SPLIT PLACEMENTS THIS WEEK:

Last week, we presented a few recruiters who were “on fire” in the Network, so to speak, but none of them are able to “hold a candle” (how many pyrotechnic references am I going to make?) to Network recruiter Trey Cameron of the Cameron Craig Group.

That’s because he has four split placements in this week’s issue of The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog!  Is that surprising?  Not really.  Cameron has been Top Echelon recruiting solutions Network Recruiter of the Year for the past two years, with a three-peat directly in his sights.  The only question is this one: will there be a week when he makes five split placements?

SPLIT JOBS FILLED THIS WEEK:

Below are the split jobs that were recently filled by Top Echelon split fee recruiting network.

• Plant Superintendent
• Marketing Survey Consultant
  
• Account Manager
  
• Forensic Engineer
  
• Quality Manager
  
• Director of Sales Operations
  
• Pharma Vertical New Business Sales Executive
  
• Design Verification Engineer
• Mechanical Design Engineer

To find out how YOU can enjoy more success in Top Echelon Network, contact Membership Development Coordinator Drea Codispoti, CPC/CERS at (330) 455-1433, Ext. 156 or via email at Drea@TopEchelon.com.

THIS WEEK’S NETWORK SPLIT PLACEMENTS:

Job recruiter: Rose Langhals of Bridgeway Professionals, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of the Cameron Craig Group

Job title: PLANT SUPERINTENDENT

Fee percentage: 25%

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

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Job recruiter: Joan R. Walters, CPC of JR Walters Resources

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of the Cameron Craig Group

Job title: MARKETING SURVEY CONSULTANT

Recruiter $ Per Hour: $11.51

Action causing split placement: Top Echelon contract staffing recruiters will handle this contract placement.

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Job recruiter: Darrin Skinner of Howe & Associates

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of the Cameron Craig Group

Job title: 340B ACCOUNT MANAGER

Fee percentage: 20%

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

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Job recruiter: Jeff Peters of Peters Search Group, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Trey Cameron of the Cameron Craig Group

Job title: FORENSIC ENGINEER

Fee percentage: 20%

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

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Job recruiter: Joe Noto of Regency Search Group

Candidate recruiter: Anjela Mangrum of Mangrum Career Solutions, LLC

Job title: QUALITY MANAGER

Fee percentage: 25%

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

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Job recruiter: Jeff Gilbert of Kingfish Technology, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Janet Miller of Computer Management, Inc.

Job title: DIRECTOR OF SALES OPERATIONS

Fee percentage: 20%

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

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Job recruiter: Carolyn Barcus of Barcus Associates

Candidate recruiter: Mark London of Command Consultants, Inc.

Job title: PHARMA VERTICAL NEW BUSINESS SALES EXECUTIVE

Fee percentage: 20%

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

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Job recruiter: Jim Fitzpatrick of Fitzpatrick & Associates

Candidate recruiter: Marty Stan of Samaritan Technical Professional

Job title: DESIGN VERIFICATION ENGINEER

Fee percentage: 25%

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

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Job recruiter: Rick Krumel, CPC of SearchWise, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Gene McQueen of the Cameron Craig Group

Job title: MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

Fee percentage: 25%

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

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SPLIT PLACEMENTS THIS WEEK:

As the old Jerry Reed song goes, “When you’re hot, you’re hot,” and there are a handful of Top Echelon Network recruiters who are definitely hot right now.  Those recruiters include the following:

• Robert Biones, CPC of R.A. Briones & Company
• Sean Napoles, CPC of Career Brokers, Inc.
• Therese Eckhoff, CPC of RecruitingPros of Chicagoland

Napoles and Briones both have three Network splits in this issue of The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog, while Eckhoff has two Network splits.  And how are they doing it?  Through “Regular Communication” and networking, of course!

SPLIT JOBS FILLED THIS WEEK:

Below are the split jobs that were recently filled by Top Echelon Network recruiters.

• PHP Programmer
  
• DBA
• BOBJ Senior Business Analyst
  
• Process Controls Engineer
  
• Engineering Manager
• Mining Manager
  
• Operations Manager
  
• Production Supervisor
  

To find out how YOU can enjoy more success in Top Echelon Network, contact Membership Development Coordinator Drea Codispoti, CPC/CERS at (330) 455-1433, Ext. 156 or via email at Drea@TopEchelon.com.

