Once again, we’re running the Offers Accepted and Completed Placements in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog, and we’re pleased to announce that there are more of both in this week’s issue than there’s been so far.  We’re hopeful that is a trend that will continue far into the future.  (We usually don’t like to publish blog posts that are too long, but we’ll make an exception when it comes to split placements.  The more, the merrier.)

Remember, we’re now running the placements in the blog because of your recommendations and feedback.  With that in mind, we encourage you to send us more feedback regarding The Pinnacle.  What else would you like to see?

Now if you want to see the amount of the fees associated with each of these placements, all you have to do is login to the Members’ Area and click on the profiles of the recruiters involved.  The fee totals will be listed along with those placements.

So, here are this week’s Offers Accepted and Completed Placements . . .

Offers Accepted—Direct

Job order recruiter: Scot Straw of C.G. & Company
Candidate recruiter: Scott J. Riffle, CPC of SJR & Associates
Job title: Manager of Mechanical Engineers
Action causing placement: Regular Communication with a Top Echelon Network Member

Job order recruiter: Debra L. Stitt, CPC of Quality Source Inc. of Ohio
Candidate recruiter: Matt Bruns of North Peak Group
Job title: PHP Programmer/Developer
Action causing placement: Regular communication with a Top Echelon Network Member

Job order recruiter:

Larry Radzely of Adel-Lawrence Associates, Inc.
Candidate recruiter: Tim Hopkins, CPC/CTS of Stephens International Recruiting, Inc.
Job title: Biomedical Field Service Engineer
Action causing placement:The job order or candidate was sent to me via the automated email alerts

Job order recruiter: Georgette Sandifer of Gallman Consulting
Candidate recruiter: Larry Radzely of Adel-Lawrence Associates, Inc.
Job title: Senior Electrical Controls Engineer
Action causing placement: Regular communication with a Top Echelon Network Member

Job order recruiter: Barton Foster of the Barton Group
Candidate recruiter: Donna Schuback of Schuback Search Associates
Job title: Human Resources Manager
Action causing placement: Other—I called recruiters in Texas and found Donna.

Job order recruiter: Susan Ploeger of Ploeger Recruiting Services
Candidate recruiter: Jim Brown of Galileo Search, LLC
Job title: Director of Quality Resources
Action causing placement: Regular communication with a Top Echelon Network Member

Job order recruiter: Patrick Walsh of the PSW Group
Candidate recruiter: Steve Brody of Executive Resource Systems
Job title: Manager of Safety
Action causing placement: Regular communication with a Top Echelon Network Member

Job order recruiter: Bernie Nutter, CPC of Hire Horizons
Candidate recruiter: Russell Schutt, CSP of Progressive Executive, Inc.
Job title: Regional Account Manager
Action causing placement: Regular communication with a Top Echelon Network Member

Job order recruiter: Jackie Jordan of Recruitlynx
Candidate recruiter: Carol Calvano of Prof’l Recruiting Consultants
Job title: Operations Manager
Action causing placement: Regular communication with a Top Echelon Network Member

Job order recruiter: Jan Burke of MetalJobs Network
Candidate recruiter: Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search
Job title: Industrial Electrician
Action causing placement: Other—Candidate nominated themselves for the position through website.

Job order recruiter: David M. Sgro of True North Consultants, Inc.
Candidate recruiter: Jim Strickland of BioSource International
Job title: Business Systems Analyst
Action causing placement: The job seeker or client was found through my Hiring Hook website.

Job order recruiter: Mark Walstrom of The Walstrom Group
Candidate recruiter: Hani Mussa of KnowPeople, Inc.
Job title: R&D Compliance Manager
Action causing placement: Regular communication with a Top Echelon Network Member

Offers Accepted—Contract

Job order recruiter: Larry Baker of Computer Careers
Candidate recruiter: James Compton of Compton & Associates
Job title: Lightning Design Engineer
Duration: N/A
Action causing placement: Regular communication with a Top Echelon Network Member.  (Top Echelon Contract Staffing will handle this contracting placement.)

Completed Placements—Direct

Job order recruiter: David Wood of The David Wood Company
Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of the Cameron Craig Group
Job title: Plant Manager
Action causing placement: The job order or candidate was sent to me via the automated email alerts.

Job order recruiter: Ed Nathan of Systems Search
Candidate recruiter: Phil Wallner of Provident Link, Ltd.
Job title: VB.Net Programmer Analyst
Action causing placement: Regular communication with a TE Network Member

Job order recruiter: John Zurek of Zurek Professional Resources, LLC
Candidate recruiter: Susan Christian of PRI Business Services, Inc.
Job title: QA Manager
Action causing placement: The job order or candidate was found by searching Top Echelon’s split databases.

Job order recruiter: Thomas A. Parr of Holland & Associates, Inc.
Candidate recruiter: Jerry Walter of Walter & Associates, Inc.
Job title: Training & Development Manager
Action causing placement: The job order or candidate was found by searching Top Echelon’s split databases.

