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What Kind of Future Does Voicemail Have in Recruiting?
Perhaps nothing has had as much of an impact on the world of recruiting during the past 20 to 30 years than technology… and that impact doesn’t appear to be lessening over time. In fact, there’s new evidence that it continues to wield its progress-driven saber, specifically that the use

The Client Thinks the Fee is Too High? Imagine That
Welcome to our ongoing series of blog posts in the Top Echelon Recruiter Training Center: “Jeff Allen’s Collection Tip of the Week.” Each week, we’ll highlight one collection tip from Allen, JD/CPC, the world’s leading placement lawyer. Since 1975, Allen has collected more placement fees, litigated more trade secret cases, and assisted

How to Combat ‘The Fee Schedule Wasn’t Received’
Welcome to our ongoing series of blog posts in the Top Echelon Recruiter Training Center: “Jeff Allen’s Collection Tip of the Week.” Each week, we’ll highlight one collection tip from Allen, JD/CPC, the world’s leading placement lawyer. Since 1975, Allen has collected more placement fees, litigated more trade secret cases, and assisted

‘The Candidate Assured Us You Weren’t Representing Them’
Welcome to our ongoing series of blog posts in the Top Echelon Recruiter Training Center: “Jeff Allen’s Collection Tip of the Week.” Each week, we’ll highlight one collection tip from Allen, JD/CPC, the world’s leading placement lawyer. Since 1975, Allen has collected more placement fees, litigated more trade secret cases, and assisted

Manufacturing: the Top Industry in Top Echelon Network
Recruiters ask me all the time: “Where are the placements being made in Top Echelon Network?” For quite a while now, the answer has been the same: Industry & Manufacturing. Top Echelon Network recently released its statistics from the second quarter of this year, and those statistics indicate that once

Poll: Big AND Small Companies Can’t Find Skilled Workers
Here are some stark facts of reality about the employment workplace right now: Fact #1—The national unemployment rate is relatively high (right around 8.2%) and the underemployment rate, which is a more accurate indication of what’s happening, is higher than that. Fact #2—Despite the unemployment (and underemployment rate), there are