THIS WEEK’S NETWORK SPLIT PLACEMENTS

Job recruiter: Robert Briones, CPC of R.A. Briones & Company

Candidate recruiter: Sean Napoles, CPC of Career Brokers, Inc.

Job title: PHP PROGRAMMER

Fee percentage: 30%

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

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Job recruiter: Robert Briones, CPC of R.A. Briones & Company

Candidate recruiter: Sean Napoles, CPC of Career Brokers, Inc.

Job title: DBA

Fee percentage: 30%

Action causing split placement: “Sean and I have partenered for positions with this client.  Sean finds exactly what is needed!”

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Job recruiter: Therese Eckhoff, CPC of Recruiting Pros of Chicagoland

Candidate recruiter: Sean Napoles, CPC of Career Brokers, Inc.

Job title: BOBJ SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST

Fee percentage: 25%

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

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Job recruiter: Therese Eckhoff, CPC of Recruiting Pros of Chicagoland

Candidate recruiter: Pam Copeland of Albert Energy/fulltimeGiGS

Job title: PROCESS CONTROLS ENGINEER

Fee percentage: 25%

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

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Job recruiter: Larry Gallin of Gallin Associates

Candidate recruiter: Robert Briones, CPC of R.A. Briones & Company

Job title: ENGINEERING MANAGER

Fee percentage: 25%

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

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Job recruiter: Veronica Snyder of Career Professionals, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Rudy Garcia of Joseph Michaels International

Job title: MINING MANAGER

Fee percentage: Flat

Action causing split placement: The job order or candidate was found by searching Top Echelon Network’s split databases.

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Job recruiter: Brenda Wylie-Biggs, CPC of KB Search Team, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search

Job title: OPERATIONS MANAGER

Fee percentage: 20%

Action causing split placement: The job seeker or client was found through one of the many Hiring Hook recruiting websites.

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Job recruiter: Ron Sunshine of Ron Sunshine Associates

Candidate recruiter: Larry Goldberg, CPC of Lawrence Personnel

Job title: PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

Fee percentage: 20%

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

THE SPLIT RECRUITERS:

Robert Briones, CPC has made 32 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  His firm, R.A. Briones & Company, has been a Preferred Member since 1997.

Larry Gallin has made 45 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  His firm, Gallin Associates, has been a Preferred Member since 2003.

Michael Stuck has made 24 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  His firm, Gables Search Group, has been a Preferred Member since 2004.

Sean Napoles, CPC has made 183 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  His firm, Career Brokers, has been a Preferred Member since 2000.

THE SPLIT PLACEMENTS:

There is NO substitute for networking.  It can not only lead to the first Network split placement between recruiters, but in the case of Briones and Gallin, it can also lead to the first and second Network splits—at the same time!  It’s not like the other two recruiters featured this week are chopped liver, either.  They recently made their ninth Network split together, and for one of the recruiters (Napoles), it was his 183rd Network split as a Preferred Member recruiter.  In the world of recruiting, networking is the gift that keeps on giving.

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“This is another testament to the basic communication one can have.  I began to talk to Larry about golf courses to play in St. Pete.  He mentioned one of his positions in Mexico and asked me for candidates.  I had a similar position elsewhere.  The candidate I sent him has final interviews at corporate today.  His candidate for my job got his offer yesterday.  We may have reciprocal placements within a few days!”

Submitted by Robert Briones, CPC of R.A. Briones & Company regarding his Network split placement with Larry Gallin of Gallin Associates

Position Title—ENGINEERING MANAGER

Fee Percentage—27.5%

(Editor’s note: This is the first Network split that Briones and Gallin have made together in Top Echelon.)

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“It’s been way too long for Sean and I to go between split placements.  We finally got another one and have a couple more offers pending.  Sean is the ultimate pro.  As usual, the candidate was spot-on, and my clients always interview all of Sean’s candidates.  Thanks again, let’s make a few more now.”

