What’s better than summer? Summer and split placements, that’s what!  And there are recruiters in the Network who are ushering in the new season the best way they know how—by making split placements with their Trading Partners.

We have two of these recruiters in this week’s installment of “‘Comments’ and Compliments.”  Forget about baseball (and football); split placements should be the national pastime.  So if you have comments for a Trading Partner regarding a split placement, please email those comments to marketing@TopEchelon.com.

(Editor’s Note: For those of you who’ve submitted comments, we appreciate your patience.  We have a backlog at the moment.  However, feel free to contact us if you’d like to know the status of your “Comments.”  And of course, thanks for your contributions!)

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“Richard, thank you for sticking with this.  It was a long and difficult search, but you turned up several good candidates.  Let’s do another.”

Submitted by Robert Gabor of The Gabor Group regarding his split placement with Richard Lowe of J.D. Cotter Search, Inc.

Position Title—Manufacturing Engineer & Quality Manager
Fee Percentage—25%

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“Hani was a great Trading Partner!  He provided an on-target (non-boards) candidate for a VERY difficult-to-fill position.  He offered his assistance throughout the hiring/interview process.  I definitely want to do more splits with him.”

Submitted by Suzanne Griffith, CPC of J S Griffith & Associates regarding her split placement with Hani Mussa of KnowPeople, Inc.

Position Title—Test Controls Engineer
Fee Percentage—25%

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Remember, if you have comments for a Trading Partner regarding a split placement, please email those comments to marketing@TopEchelon.com.

So . . . Eric Berg of JN Adams & Associates, Inc. was “The Recruiter of the Month” in Top Echelon Network for April, and now Jim Fitzpatrick of Fitzpatrick & Associates is “The Recruiter of the Month” for May.  Who’s “The Recruiter of the Month” for June?  Well, you’ll have to stay tuned for the answer to that question.  We haven’t built a time machine.  Yet.

In the meantime, we recognize recruiters for achievement in two categories every month and quarter.  Those categories are “Recruiter of the Month” (as we’ve already mentioned) and “Highest Split Placement Fee of the Month.”  Below are the winners of these awards for May.  We’d like to congratulate the recruiters who earned them and thank them for their efforts.  Remember, for more information about the placements and cash-in totals associated with these awards, please login to the Members’ Area and view the profiles and placement details of the recruiters involved.

(And yes, more information about the placements associated with these awards may be included in a future issue of The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog.  Why?  Why not?)

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Recruiter of the Month
Jim Fitzpatrick of Fitzpatrick & Associates

Jim was one of four recruiters who made two Network placements during the month of May.  However, he edged out Hani Mussa of KnowPeople, Inc.; Larry Ploscowe of EXEK Recruiters, Ltd.; and Bob Wylan of R.A. Wylan & Co., Inc. based upon his cash-in total for those placements, which was $36,542.50.  Although the other three recruiters also made two placements during the month, Fitzpatrick boasted a greater cash-in total than they did.

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Highest Split Placement Fee of the Month
Jim Crumpley of Jim Crumpley & Associates and Arthur Rogove of Merit Consulting, Inc.

This hefty fee was earned by placing a Director of Design Assurance.  The action causing this placement was listed as “Regular phone communication with a TE Network Member in my specialty area.”

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Our criteria for these awards:

Top Echelon Network is a split placement network.  As such, we place an emphasis on split placements, and that emphasis constitutes the basis of our criteria for these awards.  We determine the monthly and quarterly award winners based upon two factors, 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

In other words, the number of split placements that recruiters make is our first consideration.  In the event of a tie, the cash-in total earned from those split placements is the deciding factor and serves to break the tie.  Obviously, the recruiter with more cash-in dollars in the event of a tie is the recruiter who wins the award.

Okay, we’re a tad bit behind . . . it happens to the best of us.  However, we would be remiss if we didn’t announce the winners of our monthly awards, and this week, those awards are from the month of April.  We now recognize recruiters for achievement in two categories every month and quarter.  Those categories are “Recruiter of the Month” and “Highest Split Placement Fee of the Month.”

