October is a big month for anniversaries in TE Network!

Why is it big? Well, first and foremost, we have five recruiting agencies that are celebrating an anniversary of 20 years or more. Second, one of those agencies—Gundrum & Associates, Inc. in Cedarsburg, Wisconsin—has now been in the Network for 32 years. (TE Network will turn 38 years old in March of 2026.)

And third, there are a grand total of 39 recruiting agencies celebrating an anniversary in the Network during the month of October.

So there you go . . . three big reasons why October is a big month for anniversaries in TE Network!

When recognizing Network agencies for their anniversaries, Top Echelon includes the name of the agency; the length of the anniversary; and the location of the agency, including the city and state.

So congratulations to all of the agencies celebrating anniversaries in our split fee recruiting network during the month of October!

32-Year Anniversary

• Gundrum & Associates, Inc., Cedarburg, WI

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28-Year Anniversary

• R.A. Briones & Company, El Paso, TX

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23-Year Anniversary

• CPS Recruitment, Liverpool, NY

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22-Year Anniversary

• BioSource Recruiters, Wilmington, NC
• The Williams Company, Memphis, TN

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20-Year Anniversary

• The Provident Search Group, Inc., West Poland, ME

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17-Year Anniversary

• Access Staffing, Surf City, NC

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16-Year Anniversary

• Avalon Recruiting, Eden Prairie, MN

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14-Year Anniversary

• PMG Employment Consultants, LLC, Dublin, OH

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11-Year Anniversary

• Tri-S Recruiters, Inc., Willowbrook, IL

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9-Year Anniversary

• New Solutions Group, LLC, Camillus, NY
• Priority One Search, Grove City, OH
• The Monroe Agency, Monrovia, CA

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7-Year Anniversary

• Med-Exec Solutions, Camp Verde, AZ

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6-Year Anniversary

• Compuray Medical Staffing, Inc., Bloomingdale, IL
• Konnect Resources, Santa Fe Springs, CA
• The Parsons Group, Charleston, WV
• Toni Group, LLC, Chevy Chase, MD
• USA Staffing Network, Webster, NY

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5-Year Anniversary

• 6 Degrees Search, Schaumburg, IL
• Mallet Manufacturing, Indianapolis, IN
• Workforce Recruiter, Saratoga Springs, NY

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4-Year Anniversary

• ASI Recruiters, Inc., Rockville Centre, NY
• MRI Lancaster, Lancaster, PA

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3-Year Anniversary

• Donna Coleman and Associates, Henderson, NV
• DriveStaff, Wheaton, IL
• Easley Resource Group Inc., Lake Oswego, OR
• Gateway Sourcing, LLC, Fairhope, AL
• NSynergy Coaching & Staffing Solutions, Grand Blanc, MI

While Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting claimed Recruiter of the Month honors in TE Network for September, he was also part of the placements that boasted the biggest split fees during the month.

In fact, Brad and Troy Randolph of Lea Randolph & Associates, Inc. were part of the Largest Split Fee of the Month in TE Network. That’s because Brad and Troy placed a VP of Operations – Hospice to earn a $40,800 fee at 20%.

Brad was also part of the third-largest fee of the month, partnering with Genie Matthews of Genie Matthews and Associates to place a Plant Controls Engineer. That split yielded a fee of $36,750.

As a friendly reminder, Top Echelon determines the monthly and quarterly winners of its TE Network split fee recruiting awards in four distinct categories:

1.) Recruiter of the Month
2.) Largest Split Fee of the Month
3.) Recruiter of the Quarter
4.) Largest Split Fee of the Quarter

We only announce the winners of these awards in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog. We do so usually (but not always) in the issue following the conclusion of each month and/or quarter.

So congratulations to everybody on the list below for scoring some BIG placement fees during the month!

Largest Split Fees – September 2024

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First Place:

Troy Randolph of Lea Randolph & Associates, Inc. and Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Brad Dodge

Troy Randolph

The position for this split placement was a VP of Operations – Hospice and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 20%.