Submitted by Michael Stuck of Gables Search Group, Inc. regarding his Network split placement with Sean Napoles, CPC of Career Brokers, Inc.

Position Title—SOFTWARE ENGINEER – PROGRESS

Fee Percentage—15%

(Editor’s note: This is the ninth Network split that Stuck and Napoles have made together in Top Echelon.)

THE RECRUITERS:

Ron Sunshine has made 21 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  His firm, Ron Sunshine Associates, has been a Preferred Member since 2007.

Larry Goldberg, CPC has made 55 placements as a member of Top Echelon’s Recruiting Network.  His firm, Lawrence Personnel, has been a Preferred Member since 1991.

Kristen Jiles has made 11 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  Her firm, eSearchPro, Inc., has been a Preferred Member since 2007.

Debra Bennett has made 1 placement as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  Her firm, Velocity Search Group, has been a Preferred Member since April of 2013.

THE SPLIT PLACEMENTS:

It doesn’t matter if you’re a brand-new Top Echelon Network recruiter (Bennett) or if you’ve been in TE for more than 20 years (Goldberg): you can make split fee recruiting placements with a recruiter you’ve never made split placements with before.  So no matter who you are, how long you’ve been a Network Member, or how long you’ve been in the industry, your next split with a new recruiter could be just around the corner!

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“I posted the job on TE.  Larry called me and submitted four candidates, and [the candidate] got hired.  Thanks for your help, Larry!”

Submitted by Ron Sunshine of Ron Sunshine Associates regarding his split placement with Larry Goldberg, CPC of Lawrence Personnel

Position Title—PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

Fee Percentage—20%

(Editor’s note: this is the first Network split that Sunshine and Goldberg have made together in Top Echelon.)

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“This is Debra’s first Network placement, and she is FABULOUS.  Great addition to the TE team!”

Submitted by Kristin Jiles of eSearch Pro, Inc. regarding her split placement with Debra Bennett of Velocity Search Group

Position Title—VP of Sales

Fee Percentage—Flat fee recruitment

(Editor’s note: this is the first Network split that Jiles and Bennett have made together in Top Echelon.)

THE TOP RECRUITERS:

Veronica Snyder has made 52 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  Her firm, Career Professionals, has been a Preferred Member since 1990.

Cindy Andrew Cordell, CPC has made 36 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  Her firm, Corporate Resources, has been a Preferred Member since 1992.

Therese Eckhoff, CPC has made 20 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  Her firm, Recruiting Pros of Chicagoland, has been a Preferred Member since 2002.

Pam Copeland has made 1 placement as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  Her firm, Albert Energy/fulltimeGiGS, has been a Preferred Member since 2011.

THE SPLIT PLACEMENTS:

The split placements below represent the value that Top Echelon Network provides, namely the fact that these recruiters would not have made the placements without the help of their Trading Partners.  The Network helps recruiters make placements (and generate more revenue) that they would NOT have made otherwise.

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“Thank you, Cindy, for your expertise in the IT field.  I couldn’t have done this without you!”

Submitted by Veronica Snyder of Career Professionals, Inc. regarding her split placement with Cindy Andrew Cordell, CPC of Corporate Resources, LLC

Position Title—IT MANAGER

Fee Percentage—25%

(Editor’s note: This is the first Network split that Snyder and Cordell have made together in Top Echelon.)

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“I appreciate Pam’s diligence and professionalism throughout the process.  Her candidate presentations are very thorough.”

Submitted by Therese Eckhoff, CPC of Recruiting Pros of Chicagoland regarding her split placement with Pam Copeland of Albert Energy/fulltimeGiGS

Position Title—PROCESS CONTROLS ENGINEER

Fee Percentage—25%

(Editor’s note: This is the first Network split that Eckhoff and Copeland have made together in Top Echelon.)

It’s not often that we publicize the size of a split fee in Top Echelon Network . . . but this week, we just can help ourselves.

That’s because the split fee in question (the first one listed below) is over $50,000!

It might not surprise you that the driving force behind the split placement was listed as “Regular communication with another Top Echelon Network recruiter.”  That is the number-one way that Top Echelon Network recruiters make split placements—including placements with split fees of over $50,000!