Below are the winners of these awards for April.  We’d like to congratulate the recruiters who earned them and thank them for their efforts.  Remember, for more information about the placements and cash-in totals associated with these awards, please login to the Members’ Area and view the profiles and placement details of the recruiters involved.

(And yes, more information about the placements associated with these awards may be included in a future issue of The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog.  Because inquiring minds want to know.)

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Recruiter of the Month
Eric Berg of JN Adams & Associates, Inc.

Eric was one of two recruiters who made two Network placements during the month of January.  However, he edged out David Wick of Career Center of Cincinnati, Inc. based upon his cash-in total for those placements, which was $19,951.50.  In third place was Stephanie McGinty of Ives & Associates, Inc. and Steve Kane of Bio-Partners Search Group, LLC.

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Highest Split Placement Fee of the Month
Steve Kane of Bio-Partners Search Group, LLC and Stephanie McGinty of Ives & Associates, Inc.

Speaking of Steve and Stephanie . . . this placement was for a Senior Manager of Business Analytics.  The action causing this placement was listed as “Regular phone communication with a TE Network Member in my specialty area.”

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Our criteria for these awards:

Top Echelon Network is a split placement network.  As such, we place an emphasis on split placements, and that emphasis constitutes the basis of our criteria for these awards.  We determine the monthly and quarterly award winners based upon two factors, 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

In other words, the number of split placements that recruiters make is our first consideration.  In the event of a tie, the cash-total earned from those split placements is the deciding factor and serves to break the tie.  Obviously, the recruiter with more cash-in dollars in the event of a tie is the recruiter who wins the award.

When a recruiting firm in Top Echelon makes quite a few split placements with other recruiters in the Network, we often like to highlight that firm in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog, often in this popular feature.  We’ve done it in the past, and we’ll do it in the future.  In fact, we’re doing it in the present with Preferred Member firm the Cameron Craig Group.

Trey Cameron has made 91 Network placements and Gene McQueen has added five more placements.  This week, we’re highlighting two of Cameron’s most recent placements, supported by the comments of the recruiters who made those split placements with him.  Congratulations to all of these recruiters, and we look forward to more comments—and split placements—in the future.

If you have comments for a Trading Partner regarding a split placement, please email those comments to marketing@TopEchelon.com.

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“Thanks, Trey!  Finally got a split with you!”

Submitted by Juli Smith of The Smith Consulting Group, LLC regarding her split placement with Trey Cameron of the Cameron Craig Group

Position Title—Civil Engineer/Project Manager
Fee Percentage—26%

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“Love working with the Cameron Craig Group!  Hope to work with Trey and Gene multiple times this year.”

Submitted by Terri Conroy, CPC of Executive Search Associates regarding her split placement with Trey Cameron of the Cameron Craig Group

Position Title—Director Test Kitchen
Fee Percentage—25%

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Remember, if you have comments for a Trading Partner regarding a split placement, please email those comments to marketing@TopEchelon.com.

There are many recruiters in the Top Echelon split fee recruiting network who have come close to making split placements together in the past, but weren’t quite able to do so.  Well, this week in our “‘Comments’ and Compliments” feature, we highlight two Trading Partners who were finally able to make a split placement after numerous close calls.  It might have been, “Close, but no cigar,” before, but now these recruiters can enjoy a celebratory “split placement cigar.”  Also included are a pair of recruiters who struck pay dirt in the Split Candidate Database.  Congratulations!

If you have comments for a Trading Partner regarding a split placement, please email those comments to marketing@TopEchelon.com.

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“Success from the Split Candidate Database!”

Submitted by Amy Recker, CPC of Bridgeway Professionals, Inc. regarding her split placement with Jack King of Newman-Johnson-King, Inc. & A.H. Justice Search Consultants / NJKsearch

Position Title—Polymer Scientist
Fee Percentage—25%

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“I really appreciate Darrin’s help in finding people.  We have come close, and we finally got the cigar!”

