This is it!  Early Bird Registration for the 2013 Top Echelon Network Fall Conference has arrived!

For many Network recruiters, it couldn’t arrive soon enough.  There are already 26 recruiters signed up for the conference, which is scheduled for Thursday, October 3, and Friday, October 4, at the Sheraton Suites O’Hare.

Below are the dates and prices of our three registration periods for the Fall Conference.

Early Bird Registration
Dates: Now until Thursday, September 5
Price: $225 per person

Regular Registration
Dates: Friday, September 6, through Monday, September 30
Price: $295 per person

Late Registration
Dates: After Tuesday, October 1
Price: $325 per person

As you can see, there’s quite an incentive to sign up during the Early Bird Registration period, a $70 incentive, as a matter of fact.  There’s another incentive, though, and this one is much more lucrative.  That incentive involves finding new split Trading Partners at the Fall Conference and making split placements with them.

Just like these recruiters!

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“This is the third split placement we’ve made since first meeting at the Chicago Top Echelon Conference in the fall of 2012.  Anjela has consistently provided candidates who are right on target.”

Submitted by Joe Noto of Regency Search Group regarding his split placement with Anjela Mangrum of Mangrum Career Solutions, LLC

Position Title—ERP SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION MANAGER
Fee Percentage—Flat

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

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Remember, the Fall Conference is scheduled for Thursday, October 3, and Friday, October 4, at the Sheraton Suites O’Hare.

Register for the 2013 Top Echelon Network Fall Conference!

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Review the preliminary agenda for the Fall Conference.
See who already registered for the Fall Conference.

THE SPLIT RECRUITERS:

Georgette Sandifer has made 33 placements as a member of the Top Echelon split fee recruiting network.  Her agency, Gallman Consulting, has been a Preferred Member since 2005.

Steve Kohn has made 77 placements as one of Top Echelon Network’s job placement recruiters.  His agency, Affinity Executive Search, has been a Preferred Member since 1994.

Matthew Dahm has made 1 placement as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  His agency, IT Audit Search, has been a Preferred Member since 2011.

Jim Strickland has made 97 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  His agency, BioSource International, has been a Preferred Member since 2003.

THE SPLIT PLACEMENTS:

There are four recruiters in this week’s installment of “‘Comments’ and Compliments” that have been in the Network for varying lengths of time and have enjoyed varying amounts of success.  However, what they all have in common is that they made their first Network split with another recruiter, once again proving that no matter how long you’ve been in the business or been in the Network, your first split placement with another recruiter could be just around the corner . . .

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“This was a great candidate, and I was happy to receive him through Steve’s [Hiring Hook] site.  I knew from the moment I interviewed this candidate, he would at least get to the interview stage.  Nice placement for my first split of the year.  Thanks, Steve!”

Submitted by Georgette Sandifer of Gallman Consulting regarding her Network split placement Steve Kohn of Affinity Executive Search

Position Title—QUALITY ENGINEER ASSEMBLY

Fee Percentage—25%

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

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“Working with Jim has been great!  This placement will be my first with Top Echelon, with hopefully many more to come!”

Submitted by Matthew Dahm of IT Audit Search regarding his Network split placement with Jim Strickland of BioSource International

Position Title—DATA SPECIALIST – DATA DESIGN

Fee Percentage—20%

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

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THE SPLIT RECRUITERS:

Deb North has made 9 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  Her agency, Deb North Consulting, LLC, has been a Preferred Member since 2012.

Judy Kaplan has made 79 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  Her agency, Prof’l Recruiting Consultants, has been a Preferred Member since 1992.

Joan R. Walters, CPC has made 58 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  Her agency, JR Walters Resources, has been a Preferred Member since 2005.

Chuck Szajkovics has made 10 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  His firm, Bulldog Recruiters, Inc., has been a Preferred Member since 2011.

THE SPLIT PLACEMENTS:

These Top Echelon Network recruiting partners obviously enjoy working together, considering the glowing terms they use to describe each other, terms such as “awesome,” “fun,” and “great.”  These are genuine sentiments expressed by happy recruiters who made placements they probably would NOT have made otherwise.  Once again, this exemplifies one of the value proposition statements of Top Echelon Network: “Half a loaf is better than no loaf at all.”  Pass the butter.

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“Judy is an awesome split partner!  Great communication and very fun to work with!  Can’t wait to do more deals together!”

Submitted by Deb North of Deb North Consulting, LLC regarding her Network split placement with Judy Kaplan of Prof’l Recruiting Consultants

Position Title—DIGITAL FORENSICS ANALYST

Fee Percentage—18%

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

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“Chuck is a great Trading Partner!  Looking forward to having many more splits in 2013!”