Let’s see . . . both recruiters involved will pay $1,500 apiece in membership dues this year.  It appears they received a rather substantial return on their Top Echelon Network investment in 2013, and the year isn’t even halfway over yet.

Below are the positions that were recently filled by Top Echelon Network recruiters.

• VP of Global Claims
• Quality Engineer – Automotive
• Quality Engineer
• Sr. Java Developer
• Wireless/Mobile Applications Architect

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THIS WEEK’S COMPLETED SPLIT PLACEMENTS:

Job recruiter: John Moskonas of The ARGroup of Search Companies

Candidate recruiter: Kirby Butler, CPC of The Butlers Co. Insurance Recruiters

Job title: VP OF GLOBAL CLAIMS

Fee percentage—25%

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

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Job recruiter: Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC

Candidate recruiter: Bill Quackenbush, CPC/CTS of QCI Technical Staffing

Job title: QUALITY ENGINEER – AUTOMOTIVE

Fee percentage—25%

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

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Job recruiter: Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC

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

Job title: QUALITY ENGINEER

Fee percentage—25%

Action causing split placement: The job seeker or client was found through one of the many Hiring Hook recruiting websites.

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Job recruiter: Gary Silver of The Shay Group

Candidate recruiter: Jeff Gilbert of Kingfish Technology, LLC

Job title: SR. JAVA DEVELOPER

Fee percentage—20%

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

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Job recruiter: Recruiter Name Withheld

Candidate recruiter: John Barry of ITech Consulting Partners, LLC

Job title: WIRELESS/MOBILE APPLICATIONS ARCHITECT

Fee percentage—20%

THE RECRUITERS:

Gary Silver has made 225 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  His firm, The Shay Group, has been a Preferred Member since 1992.

Jeff Gilbert has made 27 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  His firm, Kingfish Technology, has been a Preferred Member since 2005.

Maria Hemminger has made 76 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  Her firm, MJ Recruiters, has been a Preferred Member since 2005.

Stephanie Jakubik has made 8 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  Her firm, Bertram & Associates, has been a Preferred Member since 2006.

THE SPLIT PLACEMENTS:

The split fee recruiting placements below happened because of these recruiters’ willingness to communicate at a high level and their ability to deliver qualified, top-notch candidates for their Trading Partners’ job orders.  After all, one of the candidates received an offer from TWO different clients!

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“Jeff Gilbert is a tremendous partner.  He is extremely helpful and insightful.  It’s always a pleasure to work with Jeff!”

Submitted by Gary Silver of The Shay Group regarding his split placement with Jeff Gilbert of Kingfish Technology, LLC

Position Title—SR. JAVA DEVELOPER

Fee Percentage—20%

(Editor’s note: This is second Network split that Silver and Gilbert have made together in Top Echelon.)

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“Great candidate, Stephanie!  It was nice to have our first split.  This candidate was so good . . . he had an offer from TWO of my clients!  I wish we could duplicate him.  Thanks, Stephanie!”

Submitted by Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters, LLC regarding her split placement with Stephanie Jakubik of Bertram & Associates, Inc.

Position Title—QUALITY ENGINEER

Fee Percentage—25%

(Editor’s note: This is the first Network split that Hemminger and Jakubik have made together in Top Echelon.)

We know for a fact that not every Top Echelon Network recruiter believes that there is value in attending our conferences and conventions.  How do we know that?

Because not every Top Echelon Network recruiter attends our conferences and conventions.

But you know who DOES attend?  Those recruiters who realize the true value of these events, namely the opportunity to meet new Network recruiters and make placements they probably would not have made otherwise.

If you’d like proof, we’d be more than happy to provide some . . .

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“I have made numerous splits with Automationtechies.com, but this is the first one with Lisa.  We met at the Chicago conference last fall, and this is the result of that!  Thanks, Lisa!  Let’s do more splits!”

Submitted by Alan Daum of Alan N. Daum & Associates, Inc. regarding his split placement with Lisa Reitz of Automationtechies.com

Position Title—AUTOMATION MANAGER

Fee Percentage—25%

(Editor’s note: This is the first Network split that Daum and Reitz have made together in Top Echelon.)