Troy was the job order recruiter and Brad was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $40,800.

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Second Place (Tie):

Carol McBride of RCC Group, LLC and Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search, Inc.

Carol McBride

Steve Kohn

The position for this split placement was a CEO and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Carol was the job order recruiter and Steve was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $37,500.

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Second Place (Tie):

Amy Chapman of Key People Staffing and James Sullivan of Ethical Search Professionals, Ltd.

Amy Chapman

James Sullivan

The position for this split placement was an Electrical Controls Engineer and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Amy was the job order recruiter and James was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $37,500.

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Third Place:

Genie Matthews of Genie Matthews and Associates and Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting

Genie Matthews

Brad Dodge

The position for this split placement was a Plant Controls Engineer and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Genie was the job order recruiter and Brad was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $36,750.

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Fourth Place:

Robbye Jones of Trinity Professionals Corporation and Leonard Richards of Provision People

Robbye Jones

Leonard Richards

The position for this split placement was a Senior Manager – Corporate Environmental Compliance and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 23%.

Robbye was the job order recruiter and Leonard was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $34,500

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Fifth Place:

Bill Kubena of Kubena & Associates and Donna Coleman of Donna Coleman and Associates

Bill Kubena

Donna Coleman

The position for this split placement was an Operations Manager and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Bill was the job order recruiter and Donna was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $31,250.

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If YOU want to make more money through Top Echelon’s recruiter network, then contact Director of Network Operations Drea Codispoti, CPC/CERS.

You can reach Drea by calling 330.595.1742 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.

At this point and at this rate, it seems as though it is a foregone conclusion that Brad Dodge of iLocatum Recruiting will win Recruiter of the Year honors in TE Network for 2024.

After all, Brad has a sizeable lead on the rest of the field with less than three months remaining in the calendar year. In addition, he has claimed another Recruiter of the Month Award with his performance during September.

As you can see below, Brad made 10 placements in TE Network during the month. Those 10 splits brought him nearly $90K in fees. Not a bad return on his investment in Top Echelon, wouldn’t you say?

How will the rest of the year play out? Stay tuned! (And feel free to make a few split placements while you’re at it. They’re like potato chips: you can’t have just one.)

Here is the information that we include with the Recruiter of the Month feature in TE Network:

1. The top five (5) recruiters for the month.
2. The cash-in total for each recruiter during the month. (We base the order of the recruiters on their amount of cash-in dollars, as opposed to the number of split placements they’ve made.)
3. The number of splits that the recruiters made during the month.
4. The number of splits each recruiter has made during their TE Network career.
5. Each recruiter’s cash-in total for their TE Network career.

With this format, it’s more likely that there will be ties among recruiters, especially with those TE Network members who have made split placements with each other.

Congratulations to the recruiters listed below . . . and congratulations to every TE Network member who made a split placement (or multiple splits) during the month!

Recruiters of the Month – September 2024

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First Place:

Brad Dodge

Recruiter: Brad Dodge
Agency: iLocatum Recruiting
Placements: Ten (10)
Cash-in total: $88,940.45
Career Top Echelon placements: 176
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $1,410,580.84

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Second Place:

Steve Kohn

Recruiter: Steve Kohn
Agency: Affinity Executive Search, Inc.
Placements: Four (4)
Cash-in total: $55,342.50
Career Top Echelon placements: 556
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $5,090,694.58

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Third Place:

Amy Chapman

Recruiter: Amy Chapman
Agency: Key People Staffing
Placements: Three (3)
Cash-in total: $44,062.50
Career Top Echelon placements: 85
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $999,221.41

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Fourth Place:

Michael Stuck

Recruiter: Michael Stuck
Agency: Gables Search Group
Placements: Three (3)
Cash-in total: $33,440.50
Career Top Echelon placements: 581
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $4,144,158.13

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Fifth Place:

Troy Randolph

Recruiter: Troy Randolph
Agency: Lea Randolph & Associates, Inc.
Placements: Two (2)
Cash-in total: $31,513.50
Career Top Echelon placements: 60
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $461,806.65

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If YOU want to make more money through Top Echelon’s recruiter network, then contact Director of Network Operations, Drea Codispoti, CPC/CERS.

