The Largest TE Network Split Fees in October

October was a big month for recruiter Sarah Katz of First Search, Inc. in TE Network.

That’s because not only is Sarah the Recruiter of the Month in the Network for October, but she was also part of the Largest Split Fee of the Month!

Sarah and fellow Network member Derek Hilbert of Kingfisher Recruiting placed a Vice President of Engineering to earn a recruiting fee of $50,000 at 20%. But of course, as you can see below, that was not the only sizeable fee that Network recruiters earned during the month of October.

In fact, the top five fees in TE Network in October were all over $40K. And in the month of November, that is definitely something for which to give thanks!

As a friendly reminder, Top Echelon determines the monthly and quarterly winners of its TE Network split fee recruiting awards in four distinct categories:

1.) Recruiter of the Month
2.) Largest Split Fee of the Month
3.) Recruiter of the Quarter
4.) Largest Split Fee of the Quarter

We only announce the winners of these awards in The Pinnacle Newsletter Blog. We do so usually (but not always) in the issue following the conclusion of each month and/or quarter.

So congratulations to everybody on the list below for scoring some BIG placement fees during the month!

Largest Split Fees – October 2025

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First Place:

Sarah Katz of First Search, Inc. and Derek Hilbert of Kingfisher Recruiting

The position for this split placement was a Vice President of Engineering and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 20%.

Sarah was the job order recruiter and Derek was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $50,000.

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Second Place:

Clint Martz of A to Z Search Group and Nick Stoia, CPC of ASAP Search

The position for this split placement was a Product Development Leader and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

Clint was the job order recruiter and Nick was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $48,750.

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Third Place:

John Peterson of Sun Recruiting, Inc. and Jay Sitapara of Talent Partners, Inc.

The position for this split placement was a Process Development Leader and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 25%.

John was the job order recruiter and Jay was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $43,750.

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Fourth Place:

Christina Boudreaux of Connectly Recruiting and Bob Calamita of Execu-Tech (inactive)

The position for this split placement was a Vice President of Finance Operations and the fee percentage associated with this placement was 20%.

Christina was the job order recruiter and Bob was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $42,000.

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Fifth Place:

Adam Krueger of Sun Recruiting, Inc. and Melissa Zuniga of Eden Capital Careers

The position for this split placement was a Senior Fire Protection Engineer and the fee percentage associated with this placement was Flat.

Adam was the job order recruiter and Melissa was the candidate recruiter.

The fee for this split placement was $41,750.

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If YOU want to make more money through Top Echelon’s recruiting network, then contact Director of Network Operations Drea Codispoti, CPC/CERS.

You can reach Drea by calling 330.595.1742 or by sending an email to drea@topechelon.com.