Job order recruiter: Georgette Sandifer of Gallman Consulting
Candidate recruiter: Larry Radzely of Adel-Lawrence Associates, Inc.
Job title: Field Service Engineer
Action causing placement: Regular communication with a TE Network Member

Job order recruiter: Steve Copeland of Albert Engery, LLC
Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of the Cameron Craig Group
Job title: Mechanical Engineer
Action causing placement: The job seeker or client was found through my Hiring Hook website.

Job order recruiter: Russell Schutt, CSP of Progressive Executive, Inc.
Candidate recruiter: Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search
Job title: Software/Firmware Engineer
Action causing placement: The job seeker or client was found through my Hiring Hook website.

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Many recruiters have submitted their craziest recruiting story ever—but some have gone so far as to submit more than one crazy recruiting story.  One such recruiter is Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search, who submitted three gems to us via email.  Rather than try to cram them all into one blog post, we’re going to space them out for your enjoyment.

So enjoy . . . and pray this doesn’t happen to you.

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“I had a client who was seeking a National Sales Manager.  They are a timer manufacturer.  The VP said he wants someone who:

• had 10 years of sales management experience
• had knowledge of time clock distribution channels
• was married
• was in his 30s
• had children
• was Italian

I told him that I could only use the first two criteria and that was all I would use.

So, I conducted the search and found that the NSM of their main competitor was available.  He was also 32 years old, married with two children, local, and Italian!

I present the candidate.  Phone interview is great. He goes a face to face interview.  Comes out saying it went great.  I call the VP thinking we’re about to close, and he tells me “John was fantastic, and you did a great job.  It’s too bad we can’t hire him.”

Stupefied, I said “WHY NOT?”

He said “during the conversations we realized that we’re cousins.  I can’t him because he’s a relative.  That would be nepotism.  It’s unethical.”

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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.

The deadline for submitting your “Craziest Recruiting Story of 2011” is midnight on Saturday, December 31.  We’ll announce the winner during the first part of January in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog and also on “Top Echelon TV.”

Bring on the “Crazy.”  We’re ready for it.

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At Top Echelon Network, we love to recognize recruiters for their first split placement as a Preferred Member . . . and we love when other recruiters want to recognize Members for the very same reason.  This is especially the case when the other recruiters are the ones who made the split placement with the new Member in the first place.

We again have such an instance in our ever-popular “Comments and Compliments” feature, as we get the chance to highlight a recruiter for making their first split placement in Top Echelon Network.  It doesn’t matter if it’s your first placement, your 50th placement, your 100th placement, or your 200th in the Network—it’s addictive.

So, go ahead.  Make more.  We won’t stop you.  And 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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“Great teaming with Deanna on her first placement in TE!  Her very good partnering relationship with her client was key to this happening.  I was kept well updated of developments in the placement process.”

Submitted by Nick Stoia of ASAP Search and Recruiters regarding his split placement with DeAnna Metcalf of TeamLink Global

Position Title—Maintenance Tech–Refrigeration
Fee Percentage—25%

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“Thanks for your patience and for checking the references.  It worked out well for us.  I’m hoping to do more splits and more business with you . . . stay cool and talk to you soon.”

Submitted by Russell Schutt, CSP of Progressive Executive, Inc. regarding his split placement with Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search

Position Title—Software/Firmware Engineer
Fee Percentage—22.5%

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

For those of you who plan to attend the upcoming 2011 Fall Conference in Chicago, we have an important announcement:

The Embassy Suites O’Hare/Rosemont is currently SOLD OUT for the dates of the conference.

Those dates are Thursday, October 20, and Friday, October 21.  We had a limited number of rooms blocked at the Embassy Suites, and those rooms are now gone.  We were hopeful that if the Embassy Suites did sell out, it would be after the end of our Early Bird Registration period.  Alas, that is not the case.

So . . . what does this mean?

Well, it means that those of you planning to attend the Fall Conference will have to book a room at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, which is basically located right next to the Embassy Suites O’Hare/Rosemont.  Below are some important points regarding this announcement:

• The rate for the DoubleTree is $169 per night.  With that in mind, if you have the opportunity to share the cost of a room with another Preferred Member recruiter, we encourage you to do so.
• We have blocked 10 room nights at the DoubleTree.  However, we expect those to get snatched up quickly, so book your rooms ASAP.
• Click here to visit the website for the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, where you can take a virtual tour and also book your room.

Remember, Early Bird Registration for the conference is still underway.  During Early Bird, you can register for the Fall Conference at the low price of $199 per person.  (This is still the lowest price we’ve ever offered for a full-blown Fall Conference, even after all these years.  We don’t raise the cost of attending our events, no matter what’s happening in the economy overall.  In fact, we’ve lowered them).

Once again, below is the registration schedule:

Early Bird Registration, from now until Monday, September 12—$199 per person

Regular Registration, from Tuesday, September 13, until Monday, October 10—$229 per person

Late Registration, from Tuesday, October 11, until the start of the conference—$249 per person

There are currently 39 recruiters signed up for the Fall Conference, and we expect many more to register before the end of Early Bird.  So don’t wait any longer—sign up now and do the things you need to do in order to make more money!

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View the preliminary agenda.
Register for the Fall Conference.
See who’s already signed up.