Submitted by David J. Sgro of True North Consultants, Inc. regarding his split placement with Darrin Skinner of Howe & Associates

Position Title—Electronic Health Records Manager
Fee Percentage—25%

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Remember, if you have comments for a Trading Partner regarding a split placement, please email those comments to marketing@TopEchelon.com.  Smoke ’em if you got ’em!

Sometimes, recruiters from the same Preferred Member firm submit comments for this regular feature in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog . . . at the same time.  It doesn’t happen often, but it’s happened this week.

The firm in question is J.D. Cotter Search, Inc., and the two recruiters who submitted the comments are listed below (as well as the details of the split placements they made with other Members of the Network).  That would be why we’re calling this week’s installment of “‘Comments’ and Compliments” the “J.D. Cotter Search Edition”!

We want the rest of you to join the split placement fray.  If you have comments for a Trading Partner regarding a split placement, please email those comments to marketing@TopEchelon.com.  Act now!

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“Thank you for a great candidate, Frank!  Superb job!”

Submitted by Doug Boyce of J.D. Cotter Search, Inc. regarding his split placement with Frank Gregg of Gregg & Associates

Position Title—Training Leader
Fee Percentage—20%

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“Thank you, Jim!  Superb candidate!  We’ve done several splits.  Let’s keep it going this month!”

Submitted by John Cokinos of J.D. Cotter Search, Inc. regarding his split placement with James Compton of Compton & Associates

Position Title—Data Center Sales Engineer
Fee Percentage—25%

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“I really enjoy working with Marla.  She’s a great split partner!”

Submitted by Kerry Boehner of KOB Solutions, Inc.  regarding her split placement with Marla C. Ray of Scientific Resources, Inc.

Position Title—Manager of Pre-clinical Development
Fee Percentage—20%

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Remember, if you have comments for a Trading Partner regarding a split placement, please email those comments to marketing@TopEchelon.com.  Oh, and one more thing . . . act now!

Recruiters become part of Top Echelon’s recruiter network because they want to make placements they wouldn’t have made if they hadn’t been part of the Network.  Sure, they’re split placements, not full-fee placements, but “half a loaf is better than no loaf at all.”

That’s the driving force behind this installment in our “‘Comments’ and Compliments Extra” feature, which includes a pair of Network recruiters who placed a candidate for which a company had been desperately looking.  Talk about a win-win situation—for the candidate, the recruiters, and the company.  And of course, one of the recruiters made a special request to praise their Trading Partner in a more elaborate fashion . . . as you can see below.

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“We got this search after another recruiter, after several months, was fired for not producing viable candidates.  I called Matt, apprised him of the situation and our desire to to fill this position.  In a few days, Matt provided me with the candidate they subsequently hired.  This was our client’s first engineering placement, and we (the TE Network) delivered where others had failed.  They are very excited.  Thanks Matt.  We will do this again.”

Position Title—Senior Project Engineer
Fee Percentage—30%

Submitted by Jim Hipskind, CPC of Continental Search & Outplacement, Inc. regarding his split placement with Matt Scheihing of J. Miles Personnel Services

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“A big thank you to Jim for staying on top of his client and our candidate to put this deal together.  This is our second split placement with Continental Search this year, and we expect many more.  They know how to qualify jobs and candidates and are wonderful at keeping their recruiting partner informed of the process.  Jim is professional, knowledgeable, and most importantly, knows how to close the deal.  We are always looking for a high-quality recruiting partner to work with, and Continental Search fits the bill.”

Position Title—Senior Project Engineer
Fee Percentage—30%

Submitted by Matt Scheihing of J. Miles Personnel Services regarding his split placement with Jim Hipskind, CPC of Continental Search & Outplacement, Inc.

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Send Us Your Special ‘Compliments’

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

It’s baseball season!  What does that mean?  Well . . . other than the fact that it’s baseball season, it means that recruiters are hitting home runs in Top Echelon Network.  In other words, they’re making split fee recruiting placements with their Trading Partners.  That’s exactly what we want, of course, in addition to the Cleveland Indians winning the World Series.

However, since THAT probably isn’t going to happen (even though the Indians are currently in first place in their division), what is going to happen is that recruiters are going to keep making split placements with one another in Top Echelon recruiting network.