You can reach Drea by calling 330.595.1742 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.

A 10-year anniversary in Top Echelon’s recruiting network is great. A 20-year anniversary is even better.

But a 30-year anniversary? That’s something truly worth celebrating, and we have such a milestone in this week’s issue of The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog!

That’s because Gundrum & Associates, Inc. in Cedarburg, Wisconsin is celebrating more than three decades as TE Network member. In fact, to be precise, the agency is celebrating 31 years in the Network.

But wait, there’s more! We also have four other recruiting agencies celebrating 20 years or more in TE Network:

• R.A. Briones & Company in El Paso, Texas (27 years)
• CPS Recruitment in Liverpool, New York (22 years)
• BioSource Recruiters in Wilmington, North Carolina (21 years)
• The Williams Company in Memphis, Tennessee (21 years)

When recognizing Network agencies for their anniversaries, Top Echelon includes the name of the agency; the length of the anniversary; and the location of the agency, including the city and state.

So congratulations to all of the agencies celebrating anniversaries in our split fee recruiting network during the month of October!

31-Year Anniversary

• Gundrum & Associates, Inc., Cedarburg, WI

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27-Year Anniversary

• R.A. Briones & Company, El Paso, TX

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22-Year Anniversary

• CPS Recruitment, Liverpool, NY

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21-Year Anniversary

• BioSource Recruiters, Wilmington, NC
• The Williams Company, Memphis, TN

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19-Year Anniversary

• The Provident Search Group, Inc., West Poland, ME

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16-Year Anniversary

• Access Staffing, Surf City, NC

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15-Year Anniversary

• Avalon Recruiting, Eden Prairie, MN

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13-Year Anniversary

• PMG Employment Consultants, LLC, Dublin, OH

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10-Year Anniversary

• Advisory and Consulting Services, LLC, Hilliard, OH
• Tri-S Recruiters, Inc., Willowbrook, IL

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8-Year Anniversary

• New Solutions Group, LLC, Camillus, NY
• Priority One Search, Grove City, OH
• The Monroe Agency, Monrovia, CA

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6-Year Anniversary

• Med-Exec Solutions, Camp Verde, AZ

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5-Year Anniversary

• Compuray Medical Staffing, Inc., Bloomingdale, IL
• Konnect Resources, Santa Fe Springs, CA
• Ortek Management Recruiters, Clifton, NJ
• The Parsons Group, Charleston, WV
• Toni Group, LLC, Chevy Chase, MD
• USA Staffing Network, Webster, NY

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4-Year Anniversary

• 6 Degrees Search, Schaumburg, IL
• DC Tech, Inc., Grand Blanc, MI
• Judi Terrando, Indianapolis, IN
• Workforce Recruiter, Saratoga Springs, NY

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3-Year Anniversary

• ASI Recruiters, Inc., Rockville Centre, NY
• Dorigan & Associates, Lake Oswego, OR
• MRI Lancaster, Lancaster, PA

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2-Year Anniversary

• Donna Coleman and Associates, Henderson, NV
• DriveStaff, Wheaton, IL
• Easley Resource Group Inc., Lake Oswego, OR
• Gateway Sourcing, LLC, Fairhope, AL
• NSynergy Coaching & Staffing Solutions, Grand Blanc, MI
• ProSource IT, Miami Lakes, FL

Top Echelon Customer Success Manager Todd Bossler recently conducted a special Training Tuesday webinar titled, “Smart-TE: Your AI Recruiting Timesaver!”

You may have attended this free webinar on Tuesday, October 1. On the other hand, you may not have been in attendance.

Regardless, we have the recorded version of the webinar, which I am presenting to you now. (The recording is also located in the Top Echelon Help Center.)

