December is traditionally a time of the year in which activity slows down for professional recruiters and search consultants, including those in Top Echelon Network.

However, that does not appear to be the case this year!

That’s because Network members notched 15 split placements last week. That doesn’t approach the 20 or more placements that TE recruiters churn out during their busiest time of the year, but double digits isn’t too shabby for the final month of 2022.

As a friendly neighborhood reminder, here is the information that we publish with our weekly placements:

• Names of the split recruiting partners involved (with their profile photos, when available)
• Job title
• Overall placement fee (before TE’s 6% brokerage fee, of course)
• Fee percentage

Please note that the placements listed below reflect deals finalized in Top Echelon Network for the period from December 5 through December 11, 2022.

Remember, if you don’t want information related to your Network placements published in The Pinnacle, please send an email to marketing@topechelon.com to that effect.

Congratulations to everybody below for the split placements they made in Top Echelon Network!

This Week’s Top Echelon Split Placements

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Job recruiter: Debbi Reiger of Reiger Technical Search

Candidate recruiter: Coleen Balogh-Walther of The Provident Search Group, Inc.

Job title: IMPLEMENTATION CONSULTANT

Overall placement fee: $12,800

Fee percentage: 16%

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Job recruiter: Adam Krueger of Sun Recruiting, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group

Job title: SENIOR MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $25,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Nancy Hastings of The Hastings Group

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of Cameron Craig Group

Job title: IT SECURITY ANALYST

Overall placement fee: $20,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Steve Schroeder of Stratus Staffing

Candidate recruiter: Phil Hurd of Oculus Search Partners, LLC

Job title: FIELD CASE MANAGER RN

Overall placement fee: $9,000

Fee percentage: Flat

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

Candidate recruiter: Phil Hurd of Oculus Search Partners, LLC

Job title: TERRITORY SALES MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $18,700

Fee percentage: 22%

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Job recruiter: Mark Udulutch, CPC of Markent Personnel

Candidate recruiter: Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search, Inc.

Job title: PROJECT MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $25,000

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Kerry Boehner of KOB Solutions, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Scott Krepps of Hiring Solutions Group

Job title: FULL REMOTE UPSTREAM PRODUCT MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $24,000

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Adam Krueger of Sun Recruiting, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Deb North of Deb North

Job title: PROCESS PROJECT ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $26,750

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: James Pruiksma of Gradient Talent Solutions

Candidate recruiter: John Ricciardi of Afton Consulting Group

Job title: INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

Overall placement fee: $25,200

Fee percentage: 18%

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Job recruiter: Spencer Welsh of Welsh & Associates, Inc.

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

Job title: PROGRAM MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $27,500

Fee percentage: Flat

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Job recruiter: Antoinette (Toni) Nucci of Toni Group, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: PRE/POST OPERATIVE REGISTERED NURSES PACU

Overall placement fee: $11,356

Fee percentage: 13%

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Job recruiter: Josh May of AKP Recruiting

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $21,800

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Amber Schleinkofer of KB Search Team, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

Job title: CONTROLLER

Overall placement fee: $26,250

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: James Grayem of Jamie Grayem

Candidate recruiter: Jim Sullivan of Galaxy Management Group, Inc.

Job title: SENIOR INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT RIGGER

Overall placement fee: $9,360

Fee percentage: 15%

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Job recruiter: Kristy Staggs of Byrnes & Rupkey, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Bob White of Impact Solutions, Inc.

Job title: MAINTENANCE MANAGER

Overall placement fee: $24,500

Fee percentage: 25%

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If you’re a newer Network member and you’d like to enjoy more success in our recruiter network, then I encourage you to contact Top Echelon 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.

November is the month to be thankful, and we at Top Echelon are thankful for the large recruiting fees that Network members scored in November!

At the top of the list are Steve Eller of Crabtree & Eller, LLC and Larry Gallin of Gallin Associates. Steve and Larry placed a Managing Director of Sales to earn a $50K fee at 20%.

In addition, there was a three-way tie for third place. As you can see below, three sets of split recruiting partners made a placement in November that generated a $37,500 fee. Not only that, but all of the placements listed below resulted in fees of at least $33,300.

A lot to be thankful for, indeed.

As a reminder, Top Echelon determines the monthly and quarterly winners of its 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 of November!

Largest Split Fees – November 2022

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First Place:

Steve Eller of Crabtree & Eller, LLC and Larry Gallin of Gallin Associates

The position for this split placement was a Managing Director – Sales and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 20%.

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

The fee for this split placement was $50,000.

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Second Place:

Carol McBride of RCC Group, LLC and Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

The position for this split placement was a Senior Manager – Real Estate Counsel and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

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

The fee for this split placement was $43,750.

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Third Place (Tie):

Josh Slimmer of Jericho HR Group and Sarah Katz of First Search, Inc.

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

Josh was the job order recruiter and Sarah was the candidate recruiter.

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

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Third Place (Tie):

Amber Schleinkofer of KB Search Team, LLC and Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group

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

Amber was the job order recruiter and Michael was the candidate recruiter.

