Well, you asked for it . . . and you got it!

After several requests from Preferred Member recruiters, we are now including the most recent Offers Accepted and Completed Placements in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog.  Yes, they’re already located in the Members’ Area.  Despite that fact, though, Members would still like to see them in the newsletter, as well.

Keep in mind that we’ve omitted sensitive information regarding the Offers Accepted and Completed Placements listed below—mainly the amount of the fee associated with each.  We’ve done this because The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog is located on the World Wide Web and is conceivably accessible by the whole wide world (although we’ve taken steps to “cloak” it.)  However, you can still view this sensitive information in the Members’ Area.

So, without further adieu, the information you requested . . .

Offers Accepted—Direct

Job order recruiter: John Zurek of Zurek Professional Resources, LLC
Candidate recruiter: Larry Goldberg of Lawrence Personnel
Job title: Maintenance Supervisor
Action causing placement: Regular communication with a Top Echelon Network Member

Job order recruiter: Tim Hopkins, CPC/CTS of Stephens International Recruiting, Inc.
Candidate recruiter: Richard Lechtenberg of Dick Berg & Associates
Job title: Siemens PET/CT Technician
Action causing placement: The job order or candidate was found by searching Top Echelon Network’s split databases.

Completed Placements—Direct

Job order recruiter: Lisa Wilczynski of Engineering and Technical Associates, Inc.
Candidate recruiter: John Cokinos of J.D. Cotter Search, Inc.
Job title: Manager of Process Technology
Action causing placement: The job order or candidate was found by searching Top Echelon Network’s split databases.

Job order recruiter: Ed Nathan of Systems Search
Candidate recruiter: Bob Small of Carroll Technology Services, Inc.
Job title: Principal Websphere Ecommerce Architect
Action causing placement: The job seeker or client was found through my Hiring Hook Website.

Job order recruiter: Pat McCombs of KB Search Team, LLC
Candidate recruiter: Rom Imel of CareersPro, Inc.
Job title: Human Resources Manager
Action causing placement: The job order or candidate was found by searching Top Echelon Network’s split databases.

Job order recruiter: Alan Carty of Automationtechies.com
Candidate recruiter: Scott Connell of the Connell Group, LLC
Job title: Senior Engineer
Action causing placement: Regular communication with a Top Echelon Network Member

Job order recruiter: David M. Sgro of True North Consultants, Inc.
Candidate recruiter: Bob Small of Carroll Technology Services, Inc.
Job title: Senior .NET Architect
Action causing placement: Regular communication with a Top Echelon Network Member

Job order recruiter: Jan Hudson of Apple & Associates, Inc.
Candidate recruiter: Kathryn Shepherd, CPC/CTS of The Focus Agency
Job title: HR Generalist
Action causing placement: The job order or candidate was found by searching Top Echelon Network’s split databases.

Job order recruiter: Joe Feldman of The Spring Group, Ltd.
Candidate recruiter: Tom Heeney of Corporate Resources, LLC
Job title: ASC Administrator
Action causing placement: Regular communication with a Top Echelon Network Member.

Yes, John Cokinos of J.D. Cotter Search, Inc. has already been profiled this week in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog, specifically for his split placement with Lisa Wilczynski of Engineering & Technical Associates, Inc.  However, he also made another placement recently by utilizing one of Top Echelon’s services for recruiters, and this one wasn’t a split placement, but instead a full-fee placement.

Cokinos made the placement by using the Job Javelin job order posting service for recruiters.  Top Echelon Network Preferred Members receive a huge discount on the cost of Job Javelin, as you can see below:

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“That Job Javelin ad really paid off!”

Submitted by John Cokinos of J.D. Cotter Search, Inc. regarding the full-fee placement he recently made using the Job Javelin job posting service for recruiters

Position Title—Senior .NET Architect
Fee Percentage—25.0%
Amount Cokinos paid for the job posting—$17
Brokerage Fee Owed to Top Echelon Network—$0

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Can any Top Echelon Network Preferred Member recruiter take advantage of this special pricing and put the power of Job Javelin to work for them?  Absolutely! You can start posting your jobs around the Internet with Job Javelin starting today. Call Top Echelon at (330) 455-1433 for more information!

Last week, I put out a call for your craziest recruiting stories . . . and you responded.  I received a bunch of emails from Preferred Member recruiters, all of them containing crazy recruiting stories from either this past year or from some point during their career.

As promised, we’ll be publishing these stories in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog (as well as in the Recruiter Training Blog).  Why?  Well, for one thing, they’re crazy!  Which, of course, makes them entertaining.  And second, all recruiters everywhere take comfort in the knowledge that things like this don’t ONLY happen to them.  There’s plenty of craziness to go around.

