In the 25-year history of Top Echelon Network, not many recruiters have enjoyed a three-year stretch like the one that Trey Cameron of the Cameron Craig Group is currently enjoying.

The Recruiter of the Year for 2011 and 2012, Cameron is once again leading the pack in 2013 . . . and of course, he’s snagging Recruiter of the Month awards along the way.  He’s at it again this month, or more specifically, for the month of May.

Let’s run the numbers again, shall we?

• 19 Network placements so far this year
• 160 placements since becoming a Network member
• Nearly $250,000 “cash-in” in the Network during the past 12 months
• Nearly $1.2 million “cash-in” during his Network tenure

Cameron has turned his recruiting desk into a Network placement machine, and that machine doesn’t appear to be winding down anytime soon.

At the Top Echelon recruiting network, we recognize recruiters for both monthly and quarterly performance in four categories—Recruiter of the Month, Recruiter of the Quarter, Largest Split Fee of the Month, and Largest Split Fee of the Quarter.

For more information about the recruiting awards listed below, login to the Members’ Area and view the profiles and placement details of the recruiters who won them.

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RECRUITER OF THE MONTH:

Trey Cameron of the Cameron Craig Group

There was no need for a tiebreaker this month.  Cameron made four split placements during the month of May, one more than two other Network recruiters.

The two recruiters who made three split placements in May were Deb North of Deb North Consultants, LLC and Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group, Inc.  Among the recruiters who made two split placements were Gene McQueen of the Cameron Craig Group and Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search.

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LARGEST SPLIT FEE OF THE MONTH:

Michael Petras of Lodestar Executive Search, LLC and David Brandau of Midwest Executive Search

The position for this placement was a Director of Dealer Development.  Petras was the job order recruiter, and Brandau was the candidate recruiter.  The action that stimulated this split placement was Membership Development Coordinator Drea Codispoti, CPC/CTS.  Petras stated that, “Drea told me to call David for help.”

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Our criteria for these recruiting awards:

The Top Echelon recruiting network determines the monthly and quarterly award winners based upon two things, which are listed below in order of importance:

1.) The number of split placements made
2.) The amount of cash-in dollars earned as a result of those split placements

This explains why, when multiple recruiters are tied with the same number of split placements during a given month or quarter, the recruiter with the largest “cash-in” total for their placements is deemed the winner.

Since the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby occurred this past Saturday, it’s only fitting that the April race for Top Echelon Network’s Recruiter of the Month honors came down to the wire.

And the winning recruiter is . . . Greg Downs of Downs Associates by a nose!

It also makes sense that the Kentucky Derby is held at Churchill Downs.  Get it?  Churchill DOWNS.  Never mind.

Is there any way to weave current events into this blog post even more?  Of course!  This past Saturday was also May 4.  How is that significant?  Because it was “Star Wars Day.”

May the fourth be with you!

April was certainly with Greg Downs, as well as with the many other Network recruiters who nearly caught him at the finish line.

At Top Echelon Network, we recognize recruiters for both monthly and quarterly performance in four categories—Recruiter of the Month, Recruiter of the Quarter, Highest Split Placement Fee of the Month, and Highest Split Placement Fee of the Quarter.

For more information about the awards listed below, login to the Members’ Area and view the profiles and placement details of the recruiters who won them.

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RECRUITER OF THE MONTH:

Greg Downs of Downs Associates

Downs was one of many recruiters who made two split placements in the Network during the month of April.  However, his overall cash-in total for those two placements was larger than anybody else’s total, earning him first place.

Other Preferred Member recruiters who made two split placements during the month of April included Amy Dunn of Technology Recruiting Solutions; Sean Napoles, CPC of Career Brokers, Inc.; Deb North of Deb North Consulting, LLC; John Peterson of Sun Recruiting, Inc., and Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group, Inc.

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LARGEST SPLIT PLACEMENT FEE OF THE MONTH:

Kirby Butler, CPC of The Butlers Co. Insurance Recruiters and Mike McDonough of General Search and Recruitment

The position for this placement was Insurance/VP Commercial Lines.  Butler was the job order recruiter, and McDonough was the candidate recruiter.  The action that stimulated this split placement was listed as “Regular phone communication with a Top Echelon Network Preferred Member recruiter in my specialty area.”

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Our criteria for these production awards:

Top Echelon Network determines the monthly and quarterly award winners based upon two things, which are listed below in order of importance:

1.) The number of split placements made
2.) The amount of cash-in dollars earned as a result of those split placements

This explains why, although Downs was tied with four other recruiters with two split placements apiece during the month of April, he won the award based upon his cash-in total for his two placements.

The Top Echelon Network Recruiter of the Year for 2011 and 2012 may have let Recruiter of the Quarter honors slip through his fingers during the fourth quarter of last year . . . but Trey Cameron of the Cameron Craig Group is back to reclaim his spot at the top of the recruiter heap.

That’s because he is once again the Recruiter of the Quarter, this time for the first quarter of 2013.  That kind of start makes Cameron the odds-on favorite to win the Recruiter of the Year honors for the third straight year.

As usual, Cameron had plenty of competition for the award (as you can see below).  The majority of these recruiters will be in attendance at the upcoming Top Echelon Network National Convention in St. Petersburg, Fla., and some of them—such as Cameron—will be receiving awards for their performance in the Network during 2012.

For more information about the split placements and cash-in totals associated with these recruiters, please login to the Members’ Area and view their profiles and placement details.

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RECRUITER OF THE QUARTER
Trey Cameron of the Cameron Craig Group

Cameron made six split placements during the first quarter of 2013.  That was the most of any recruiter in Top Echelon Network and two more than the second-place finisher, Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group, Inc.  However, Stuck is the Recruiter of the Month for March.

Also making four split placements during the first quarter were Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC; Sean Napoles, CPC of Career Brokers, Inc.; and Ron Sunshine of Ron Sunshine Associates.

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2ND PLACE
Recruiter: Michael Stuck
Firm: Gables Search Group, Inc.
# of split placements: four (4)

3RD PLACE
Recruiter: Maria Hemminger
Firm: MJ Recruiters, LLC
# of split placements: four (4)

4TH PLACE
Recruiter: Sean Napoles, CPC
Firm: Career Brokers, Inc.
# of split placements: four (4)

5TH PLACE
Recruiter: Ron Sunshine
Firm: Ron Sunshine Associates
# of split placements: four (4)

6TH PLACE
Recruiter: David Wick, CPC
Firm: Career Center of Cincinnati, Inc.
# of split placements: three (3)

7TH PLACE
Recruiter: John Wharton
Firm: The Garret Group
# of split placements: three (3)