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

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Third Place (Tie):

Matt O’Mara of Cranbrook Search Consultants and Naomi Mosley of Naomi Mosley

The position for this split placement was a VP – Market Research and the fee percentage associated with this placement was flat.

Matt was the job order recruiter and Naomi was the candidate recruiter.

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

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Fourth Place:

  Ron Sunshine of Ron Sunshine Associates, LLC and Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search, Inc.

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

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

The fee for this split placement was $33,750.

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Fifth Place:

Laurie Burden of The Recruiting Pro and Bethany Brevard York of Professional Outlook, Inc.

The position for this split placement was a Pilot Operations Plant Manager and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 18%.

Laurie was the job order recruiter and Bethany was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $33,300.

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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.

Winning the Recruiter of the Month Award in Top Echelon Network for November was twice as nice for Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group.

That’s because Michael surpassed the $3 million mark in terms of “cash-in” within Top Echelon at the same time!

Michael, the Network’s 2021 Recruiter of the Year, made 27 split placements during the month of November totaling nearly $148K. For his career, he’s now made 455 TE placements generating slightly more than $3 million. (See totals below.)

However, Michael was not the only recruiter to make a lot of placements and a lot of money in Top Echelon Network last month. All of the TE members below earned at least $23,500 in November.

Not a bad return on the investment they made in their monthly Top Echelon membership!

Below is the information that we include with the Recruiters of the Month feature in Top Echelon Network:

1. The top 10 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 made.)
3. The number of splits that the recruiters made during the month.
4. The number of splits each recruiter has made during their Network career.
5. Each recruiter’s “cash-in” total for their Network career.

With this format, there are more than likely going to be ties among recruiters, especially with those members who have made split placements with each other.

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

Recruiters of the Month – November 2022

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First Place:

Recruiter: Michael Stuck
Agency: Gables Search Group
Placements: Twenty-seven (27)
Cash-in total: $147,907.68
Career Top Echelon placements: 455
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $3,078,503.22

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Second Place:

Recruiter: Trey Cameron
Agency: Cameron Craig Group
Placements: Eleven (11)
Cash-in total: $85,537.41
Career Top Echelon placements: 1,265
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $9,890,656.04

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Third Place (Tie):

Recruiter: Sarah Katz 
Agency: First Search, Inc.
Placements: Three (3)
Cash-in total: $41,125.00
Career Top Echelon placements: 11
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $130,307.50

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Third Place (Tie):

Recruiter: Josh Slimmer
Agency: Jericho HR Group
Placements: Three (3)
Cash-in total: $41,125.00
Career Top Echelon placements: 7
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $80,487.50

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Fourth Place:

Recruiter: Bob White 
Agency: Impact Solutions, Inc.
Placements: Four (4)
Cash-in total: $33,511.00
Career Top Echelon placements: 78
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $502,235.59

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Fifth Place:

Recruiter: Steve Kohn
Agency: Affinity Executive Search, Inc.
Placements: Two (2)
Cash-in total: $26,761.17
Career Top Echelon placements: 506
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $4,455,556.64

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Sixth Place:

Recruiter: Brad Dodge
Agency: iLocatum Recruiting
Placements: Three (3)
Cash-in total: $25,629.80
Career Top Echelon placements: 45
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $421,344.03

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Seventh Place:

Recruiter: Brian Abrams 
Agency: PMO Partners
Placements: Seven (7)
Cash-in total: $24,835.74
Career Top Echelon placements: 37
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $420,145.60

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Eighth Place:

Recruiter: Amber Schleinkofer 
Agency: KB Search Team, LLC
Placements: Two (2)
Cash-in total: $24,675.00
Career Top Echelon placements: 33
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $243,230.17

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Ninth Place:

Recruiter: Cathy George, CPC
Agency: C. G. & Company
Placements: Three (3)
Cash-in total: $24,158.00
Career Top Echelon placements: 28
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $299,735.13

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Tenth Place:

Recruiter: Larry Gallin 
Agency: Gallin Associates
Placements: One (1)
Cash-in total: $23,500.00
Career Top Echelon placements: 107
Career Top Echelon cash-in: $842,427.94

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If YOU want to make more money through Top Echelon’s recruiting 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 Top Echelon, we’ve been excited about Network membership the past few years, as interest in membership is as high as it’s ever been in the nearly 35-year history of the company.

That interest remained high last month, as 19 recruiting agencies joined the ranks of Top Echelon Network members. As is the case every month, these agencies work in a variety of industries and niches, and they’re all ready to make split placements and generate more revenue!

These industries include Information Technology, Sales, Marketing, Healthcare, Engineering, Banking, Manufacturing, and Finance, among others.

With that in mind, I encourage you to look over the list of new member agencies below. And of course, reach out to any one of them (or more) if you believe that you can make splits together.

We run the names of recruiting agencies applying for membership in the Network Dashboard section of the Top Echelon software. We list the names of new Network agencies, as well.

However, we also list our new members in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog. This list typically includes the:

• Name of the agency
• Industries and/or specialties in which the agency operates
• Names of the recruiters working at the agency
• Geographic location of the agency

So I’d like to take this moment to once again congratulate the agencies listed below and welcome them to the Network. I look forward to helping them make split placements!