This week’s crazy recruiting story—stories, actually—were emailed to us by Top Echelon Network Preferred Member recruiter Stacy Pursell of The Pursell Group, LLC.  Those stories are as follows:

“I have many crazy recruiting stories, including one time I had to wait for a candidate to begin his new position a month after he accepted the offer because he had to go on a cattle drive.  With another candidate, I had to find stables to board her horses in New Jersey before she would take the offer.  One time, another candidate would only consider the opportunity if we could find his son fencing lessons in the new city where the job was.”

“Recently I had to wait for a candidate to take his sheep to another state to get sheared and to be sold before he was available for an interview.  Lastly, I recently had a candidate accept a counter-offer because his current employer held him hostage for a week in one part of their building and threatened him with legal action if he left for a competitor.  Never a dull moment in recruiting!”

Remember, there are three ways you can submit your “Craziest Recruiting Story”:

1. You can email your story to marketing@TopEchelon.com.
2. You can post the story by including it in the comments section at the end of this blog.
3. You can give me a call and relay your story to me.

There are many recruiters in Top Echelon who are enjoying success using the Network’s tools and services.  In this feature, “The Recruiter’s Resume,” we’re going to highlight those recruiters, their accomplishments, and how they’ve been successful.

If you’d like to nominate somebody for this feature (including yourself), send an email to marketing@TopEchelon.com.

Preferred Member recruiter:

Russ Schutt, CSP of Progressive Executive, Inc. in Concord, Ohio

Schutt’s Network Accomplishments:

Schutt has made a total of 24 placements in Top Echelon Network, seven so far in 2011.  He earned the “Recruiter of the Month” award for the month of July, and he also recently ascended to the number-one spot in the Network in terms of overall production.  He’s currently ranked fourth on that list.

Schutt’s Keys to Success in the Network:

“I post all of my jobs and I look at other people’s candidates that are in the Network.  Also, I have open communication with other recruiters as much as possible.  When I don’t have job orders, I look at other people’s job openings and see if my industry specialty or candidates would fit them.  That’s led to quite a few placements.

“I also participate in the Virtual Core Group meetings and Regional Core Group meetings like the annual Ohio Golf Outing.  Last November, I attended the Top Echelon [Network regional conference] in Columbus, where I met a lot of recruiters.  I’m not purely an importer or exporter.  I do both.”

Schutt’s Trading Partners:

Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search; Jim Strickland of BioSource International; Scott Riffle, CPC of SJR & Associates; and Larry Gallin of Gallin Associates, among others.

Schutt’s Goals for Future Production in the Network:

“I’ve had good success in the Network, and I plan to keep working it.  My goal is to make multiple split placements with my Trading Partners, and I’ve already done that with some of them.  I think that once you make one split, the potential is always there to make more.”

Schutt’s Advice to Other Preferred Members:

“There’s some trial and error involved.  You have to identify people in your niche and reach out to them.  Maybe they can help you, or maybe you can help them.  One of the ways to find somebody is with the ‘Who Works What’ tool, which I’ve used.”

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Remember, if you’d like to nominate somebody for this feature, send an email to marketing@TopEchelon.com.

What’s the only thing better than another edition of “Comments and Compliments“?

An edition of “‘Comments’ and Compliments” that coincides with a Preferred Member recruiter’s 50th Top Echelon Network placement, that’s what!

That’s exactly what we have this week, as a matter of fact, as Bob Small of Carroll Technology Services, Inc. recently made his 50th placement in the Network.  What made it even sweeter is that Small made the placement with one of his long-time Trading Partners, David M. Sgro of True North Consultants, Inc.  Congratulations, Bob, from everybody at Top Echelon!

If you’ve made a split placement with a Trading Partner and would like to compliment them for their efforts, send your comments to marketing@TopEchelon.com.

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“Small/Sgro put up another.  Thanks, Bob . . . see you in Chicago.”

Submitted by David M. Sgro of True North Consultants, Inc. regarding his split placement with Bob Small of Carroll Technology Services, Inc.

Position Title—Senior .NET Architect
Fee Percentage—22.5%

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“John had my back in assisting with the placement of his candidate.  He kept in touch to see if I needed help during the phone, face-to-face, and offer process.”

Submitted by Lisa Wilczynski of Engineering & Technical Associates, Inc. regarding her split placement with John Cokinos of J.D. Cotter Search, Inc.

Position Title—Manager of Process Technology
Fee Percentage—25%

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Remember, if you have comments for a Trading Partner regarding a split placement, please email those comments to marketing@TopEchelon.com.