns of KB Search Team LLC in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Joy Shanklin of Shanklin & Associates in Cleveland, Ohio
Karen Akbal-Sturgeon of KLA Industries in Cincinnati, Ohio
Paul Sturgeon of KLA Industries in Cincinnati, Ohio
Juli Smith of The Smith Consulting Group in Jackson, Michigan
Randy Thomas of The Smith Consulting Group in Jackson, Michigan

SPLIT PLACEMENTS THIS WEEK:

As the old Jerry Reed song goes, “When you’re hot, you’re hot,” and there are a handful of Top Echelon Network recruiters who are definitely hot right now.  Those recruiters include the following:

• Robert Biones, CPC of R.A. Briones & Company
• Sean Napoles, CPC of Career Brokers, Inc.
• Therese Eckhoff, CPC of RecruitingPros of Chicagoland

Napoles and Briones both have three Network splits in this issue of The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog, while Eckhoff has two Network splits.  And how are they doing it?  Through “Regular Communication” and networking, of course!

SPLIT JOBS FILLED THIS WEEK:

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

• PHP Programmer
  
• DBA
• BOBJ Senior Business Analyst
  
• Process Controls Engineer
  
• Engineering Manager
• Mining Manager
  
• Operations Manager
  
• Production Supervisor
  

To find out how YOU can enjoy more success in Top Echelon Network, contact Membership Development Coordinator Drea Codispoti, CPC/CERS at (330) 455-1433, Ext. 156 or via email at Drea@TopEchelon.com.

THIS WEEK’S NETWORK SPLIT PLACEMENTS

Job recruiter: Robert Briones, CPC of R.A. Briones & Company

Candidate recruiter: Sean Napoles, CPC of Career Brokers, Inc.

Job title: PHP PROGRAMMER

Fee percentage: 30%

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

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Job recruiter: Robert Briones, CPC of R.A. Briones & Company

Candidate recruiter: Sean Napoles, CPC of Career Brokers, Inc.

Job title: DBA

Fee percentage: 30%

Action causing split placement: “Sean and I have partenered for positions with this client.  Sean finds exactly what is needed!”

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Job recruiter: Therese Eckhoff, CPC of Recruiting Pros of Chicagoland

Candidate recruiter: Sean Napoles, CPC of Career Brokers, Inc.

Job title: BOBJ SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST

Fee percentage: 25%

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

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Job recruiter: Therese Eckhoff, CPC of Recruiting Pros of Chicagoland

Candidate recruiter: Pam Copeland of Albert Energy/fulltimeGiGS

Job title: PROCESS CONTROLS ENGINEER

Fee percentage: 25%

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

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Job recruiter: Larry Gallin of Gallin Associates

Candidate recruiter: Robert Briones, CPC of R.A. Briones & Company

Job title: ENGINEERING MANAGER

Fee percentage: 25%

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

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Job recruiter: Veronica Snyder of Career Professionals, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Rudy Garcia of Joseph Michaels International

Job title: MINING MANAGER

Fee percentage: Flat

Action causing split placement: The job order or candidate was found by searching Top Echelon Network’s split databases.

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

Candidate recruiter: Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search

Job title: OPERATIONS MANAGER

Fee percentage: 20%

Action causing split placement: The job seeker or client was found through one of the many Hiring Hook recruiting websites.

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Job recruiter: Ron Sunshine of Ron Sunshine Associates

Candidate recruiter: Larry Goldberg, CPC of Lawrence Personnel

Job title: PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

Fee percentage: 20%

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

THE SPLIT RECRUITERS:

Robert Briones, CPC has made 32 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  His firm, R.A. Briones & Company, has been a Preferred Member since 1997.

Larry Gallin has made 45 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  His firm, Gallin Associates, has been a Preferred Member since 2003.

Michael Stuck has made 24 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  His firm, Gables Search Group, has been a Preferred Member since 2004.

Sean Napoles, CPC has made 183 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  His firm, Career Brokers, has been a Preferred Member since 2000.

THE SPLIT PLACEMENTS:

There is NO substitute for networking.  It can not only lead to the first Network split placement between recruiters, but in the case of Briones and Gallin, it can also lead to the first and second Network splits—at the same time!  It’s not like the other two recruiters featured this week are chopped liver, either.  They recently made their ninth Network split together, and for one of the recruiters (Napoles), it was his 183rd Network split as a Preferred Member recruiter.  In the world of recruiting, networking is the gift that keeps on giving.

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“This is another testament to the basic communication one can have.  I began to talk to Larry about golf courses to play in St. Pete.  He mentioned one of his positions in Mexico and asked me for candidates.  I had a similar position elsewhere.  The candidate I sent him has final interviews at corporate today.  His candidate for my job got his offer yesterday.  We may have reciprocal placements within a few days!”

Submitted by Robert Briones, CPC of R.A. Briones & Company regarding his Network split placement with Larry Gallin of Gallin Associates

Position Title—ENGINEERING MANAGER

Fee Percentage—27.5%

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

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“It’s been way too long for Sean and I to go between split placements.  We finally got another one and have a couple more offers pending.  Sean is the ultimate pro.  As usual, the candidate was spot-on, and my clients always interview all of Sean’s candidates.  Thanks again, let’s make a few more now.”

Submitted by Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group, Inc. regarding his Network split placement with Sean Napoles, CPC of Career Brokers, Inc.

Position Title—SOFTWARE ENGINEER – PROGRESS

Fee Percentage—15%

(Editor’s note: This is the ninth Network split that Stuck and Napoles have made together in Top Echelon.)

Employers all across America took a collective sigh of relief last week when the Obama administration announced that the employer mandate portion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would be postponed until 2015.  But the decision could leave some recruiters wondering how this will affect their firms, many of which stood to benefit from the mandate.

The employer mandate was to require employers with 50 or more employees to provide healthcare insurance to those employees by January 1, 2014, and it also came with a number of reporting requirements.  This mandate was a mixed blessing for recruiters.

For larger recruiting firms, it presented a challenge, as they were at risk of rising above the 50-employee threshold and having to provide insurance to their contractors.  But for most recruiters, it provided an opportunity to get more contract staffing business, as more companies turned to contractors to stay below the 50-employee threshold.

But now, according to a blog on the U.S. Department of Treasury website by Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy Mark Mazur, the reporting requirements under the employer mandate have been postponed until 2015.  That means the government will not be able to determine which employers are not providing the required coverage and cannot assess penalties, so the requirement to provide insurance is effectively also postponed until 2015.

So where does this leave recruiters?  Well, if you are a large firm that would fall under the employer mandate, you technically don’t have to provide insurance until 2015.  However, Mazur urged employers to voluntarily implement the reporting requirements in 2014 to prepare themselves for 2015.  Also, the delay does not relieve you of the obligation to notify employees about the existence of healthcare exchanges, or “The Marketplace.”  You must still provide the required notice by October 1, 2013.

For recruiters who are not subject to the employer mandate, but were hoping to benefit from it, stay the course.  You should still discuss the healthcare reform law with clients and the eventual impact it will have on their costs and administrative burden.

There is no indication at this time that the employer mandate will be repealed, so they can’t lose anything by preparing now.  In fact, they can immediately start reaping the other benefits of contract staffing: workforce flexibility, reduced legal liability, the ability to “try-before-they-buy” through contract-to-direct arrangements, etc.

The bottom line is that ALL recruiters should stay on top of this law and the impact it could have on their clients.  Companies often look to recruiters as employment experts and may turn to you for advice on how to best navigate the law.

(Editor’s note: This article is for informational purposes only and should NOT be considered legal advice.)