Where are the split placements being made in Top Echelon Network?  A glance at this week’s splits holds the answer to that question.

As you can see, the industries are wide ranging.  Represented this week are the following areas:

• Sales
• Finance
• Human Resources
• Animal Science/Animal Nutrition

Of course, you can view the Offers Accepted in the Members’ Area of the Top Echelon Network website.  Sure, those aren’t Completed Placements yet and money hasn’t changed hands, but they’ll still give you an idea of the industries that are experiencing the most activity in Top Echelon Network.

As you can see, included in the information below is the position title associated with each split placement, which provides an even better clue as to where the placements are being made.

THIS WEEK’S COMPLETED SPLIT PLACEMENTS!

Job order recruiter: Krista Bastianelli of Career/Contract Placement Associates

Candidate recruiter: Paul Van of Career/Contract Placement Associates

Job title: SENIOR ASSOCIATE

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

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Job order recruiter: Doug Boyce of J.D. Cotter Search, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Joan Peterson King of Newman-Johnson-King, Inc. and A.H. Justice Search Consultants

Job title: FINANCIAL ANALYST

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

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Candidate recruiter: David J. Sgro of True North Consultants, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Steve Brody of Executive Resource Systems

Job title: SENIOR AUDIT

Action causing split placement: The job order or candidate was sent to me via the automated email alerts.

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Job order recruiter: Bruce Widnes of The Recruiting Group, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Stephanie Jakubik of Bertram & Associates, Inc.

Job title: HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER

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

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Job order recruiter: Stacy Pursell of The Pursell Group, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Rebecca Kohn of Affinity Executive Search

Job title: POULTRY SALES REP

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

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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 split placement: Regular communication with another Top Echelon Network Preferred Member recruiter

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Remember, you can opt out of having your split placement highlighted, if you so choose.  All you have to do is send an email to marketing@TopEchelon.com indicating your desire to be left out.  Once you do so, you won’t be included in future installments of this feature.

If you’d like to see the amount of the fees associated with each of the placements listed above, login to the Members’ Area and click on the profiles of the recruiters involved.  The fee totals will be included along with those placements.

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Let’s face it . . . when it comes to “Crazy Recruiting Stories,” candidates are usually at the center of the pandemonium.  In other words, they’re often the source of it—and whatever stress that it produces for the recruiter (or recruiters) involved.

This week’s installment of “Crazy Recruiting Stories” is no different.

In fact, we have a triple-header of such tales, all courtesy of Preferred Member recruiter Rebecca Kohn of Affinity Executive Search.  Kohn works in the Agriculture, Animal Science, and Food Processing industries, among others, and she’s encountered her fair share of pandemonium in regards to candidates.

She was good enough to share three uber-short stories with us that illustrate the integral role that candidates often play in the unpredictable world of recruiting.

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“I once had a candidate who had an unusual request before agreeing to an interview.  She needed to make sure that she could park her trailer full of livestock for the interview.

“I once had a candidate who was rejected because he referred to somebody as a ‘knucklehead’ and a ‘good ol’ boy.’  That didn’t go well.

“I once had a candidate who had his license taken away for drunk driving.  He then went on a two-hour drive to interview with a company.  He drove there without a license, and then he outright told the company about it.  Needless to say, he didn’t get the job.”

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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 the Recruiter Training Blog.

Keep those “crazy” stories coming!  (We can never get enough.)

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Okay, sure . . . a free meal at Denny’s is sometimes nice on your birthday.  But you’re a recruiter.  You don’t want to celebrate that way.  You want to celebrate with a placement—just like Preferred Member recruiter Frank Gregg of Gregg & Associates did recently.

Gregg’s birthday was on Tuesday, October 25, one day after he submitted a Completed Placement Form to Top Echelon Network for a split placement that he made with fellow Preferred Member recruiter Ron Sunshine of Ron Sunshine Associates.  So, since it was Gregg’s birthday on Tuesday, we thought it would be a good idea to highlight their split placement, not to mention the compliments they paid one another regarding it.  Happy birthday, Gregg!  And happy placement, too!

If YOU have plenty to say about a Trading Partner regarding a split placement (even if it’s not their birthday), email your comments and information to marketing@TopEchelon.com.

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“I would have never located a suitable candidate without Ron Sunshine’s help.  Great job, Ron!”

Position Title—LOGISTIC MANAGER
Fee Percentage—25%

Submitted by Frank Gregg of Gregg & Associates regarding his split placement with Ron Sunshine of Ron Sunshine Associates

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“I very much enjoy working with Frank and look forward to more placements.  In this instance, the candidate was turned down after the first interview, and it was through Frank’s hard and professionalism that he got the client to take a second look.  As they say . . . the rest is history.  Great job, Frank!”

Position Title—LOGISTIC MANAGER
Fee Percentage—25%

Submitted by Ron Sunshine of Ron Sunshine Associates regarding his split placement with Frank Gregg of Gregg & Associates

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Send Us Your Special ‘Comments’

Remember, if you’d like to highlight a Trading Partner in a special or unique way, email your comments and information to marketing@TopEchelon.com.