Trust is one of the Four Pillars of Top Echelon Network . . . and it’s also the focus of this story about honesty and integrity in the Network.

Janet Miller of Computer Management, Inc. here and Jeff Gilbert of Kingfish Technology, LLC have been Trading Partners for quite some time.  In fact, the two have made a total of 14 split placements together, but it was their most recent split that demonstrates the fact their Trading Partner relationship has evolved to what could almost be called the “Masters Level.”

Miller and Gilbert have made three split placements so far in 2013.  In June, the two placed a SFDC Consultant.  Gilbert was the job order recruiter, and Miller was the candidate recruiter.  After the placement had been completed, the candidate gave Gilbert the name of a Senior Sales Director.

“Jeff happened to comment to me that [the candidate] gave him the name of somebody,” said Miller, who’s made a total of 63 placements in Top Echelon Network.  “I don’t place sales people, so I really didn’t give it that much attention.  I didn’t know that Jeff called the candidate.”

Call the candidate Jeff did, and you guessed it . . . place the candidate Jeff did, as well.

So what did he do after that?

“Jeff called me up a month ago, and he said, “Good news, you just made $17,000,’” said Miller.  “He had placed the candidate as a Senior Sales Executive.  He never told me that the candidate was interviewing, but he called me after the placement was made to tell me he was splitting the fee with me.”

The total fee for this split placement: $34,000.

“The candidate who gave Jeff the name of this other candidate never called me and told me that he did so,” said Miller.  “Jeff set up all of the interviews and did all of the preps, and after it was over, he called me to tell me that I had made all this money.”

Needless to say, Miller thinks very highly of Gilbert and values the Trading Partner relationship that she has with him.

“Jeff is such an honest recruiter,” she said.  “What he did with this placement blew me away.”

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“Janet, you continue to amaze me with the quality of the candidates you present . . . not to mention all of the hard work and dedication you put into each and every search!  You are the best!”

Submitted by Jeff Gilbert of Kingfish Technology, LLC regarding his split placement with Janet Miller of Computer Management, Inc.

Position Title—DIRECTOR OF SALES

Fee Percentage—20%

(Editor’s note: this is the 14th split placement that Gilbert and Miller have made together in Top Echelon Network.)

THE SPLIT RECRUITERS:

Larry Radzely has made 62 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  His agency, Adel-Lawrence Associates, Inc., has been a Preferred Member since 1991.

Jim Strickland has made 98 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  His agency, BioSource International, has been a Preferred Member since 2003.

Bob Long has made 15 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  His agency, Executive Personnel Services, has been a Preferred Member since 2000.

Alex Roberts has made 3 placements as a Top Echelon Network recruiter.  His agency, Joseph Michaels International, has been a Preferred Member since 2012.

THE SPLIT PLACEMENTS:

Top Echelon Network is about more than split placements (although it IS a split placement network).  It’s also about forging relationships that can turn into long-term friendships . . . just like the one we’re highlighting between Larry Radzely and Jim Strickland.  Sure, these two Network recruiters have made 62 and 98 placements, respectively, during their tenures in Top Echelon, but as you can see by the recruiter comments below, they’re also good friends.  Their relationship and friendship came first and then, when they finally made their first split placement together, their friendship made the placement that much better.

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“Jim and I have been communicating regularly for years.  He always finds qualified people for our positions, but in the end the candidates seem to wind up in second place.  This is the first split between our agencies, and I personally want to thank Jim for his friendship and assistance over the years.”

Submitted by Larry Radzely of Adel-Lawrence Associates, Inc. regarding his Network split placement with Jim Strickland of BioSource International.

Position Title—FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER

Fee Percentage—20%

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

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“Alex provided an excellent candidate who followed all of the directions, was very responsive, and did an excellent job interviewing and getting the job.”

Submitted by Bob Long of Executive Personnel Services regarding his Network split placement with Alex Roberts of Joseph Michaels International

Position Title—ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS MANAGER

Fee Percentage—20%

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

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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 can’t overstate the role that the Top Echelon Pillar of communication plays in the Network placement process.

This week in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog, we’re highlighting two recruiters who have made 17 Network splits together.  Not only that, but they’ve made that many split placements over less than four years.

One of main reasons they’ve made that many Network splits: communication, communication, communication!  (That’s still just one reason, not three.)

We’re also highlighting two other recruiters who made their first Network split together recently, and the reason they made the placement was . . . that’s right, communication.  Who knows?  Perhaps they’ll eventually make 17 split placements, too.

If you make a commitment to communication within Top Echelon Network—a serious commitment of time and energy—then you’ll be successful in Top Echelon Network.  The proof is not only below, but also in the over 20,000 placements that we’ve helped recruiters make during the past 25 years.

And communication will play a big role in the NEXT 20,000, as well.

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“Denise responded to my Discussion/Splitsville posting for help.  She provided me with the perfect candidate.  She’s a great Trading Partner!”

Submitted by Joan R. Walters, CPC of JR Walters Resources regarding her split placement with Denise Mancuso of Client Growth Consultants, Inc.

Position Title—MANUFACTURING ENGINEER MANAGER

Fee Percentage—25%

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

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“The more we communicate, the more placements we make.  Funny how that happens!”

Submitted by Wendy Johnson of CPS and Professionals Incorporated regarding her split placement with Sean Napoles, CPC of Career Brokers, Inc.

Position Title—JAVA S/W ENGINEER

Fee Percentage—Flat

(Editor’s note: This is the 17th Network split that Johnson and Napoles 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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When a Top Echelon Network Preferred Member wants to recommend a split recruiter for their work in a split placement situation, they use a variety of descriptions to do so.

In this issue of The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog, those descriptions include the following:

• “really good candidates”
• “smooth process”
• “great to work with”
• “nice surprise”
• “great candidate”
• “timing was perfect”

Not only that, but one of the two split placements below is a recruiter’s first Network split in Top Echelon!  (We won’t give away the secret, but actually we will, because the recruiter’s name is Shannon Caston.)

Good . . . great . . . perfect.  These are just some of the words that Network recruiters are using to compliment and recommend one another.  All things being equal, there are worse things people can call you . . .

If you’d like to recommend another recruiter as the result of a recent Network split, submit your comments with your Completed Placement Form, and they’ll appear in a future issue of The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog.

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“Cynthia Strzelecki from Spyglass Search is great!  She immediately went to work and found three really good candidates and one was hired.  It was a very smooth process, and Cynthia is really great to work with.”

Submitted by Connie Moore, CPC of CA Moore & Associates, Inc. regarding her split placement with Cynthia Strzelecki of Spyglass Search, Inc.

Position Title—STATISTICAL ANALYST

Fee Percentage—25%

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

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“It was a very nice surprise when Shannon saw my [job order] and sent over a great candidate.  The timing was perfect because the client had just called asking to see more prospects.”

Submitted by Carol Calvano of Prof’l Recruiting Consultantsregarding her split placement with Shannon Caston of Management Analysis & Utilization, Inc.

Position Title—I & E ENGINEER/SUPERVISOR

Fee Percentage—25%

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

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