If you are not a user of our recruiting software, then check out the video, anyway, to see how the software could benefit your recruiting desk and agency.

We at Top Echelon are continually working to make the resources that we provide to our customers better, and this is yet more proof!

Below is the official description of this training video:

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Not only do we have a special announcement during our next Training Tuesday webinar video, but we’ll also be showing off our new AI features for saving time and streamlining the recruiting process!

Todd Bossler

As for the announcement, we’ll let Top Echelon Training and Support Manager Todd Bossler take care of that, but Todd will also be diving into our Smart-TE artificial intelligence (AI) feature. In fact, he’ll have not just one AI tool to show, but two!

Those two are the Smart-TE AI Job Description Generator and the Smart-TE AI Search String Generator. During this exciting and information-packed session, Todd will cover:

• Where to find both the Smart-TE AI Job Description Generator and the Smart-TE AI Search String Generator within the software
• How to use the Smart-TE AI Job Description Generator for both new jobs and existing jobs
• Best practices and use cases for using the Smart-TE AI Search String Generator
• A sneak-peek of other exciting new features in the months ahead
• How to upgrade to the Pro Tier subscription so you can take advantage of these powerful new features

So join Todd for this FREE video and get ready for “Smart-TE: Your AI Recruiting Time Saver!”

Watch this Top Echelon ATS training video!

Remember to check The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog every week for more updates regarding Top Echelon software improvements and upgrades.

If you have any questions about how you can maximize your Top Echelon split network membership, please contact Director of Network Operations Drea Codispoti, CPC/CERS.

You can do so by calling 330.595.1742 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.

We’re continuously updating both the Top Echelon recruiting software and our split placement network software.

So we’re pleased to announce the following software updates!

1. [NEW – PRO TIER] Smart-TE AI Search Generator

Use AI to automatically craft a job-specific candidate search within your database (and Network Candidates database where applicable).

For more information on upgrading to the Professional Tier, see our corresponding Help Center article.

2. [BETA] New User Interface Preview Updates

As a result of recent feedback, here are a few of the most recent updates and bug fixes that have been addressed:

• Card spacing has been improved to prevent field names from wrapping.
• Subtle alternating row striping has been added to lists for increased readability.
• Datasheet card borders are now darker to allow for a cleaner appearance.
• Memo field has been reduced in size and the color has been adjusted for increased visibility.
• The Pipelines card layout has been optimized for better space utilization, ensuring that all stages are fully visible.
• Added a new legend and more color variation to the Top Candidate Sources widget.
• Addressed areas of overlapping text (Work History entries, SMS Notifications, printed Datasheets).
• Updated login and password reset page designs.
• Related records, details, and associated timestamps are restored within Network Activity cards.

To follow along with the changes we’re making, check out the New User Interface section of our Help Center. We encourage everyone to check out the latest updates using the banner at the top of any page.

Look for the announcement banner at the top of any page to toggle seamlessly between our old and new interface.

3. [NEW] Exclude DQ’d From Pipeline Searches

When searching within Pipelines, you now have the option to exclude previously disqualified candidates from the list of search results.

4. [NEW] Careerjet Partnership

Top Echelon has added Careerjet.com to our Free Job Boards feature, providing expanded advertising exposure.

Applicants will automatically be added to the corresponding Job’s Pipeline within TE Recruit.

4. [NEW – TE Network] Recruiting Instructions Required

To enhance transparency and maintain the quality of information shared within TE Network, all Network Jobs must now include Network Recruiting Instructions with a minimum of 100 characters.

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Remember, you can always stay informed about software updates by visiting the official Top Echelon Product Updates page. You can see current and past updates, as well as which updates and upgrades are next.

If you have questions about these updates or about any other aspect of your TE Network and/or TE Recruit account, you can:

→ Send an email to support@topechelon.com.

→ Visit our Help Center for answers to your questions or start a live chat by clicking the “Contact” link in the navigation bar.