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

Position Title—CIVIL ENGINEER

Fee Percentage—30%

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

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SURVEY QUESTION:

Success in Top Echelon Network is predicated upon a great many things, not the least of which is Active Participation, one of the Four Pillars of the Network.

Among the ways that Network recruiters actively participate are Regional Core Group meetings (such as the Kansas City meeting pictured above) and Virtual Core Group meetings, both of which Top Echelon offers.  But how often do Network recruiters participate in these Core Group meetings?

We recently conducted a survey of our Network recruiters, and that survey was based upon the following question:

Have you ever attended a Top Echelon Network Regional or Virtual Core Group meeting?

SURVEY RESULTS:

The choice of answers that were provided is listed below, along with the percentage of recruiters who selected each answer:

• Yes, I’ve attended both. — 49.4%
• Yes, I’ve attended a Regional Core Group meeting. — 12.7%
• Yes, I’ve attended a Virtual Core Group meeting. — 11.4%
• No, I’ve attended neither. — 26.6%

SURVEY ANALYSIS:

Nearly 75% of the Network recruiters who responded to the survey have attended a Regional Core Group meeting, a Virtual Core Group meeting, or both of them.  That leaves just a quarter of participants having attended neither meeting.

If that was truly representative of the Network overall, it would bode quite well for the state of networking within Top Echelon.  However, since the recruiters most likely to attend a Virtual or Regional Core Group meeting are also the most likely to participate in a Network survey, extrapolating these results might make for a slightly skewed conclusion.

FEEDBACK:

How about YOU?  Have you attended a Regional or Virtual Core Group meeting as a Top Echelon Network recruiter?  If not, do you plan to attend one or the other in the near future?

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EVENT : “Top Echelon Networking on the FARM”

HOSTS : Maria Hemminger and Joanna Spaun of MJ Recruiters, LLC

DATE : Thursday August 15

START TIME : 10:30 a.m.

ADDRESS : The Hemminger Farm, 3144 W. U.S. 224, Tiffin, OH 44883

DESCRIPTION :

Join MJ Recruiters for the Top Echelon networking event of the summer at The Hemminger Farm in Tiffin.  Top Echelon Network recruiters are invited to network, meet new recruiters, and communicate with Top Echelon and Top Echelon Contracting members.  This will be the third such event at The Hemminger Farm.

WHAT TO EXPECT :

• Share HOT jobs and HOT candidates.
• Communicate with CONTRACTING expert Debbie Fledderjohann of Top Echelon.
• Get the answers to “Geek questions” with Todd Bossler of Top Echelon.
• MJ Recruiters will be providing grilled hamburgers and bratwurst patties for everyone to enjoy. Drinks will also be supplied (water, pop, and beer).
• Please bring a side dish to share, as well as a camp chair.
• This is a casual, relaxing, informal day.  Kayaking, swimming, fishing, sand volleyball, and corn hole will be available!

RSVP/QUESTIONS : Email maria@mjrecruiters.com or call (419) 443-1840.

ATTENDEES SO FAR:

Tim Frajter of Emerald Resource Group in Broadview Heights, Ohio
Mike Lupidi of M.J. Lupidi & Associates, Inc. in Middletown, Ohio
Todd Bossler of Top Echelon Network, Inc. in Canton, Ohio
Debbie Fledderjohann of Top Echelon Contracting in Canton, Ohio
Pam Petitpren of The PRA Group in St. Clair, Michigan
Jim Petitpren of The PRA Group in St. Clair, Michigan
Dave Sgro of True North Consultants, Inc. in North Ridgeville, Ohio
Jim Folger of ONESource Technical, Inc in Solon, Ohio
Jimmy Folger of ONESource Technical, Inc in Solon, Ohio
Steve Hillman of The Summit Group LLC in Forth Wayne, Indiana
Bob Gabor of The Gabor Group in Akron, Ohio
Maria Hemminger of MJ Recruiters LLC in Tiffin, Ohio
Joanna Spaun of MJ Recruiters LLC in Tiffin, Ohio
Lisa Reinbolt of MJ Recruiters LLC in Tiffin, Ohio
Jillian Adams of MJ Recruiters LLC in Tiffin, Ohio
Jeff Peters Peters of Search Group LLC in Angola, IN
Pat McCombs of KB Search Team LLC in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Rhonda Dove of KB Search Team LLC in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Kathy Burns of KB Search Team LLC in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Joy Shanklin of Shanklin & Associates in Cleveland, Ohio
Karen Akbal-Sturgeon of KLA Industries in Cincinnati, Ohio
Paul Sturgeon of KLA Industries in Cincinnati, Ohio
Juli Smith of The Smith Consulting Group in Jackson, Michigan
Randy Thomas of The Smith Consulting Group in Jackson, Michigan

The 2013 Top Echelon Network Ohio Golf Outing is less than two weeks away!  So this is the last time I’ll be able to remind you about it in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog!