Top Echelon Policy Handbook

• Golden Rules of Networking: The Golden Rules provide a brief snapshot of Top Echelon Network's views on a variety of topics.

• Policy 1a: Responsibility for following Top Echelon Network policies

• Policy 1b: Discrimination

• Policy 2a: "Sourcing" off Top Echelon Network candidates

• Policy 2b: "Sourcing" off Top Echelon Network job orders

• Policy 2c: Written and verbal communications with Network candidates

• Policy 3: 3-way splits

• Policy 4: Accusing another Top Echelon Network Member of "wrong doing"

• Policy 5: Complaint procedure

• Policy 6: Client company ownership

• Policy 7: Top Echelon Network brokerage fee

• Policy 8: "BUT FOR rule" vs. my candidate is listed on the Network

• Policy 9a: Candidate ownership with respect to time

• Policy 9b: Candidate ownership after a candidate is placed in a permanent position

• Policy 9c: Candidate ownership after a candidate is placed in a contract (or temporary) position

• Policy 10: Sharing Top Echelon Network candidates or job orders with non-Members or second offices

• Policy 11: Placement fees, payment terms, refunds, fall offs and guarantees

• Policy 12: Candidate and job order submissions

• Policy 13: Contacting the placing agency's client company

• Policy 14: Advertising another Top Echelon Network Member's job order

• Policy 15: Honoring a candidate referral

• Policy 16: Honoring a job order referral

• Policy 17: How Top Echelon Network handles "John Doe" candidates

• Policy 18: When Top Echelon Network makes an error

• Policy 19: Use of the Top Echelon logo

• Proposed Guideline #1: Splitting contracting placement fees

• Top Echelon Statement: The hiring of recruiters between Member firms