So, with that in mind, keep sending your compliments to us.  If you have comments for a Trading Partner regarding a split placement, please email those comments to marketing@TopEchelon.com.

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<“Thanks, Marty!  One pitch, and we hit a home run.  I expect this to be the first of many successful splits with this client.”

Submitted by Jim Fitzpatrick of Fitzpatrick & Associates regarding his split placement with Marty Stan of Samaritan Technical Professional

Position Title—Verification Engineer
Fee Percentage—25%

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“Jackie has become a valued Trading Partner.  She listens well and typically sends me only those candidates that are truly good matches for my jobs.  She has a great sense of humor and is a genuine pleasure to work with!”

Submitted by Bernie Nutter, CPC of Hire Horizons regarding his split placement with Jackie Bamberg of Omega Systems, LLC

Position Title—District Sales Representative, Water Treatment
Fee Percentage—25%

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Remember, if you have comments for a Trading Partner regarding a split placement, please email those comments to marketing@TopEchelon.com.

As we’ve already mentioned on numerous occasions, our “Comments and Compliments” feature has proven to be quite popular with Preferred Members of the Network.  Trading Partners enjoy complimenting one another and thanking them for the success that they experience making split fee recruiting network placements together.  Every once in a while, a recruiter makes a special request to highlight their Trading Partner in an even more elaborate fashion.

That’s the case with Kim Kirby of Balanced Career Solutions, Inc., who wanted to laud Debbi Reiger of Reiger Technical Search for her help with a recent split placement.  Kim’s comments are below, followed by Debbi’s.

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“After nearly two years with the Network and regular communication with my Core Group, I had two offers accepted and one candidate placed through the Network in the month of April.  All three splits were with Debbi Reiger.  She has been so great to work with and truly a ‘partner’ during the recruiting and placement process.  Each placement had its own set of complications, but in the end, we combined our experience and came to a win-win situation for everyone.  Thanks Debbi!”

Submitted by Kim Kirby of Balanced Career Solutions, Inc. regarding her split placement with Debbie Reiger of Reiger Technical Search

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“Kim has been an exceptional Trading Partner for me.  She’s professional and fun to work with, and we talk on a regular basis.  She also works the Columbus market, but has completely different clients than me, so it’s been a great split situation for us both.  We’ve had some tough closes, but have worked through them together and closed the deals.  I’m looking forward to many more to come, Kim!”

Submitted by Debbi Reiger of Reiger Technical Search regarding her split placement with Kim Kirby of Balanced Career Solutions, Inc.

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Send Us Your Special ‘Compliments’

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

Sometimes, deals just won’t die (see below), and the same could be said for this feature in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog.  Preferred Member recruiters love “‘Comments’ and Compliments,” so much so that they send in new comments every week.  So . . . this week’s batch is below.

And if you haven’t been a part of this regular feature yet, we want you to join us!  If you have comments for a Trading Partner regarding a split placement, please email those comments to marketing@TopEchelon.com.

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“Pete and I placed a candidate for this job that turned into a fall-off because of a background check issue.  Pete went to work at finding a replacement and did it in a few weeks.  Thanks for your hard work and effort, Pete!”

Submitted by Juli Smith of The Smith Consulting Group, LLC regarding her split placement with Pete Oettinger of Front Line Soltuions, LLC

Position Title—NextGen Consultant
Fee Percentage—20%

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“This was the deal that wouldn’t die.  Sometimes, we just get lucky.”

Submitted by Jim Fitzpatrick of Fitzpatrick & Associates regarding his split placement with Craig Townley of Townley Resource Group

Position Title—Signal Integrity Engineer
Fee Percentage—25%

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“This placement has taken months to complete, but Chuck hung in there with me all the way.  Chuck is a GREAT Trading Partner!”

Submitted by Joan R. Walters of JR Walters Resources regarding her split placement with Charles Szajkovics of Bulldog Recruiters, Inc.

Position Title—Airport Noise Remediation Project Leader
Fee Percentage—25%

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Remember, if you have comments for a Trading Partner regarding a split placement, please email those comments to marketing@TopEchelon.com.