(Note: If you have any questions about reaching out to new members or about your split recruiting membership in general, please contact me. My contact information is listed at the end of this blog post.)

New Member Agencies – November 2022

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The Bandish Group, LLC
Industries: Pharma/Biotech, Diagnostics/Medical Device, CDMOs, Life Sciences Construction, AI, and Digital Healthcare 
Recruiters: Jackie Bandish
Location: New Britain, PA

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Bay Cloud Partners
Industries: Generalist
Recruiters: Jack Meeks
Location: San Francisco, CA

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BPT Staffing, LLC
Industries: Information Technology
Recruiters: Michelle Jones
Location: Centennial, CO

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The Bradley Group
Industries: Administrative, C-Suite, Manufacturing, and Engineering
Recruiters: Rick Jones
Location: Lexington, NC

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Choice One Recruiting
Industries: Medical Sales and Marketing
Recruiters: Patrick Hinds
Location: Knoxville, TN

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The Dentele Group
Industries: Dental and Healthcare
Recruiters: Allison Norris
Location: Powder Springs, GA

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Evans and James
Industries: C-Suite, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Sales
Recruiters: James Ingram
Location: Marietta, GA

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Frontline Recruit
Industries: Commercial Banking
Recruiters: Alain Templeman
Location: American Fork, UT

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GemHarvest
Industries: Financial Services
Recruiters: Shani Servetter
Location: Philadelphia, PA

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Gregg Greven & Associates
Industries: Food & Beverage Manufacturing
Recruiters: Gregg Greven
Location: Terre Haute, IN

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Hudson Valley Recruiting
Industries: Pharmaceuticals, IT, Finance, and Healthcare
Recruiters: Lisa Tobin
Location: New York, NY

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Kelly Farr
Industries: Product Design/Management, HR, Quality Assurance, and Sales & Marketing
Recruiters: Kelly Farr
Location: Nashville, TN

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New Talent Solutions
Industries: Generalist
Recruiters: Rose M. Weiler
Location: Green Bay, WI

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NorthSouth Executive Recruitment, Inc.
Industries: Generalist
Recruiters: Deborah Fodor
Location: Ontario, Canada

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Recruit Solution International, LLC
Industries: Sales and Technology
Recruiters: Curtis Grace
Location: North Billerica, MA

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Soap Creek Resources
Industries: Generalist
Recruiters: Justin Humpal
Location: Monroe, IA

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Staff Nash
Industries: Technology
Recruiters: Andriy Azarov
Location: Vanier, Ontario

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STRADA Search Group
Industries: Generalist
Recruiters: Robert DAgostini
Location: Rochester Hills, MI

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It doesn’t matter if you’re a newer Network recruiter or an established member. If you want help making split placements with other Top Echelon Network members, then I encourage you to contact me.

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

It’s a big month for agency anniversaries in Top Echelon Network, especially for the three agencies that are celebrating their 28th anniversary as a member of the Network!

As you can see below, those three agencies are Alternate Route in San Diego, California; Systems Personnel in Southwick, Massachusetts; and The David Wood Company in Vancouver, Washington.

In addition to those three, we also have three other agencies that are celebrating a Network anniversary of 20 years or more. They include Engineering and Technical Assoc., Inc. in Walbridge, Ohio; LS Doll & Associates in Orland Park, Illinois; and Personnel Services Unlimited in Shelby, North Carolina.

Overall, there are 25 agencies celebrating a Network anniversary this month. 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 December!

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28-Year Anniversary

• Alternate Route, San Diego, CA
• Systems Personnel, Southwick, MA
• The David Wood Company, Vancouver, WA

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26-Year Anniversary

• Engineering and Technical Assoc., Inc., Walbridge, OH

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25-Year Anniversary

• LS Doll & Associates, Orland Park, IL

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22-Year Anniversary

• Personnel Services Unlimited, Shelby, NC

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18-Year Anniversary

• KV Resources, LLC, Wales, WI

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15-Year Anniversary

• The Walstrom Group, Rogers, MN

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13-Year Anniversary

• Hire Horizons, Pickerington, OH

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7-Year Anniversary

• Sora Resource Group, LLC, Elizabethtown, KY

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6-Year Anniversary

• Personnel Resources, Tipp City, OH

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4-Year Anniversary

• Gary Thompson, Beaufort, SC
• LFP Associates, Odenton, MD

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3-Year Anniversary

• MDLink, Phoenix, AZ
• Top RANK, Cedar Rapids, IA
• Voyent, Inc., New York, NY

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2-Year Anniversary

• Accelerated Search Partners, Inc., West Chester, OH
• Afina Staffing, LLC, Newberg, OR 
• Cross Talent Solutions, Becker, MN
• Tandem/Neal Associates, Plainfield, IN

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1-Year Anniversary

• Decide Consulting, Houston, TX
• Engineering Search Partners, Woodstock, GA
• Hudson-Ann Staffing Solutions, Atlanta, GA
• MB&A, New York, NY
• TalBiz Solutions, Austin, TX

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Thank you to all of these agencies and the many others that have joined Top Echelon Network over the years. We look forward to many more anniversaries and split placements in the years ahead!