I was asked if TEAM Hiring is the same as Top Echelon?
Some differences between Top Echelon and TEAM Hiring (to the best of my understanding)...
* Top Echelon is a "add-on" for the current staffing model. TEAM Hiring is an alternative to the current staffing model.
* Top Echelon is a network for recruiters. TEAM Hiring is a network for recruiters, hiring managers, and Talent.
* Top Echelon benefits recruiters. TEAM Hiring benefits recruiters, hiring managers and their companies, and Talent.
* With Top Echelon, Talent is still required to work with many different recruiters and their agencies. Meaning, no benefits roll over, no long term career development, and no commitments to or from each other. With TEAM Hiring, I'm trying to build a way for the recruiter and the Talent to be able to build a long term relationship with ethical and professional commitments to each other. I think today's Talent/Recruiter relationship is a quick hit or miss type situation. I think its that way, not because people like it, but because there are not any other viable options out there.
* All fees will paid by the Hiring Customers after a placement through the network has been made. Otherwise, there are not costs (to participate, for instance). Top Echelon has a monthly charge for membership
* No one "owns" relationships in this network. Hiring Managers can give their Job Orders to which ever Listing Recruiters they want to. Most likely these will be given to ones with whom the Hiring Manager has developed a relationship with. As the Hiring manager moves in their career, they can also "take with" them the Listing Recruiters that work with them. With the Talent/candidates, each Talent chooses a single Holding Recruiter to represent them to all the Listing Recruiters in the network. Of course, the Holding Recruiter must be in agreement with this relationship. As time goes on, if either the Talent or Holding Recruiter wish to end the relationship, they can. For instance, if the Talent does not feel they are being represented/marketed in the best way, they can choose to have a different Holding Recruiter represent them with no "penalties." I'm hoping this acts like a "filter" of sort. I'm thinking that the as people begin to qualify their own personal network the best will rise to the top and be noticed.
Top Echelon is good at what it does, but TEAM Hiring is about doing something different. I think they are apples and oranges and serve two different purposes.
Posted by Sean Rehder | 12/22/2004 09:55:02 AM |
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