‘Talking Turkey’ with a $40K Split Recruiting Fee

It’s the day before Thanksgiving!

And what better day to sink our teeth into some TE network split placements? And don’t forget the recruiting fees that accompany those splits. (Kind of like whipped cream on your pumpkin pie, don’t you think?)

And speaking of recruiting fees, a $40K fee leads the way in terms of this week’s split placements. TE Network recruiters Clint Martz of A to Z Search Group and Sean Bonner of Instensiv, LLC placed a Controls Engineer to earn that $40,000 fee at 25%.

But wait, there’re more! (More pumpkin pie? There’s always more pumpkin pie.)

No, I mean there are two recruiters who recently made their first split placements in TE Network. They are Christian Hicks of Christian Hicks and Nate Meyer of Rare Bird Recruiting. Congratulations are in order for both of them!

As a friendly neighborhood reminder, here is the information that we publish with our placements:

• Names of the trading partners involved (with their profile photos, when available)
• Job title
• Overall placement fee (before TE Network’s 6% brokerage fee, of course)
• Fee percentage

Please note that the placements listed below reflect deals finalized in TE Network for the period from November 17 through November 23, 2025.

Remember, if you don’t want information related to your split placements published in The Pinnacle, please send an email to marketing@topechelon.com to that effect.

Once again, congratulations to everybody below for the split placements they made in TE Network!

This Week’s Split Placements

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Job recruiter: Aldin Beslagic of BestLogic Staffing

Candidate recruiter: Sara Alexandroff of Sterling St. James, Inc.

Job title: MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 

Overall placement fee: $13,520

Fee percentage: 20%

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Job recruiter: Troy Randolph of Lea Randolph & Associates, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Kendra Arnold of A Plus Hire Right Search Group, LLC

Job title: HOSPICE SALES EXECUTIVE

Overall placement fee: $14,250

Fee percentage: 15%

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Job recruiter: Clint Martz of A to Z Search Group

Candidate recruiter: Sean Bonner of Intensiv, LLC

Job title: CONTROLS ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $40,000

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: Georgette Sandifer of Gallman Consulting

Candidate recruiter: Christian Hicks of Christian Hicks

Job title: PROJECT SUPERINTENDENT – COMMERCIAL

Overall placement fee: $21,600

Fee percentage: Flat

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Job recruiter: Steve Schroeder of Stratus Staffing

Candidate recruiter: Paula Mendoza of Twenty80 LLC

Job title: VN INSTRUCTOR

Overall placement fee: $6,000

Fee percentage: Flat

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Job recruiter: Steve Schroeder of Stratus Staffing

Candidate recruiter: Paula Mendoza of Twenty80 LLC

Job title: VN INSTRUCTOR

Overall placement fee: $6,000

Fee percentage: Flat

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Job recruiter: Laura Petraitis-Doll of LS Doll & Associates

Candidate recruiter: Nate Meyer of Rare Bird Recruiting

Job title: SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER

Overall placement fee: $37,500

Fee percentage: 25%

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Job recruiter: David J. Sgro of True North Consultants, Inc.

Candidate recruiter: Kristy Staggs of Byrnes & Rupkey, Inc.

Job title: LITIGATION ATTORNEY

Overall placement fee: $33,750

Fee percentage: 25%

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If you’re a newer TE Network member and you’d like to enjoy more success in our recruiter network, then I encourage you to contact Top Echelon Director of Network Operations Drea Codispoti, CPC/CERS.

You can do so by calling 330.595.1742 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.