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“Thanks, Bobby!  Can’t wait to see you in Chicago in the fall!”

Submitted by Twanda DeBorde of CMD and Associates Executive Search regarding her split placement with Robert Gabor of The Gabor Group

Position Title—WAREHOUSE SUPERINTENDENT

Fee Percentage—Flat

(Editor’s note: This is the first Network split that DeBorde and Gabor have made together in Top Echelon.)

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The 2013 Top Echelon Network Fall Conference is scheduled for Thursday, October 3, and Friday, October 4, at the Sheraton Chicago O’Hare Airport Hotel.

Yes, there will be great speakers.  Yes, there will be fun.  Yes, there will be the “Windy City” of Chicago.

But more importantly, there will be the value of meeting other Network recruiters face-to-face, networking with them, and making split placements when you get back to the office.

Just like these recruiters did!

What’s the definition of being on a “split recruiting roll”?  Going from zero split placements to two split placements in just two months!

That’s what the Top Echelon Network recruiters in this installment of “‘Comments’ and Compliments” have done, effectively setting themselves up to make even more split placements in the future.  (As opposed to the past, which would be, you know, impossible.)

You never know when “split placement lightning” will strike.  Unlike regular lightning, this type of lightning is likely to strike again . . . and again . . . and again.  And then maybe again.

The key, though, is to communicate with other Network recruiters, reach out to them, share your job orders and candidates, and keep networking.

Then YOU can be on a “split recruiting roll,” too!  (Yes, with a side of butter . . . and maybe throw in some mashed potatoes and gravy.  Mmmmm.)

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“Debbie is always very thorough on her candidate screening and fun to work with.  She found a perfect sales candidate for my client, and everyone’s happy.  Thanks, Debbie!”

Submitted by Mike Ehlers of Ehlers Recruiting Partners regarding his split placement with Debbie Harper, CERS of Harper Hewes, Inc.

Position Title—Account Executive
Fee Percentage—20%

(Editor’s note: This is the FIRST Network split that Ehlers and Harper have made together in Top Echelon.)

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“Debbie and I are on a roll—two months, two deals.  Let’s keep it going, ‘Golf Girl!'”

Submitted by Mike Ehlers of Ehlers Recruiting Partners regarding his split placement with Debbie Harper, CERS of Harper Hewes, Inc.

Position Title—Sales Executive
Fee Percentage—20%

(Editor’s note: This is the SECOND Network split that Ehlers and Harper have made together in Top Echelon.)

What does everybody want these days?

Candidates, that’s what!  More specifically, the right candidates!  Employers want them, your clients want them, and YOU want them?

So what do you do when you don’t have them?  You turn to another split recruiter in Top Echelon Network, like the recruiters below did.  The result?  A Network split that the job order recruiter would not have made otherwise.

How do we know this?  Because as the title to this blog post indicates, the candidate that the other recruiter supplied was the only one submitted by the job order recruiter that their client interviewed.

When you keep striking out on a job order, another split recruiter can provide you with that ONE candidate you need to hit a home run.

So be sure to submit candidates to the Split Candidate Database in Top Echelon Network, and also search the Database for potential matches to your job order.  Because no matter how many times you swing and miss, your next home run could be right around the corner.

Batter up!

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“Mike gave me the ONE person they interviewed through me, and he was hired.  Thanks, Mike, for doing a GREAT job!”

Submitted by Chris Ramsay, CPC of Corporate Resources, LLC regarding her split placement with Mike Lupidi, CPC of M.J. Lupidi & Associates, Inc.

Position Title—MAINTENANCE MANAGER

Fee Percentage—25%

(Editor’s note: This is the third Network split that Ramsay and Lupidi have made together in Top Echelon.)

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“It was great working with Chris on this one.  She had a full understanding of the job, which made qualifying the candidate much easier.”

Submitted by Ron Sunshine of Ron Sunshine Associates regarding his split placement with Chris Ramsay, CPC of Corporate Resources, LLC

Position Title—PLANT MANAGER

Fee Percentage—20%

(Editor’s note: This is the first Network split that Sunshine and Ramsay have made together in Top Echelon.)

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