Communications Coordinator Matt Deutsch and Membership Development Coordinator Drea Codispoti announce the winner of “Top Echelon Network’s Craziest Recruiting Story of 2010” contest.  And the winner is . . . Coleen Balogh-Walther of The Provident Search Group, Inc.  But her story isn’t the only one we highlight in this episode of “Top Echelon TV.”  We also give honorable mention status to a story submitted by Joe Noto of the Regency Search Group, one that’s crazy in two languages (but alas, happened in 2009).

For those of you who submitted stories, but didn’t win . . . don’t worry.  We might mention your story in a future episode, anyway.  Because we’re fun like that.  In the meantime, we want YOUR craziest recruiting story, not just from 2010, but of all-time.  You can email your stories to marketing@TopEchelon.com.  Or mail them in.  Or send them via pigeon.  We’re flexible.

Membership Development Coordinator Drea Codispoti continues our series regarding the best ways to enjoy success as a Preferred Member of Top Echelon Network.  The topic in this week’s issue of “Top Echelon TV”: alerts.

In the next part of Top Echelon Network’s “Best Practices” series, Todd Bossler describes how recruiters can use the “Splitsville” and “Who Works What” tools to enjoy more success as a Preferred Member.

Want to know how to enjoy more success as a Preferred Member of Top Echelon Network?

This episode of “Top Echelon TV” starts a series of episodes dealing with the “Best Practices” of the Network. It begins with The Four Pillars of Top Echelon Network: Quality, Communication, Trust, and Active Participation, as well as the importance of filling out your Recruiter Profile.

In addition, as far as holiday hours are concerned, the Top Echelon offices will be closed on Friday, December 24, and Friday, December 31, due to the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. And don’t forget that “Super Early Bird” Registration for the 2011 National Convention (May 12 through May 14 at The Westin Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) is now underway.

Last week, I announced our contest for “The Top Echelon Network Craziest Recruiting Story of 2010,” and now I have some additional news regarding that contest: we’ve moved back the deadline for submitting entries!

Originally, the deadline was next Wednesday, December 22.  However, since we won’t be announcing the winner until after the beginning of the new year, we decided that we could provide some additional time for recruiters to submit their craziest story of 2010.

That means the new deadline is two weeks from today—Wednesday, December 29.  And remember the rules for the contest (and really, there aren’t that many rules).  It could be a story about clients.  It could be a story about candidates.  It could be a story about another recruiter.  It doesn’t matter.  It just has to be something wild, outrageous, and if possible, unbelievable.

Actually, the more unbelievable, the better (as long as it’s true . . . don’t be a fibber).  And since we’re talking about the world of recruiting, I’m sure that plenty of unbelievable stories have occurred during the past year.

There are three ways you can submit your “Craziest Recruiting Story”:

• You can email your story to marketing@TopEchelon.com.
• You can post the story by including it in the comments section at the end of this blog.
• You can give me a call at (330) 455-1433, Ext. 125 and relay your story to me.

Once again, the deadline for submitting your “Craziest Recruiting Story of 2010” is Wednesday, December 29.  We’ll announce the winner during the first part of January in the Recruiter Training Blog and also on “Top Echelon TV.”

We’ve already had recruiters submit their stories, not just for 2010, but from other years, as well.  And you know what?  That’s a-okay.  If you’d like to submit stories that didn’t happen this year, we’ll be happy to accept them and publish them in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog at some point in the future.  After all, we’re not unreasonable.

So . . . what crazy things have happened to you this past year?  Does your story involve a candidate, a client, or another recruiter—or all three?  Did it cause you to lose a placement?  Did it cause you to lose hair?  Or consider retirement?  Move to Florida and play shuffleboard?  What?  Spill the beans.

Submit your story . . . and it might just be “The Top Echelon Network Craziest Recruiting Story of 2010.”

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Top Echelon Internet Strategies Manager Todd Bossler recently conducted an informal poll of Top Echelon Network recruiters and found that nine out of 10 use dual monitor screens to run their desk.  Bossler explains why in this episode of “Top Echelon TV.”

And that’s not all . . . a few of the recruiters surveyed indicated that they would be open to adding a third monitor to their desk.  What about you?  Do you use two (or more monitors) on your recruiting desk?  If so, do you believe it improves efficiency and productivity?  If you only use one monitor, would you like to add a second?  Why?

ANY time is a crazy time to be a recruiter.  Let’s face it . . . with people on both ends of the sale, ridiculous things can and do happen.  Not only that, but 2010 could qualify as a unique year.  With a slow recovery, desperate candidates, and quirky clients, the year was rife with “craziness potential.”

And of course, we’d like to take advantage of it.

Well, not just take advantage of it, but also bring some levity to 2010 at the end of the year.  After all, if we can’t laugh at ourselves, what can we laugh at?  (Well, technically, we’re laughing at you and you’re laughing at yourself, but let’s not be technical.)

With all of that in mind, we’d like you to submit your craziest recruiting story of 2010.  It could be a story about clients.  It could be a story about candidates.  It could be a story about another recruiter.  It doesn’t matter.  It just has to be something wild, outrageous, and if possible, unbelievable.  Because after all, no matter how unbelievable it might be, if it happened in the world of recruiting, it’s much more plausible.

The deadline for submitting your craziest recruiting story of the year is Wednesday, December 22—two weeks from today.  After collecting the stories submitted to us by Preferred Members, Top Echelon Network officials will select a winner, “The Top Echelon Network Craziest Recruiting Story of the Year,” and announce the winner in both The Pinnacle Blog and also on “Top Echelon TV.”

Will there be a prize given to the recruiter who provides the craziest story?  Perhaps.  (We have to include some element of suspense, don’t we?)  Regardless, you can email your crazy story to marketing@TopEchelon.com.  And I know what you’re going to ask: can you submit more than one story?  Absolutely.  But of course, in the end, when all is said and done, only one story is going to win.

So go back through the year and think about all the crazy stuff that’s happened.  I’m sure there’s plenty.  Pick out your best story and send it to us.

It could be “Top Echelon Network’s Craziest Recruiting Story of the Year.”

MDeutsch@TopEchelon.com
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Would you like to attend the 2011 Top Echelon Network National Convention for FREE?

Well, here’s your chance . . . as well as your chance to find out why 2010 has been a good year for Preferred Member recruiter Bob Small of Carroll Technology Services, Inc.  Oh, and let’s not forget that the deadline for signing the new Top Echelon user agreement has been pushed back to Monday, December 6.  That being said, you may proceed . . .