Issue: Written and verbal communications with Network candidates

Date: 03/14/96

Spirit of this Policy
Top Echelon Network Members share their candidate information for the purpose of making split placements. Therefore, you must only contact Top Echelon Network candidates for that purpose (unless you receive the approval of the submitting recruiter).

Make sure your written or verbal correspondence with Top Echelon Network candidates is not a form of "sourcing." Top Echelon Network Members are prohibited from soliciting Top Echelon Network candidates (in writing or verbally) for the purpose of doing the following:

• asking them for a clean copy of their resume
• asking them to complete your firm's data sheet or questionnaire
• advertising your firm's specialty, strength, or market position
• asking them for other leads or company information
• etc.

Doing so will be viewed by Top Echelon Network as an attempt to build a "paper trail" (as if you recruited the candidate independently) or as an attempt to "source" off of the candidate.

Written and verbal correspondence to Top Echelon Network candidates should pertain to a specific job opening. When communicating with Top Echelon Network candidates, you must always specify how and from whom you received the candidate’s name. Top Echelon Network strongly encourages you to "carbon copy" the submitting Top Echelon Network recruiter when you send letters and/or emails to Top Echelon Network candidates.

Mass Mailings
Sending the "same letter" and/or email to groups of Top Echelon Network candidates at the same time is considered a "mass mailing." Top Echelon Network Members must receive approval from Top Echelon Network before conducting a mass mailing to Top Echelon Network candidates. Top Echelon Network will make sure the content of your mass mailing adheres to the requirements and intentions listed above and is not "using" the candidate for "sourcing" purposes. (From the 04/02/96 Network newsletter)