About Tricia Tamkin

Tricia Tamkin is a recruiter, speaker and trainer. She has owned her search firm, Wolftec, for 20 years, and is also a partner at Moore eSSentials. Tricia simultaneously runs a full desk, trains hundreds of recruiters per year, speaks at industry events and has a reputation for filling jobs where others fail. She has been featured in over a dozen national publications to include Entrepreneur, USA Today, and the Chicago Tribune.

 

What Nobody Tells You About Long-Term Recruiting

  By Tricia Tamkin  |    Fri Oct 31, 2025

Category: Columns, Expert Advice, Recruiting

Once you’ve been a recruiter for a decade, you know how to close. You’ve made it through recessions, tech shifts, and unreasonable hiring managers. You don’t need another pep talk or a post romanticizing freedom. What’s more helpful at this stage is the parts no one talks about. These are...

A Warning About Agentic AI (from an AI Expert)

  By Tricia Tamkin  |    Thu Sep 11, 2025

Category: Columns, Expert Advice, Productivity, Technology

There’s a lot of noise and hype around Agentic AI, and Jason and I fall into a different camp than the majority. First, Agentic AI could be a new term for you, but it’s easier than you might think. If artificial intelligence can take action, it’s agentic. It’s...

Success Needs Spaciousness

  By Tricia Tamkin  |    Wed Jul 09, 2025

Category: Columns, Expert Advice, Productivity, Recruiting

I can over plan with the best of them. Daily plan, weekly plan, monthly plan, and a yearly plan. All the plans. I live in my calendar and MSTD. I often feel like Jed Bartlett asking, “What’s next?” Something we rarely discuss but need to accept… not...

Train Your Mind to Stay Present. Your Desk (and Deals) Will Thank You

  By Tricia Tamkin  |    Mon Jun 02, 2025

Category: Columns, Expert Advice, Productivity, Recruiting

Your attention is like your network. When you spread your efforts too thin across hundreds of weak connections, nothing meaningful happens. But when you invest deeply in the right relationships, opportunities start flowing naturally. That's exactly what presence does for your recruiting game. Living in the present isn't just some vague...

The Two Forces That Will Make You a Better Headhunter (and a Better Human)

  By Tricia Tamkin  |    Wed Apr 09, 2025

Category: Productivity, Recruiting

Let's get real for a moment. This recruiting world? It's like a high-stakes poker game where the chips are people's careers, and the table is constantly shifting. Recruiting can chew you up and spit you out if you let it. We deal with a whirlwind of phone calls,...

The Power of Association in Recruiting

  By Tricia Tamkin  |    Wed Jan 29, 2025

Category: Columns, Expert Advice, Productivity, Recruiting

Choosing Your Circle Wisely In recruiting, as in many aspects of life, the company you keep can significantly influence your trajectory. Tony Robbins says you’re the sum total of the five people you spend the most time with. Surrounding yourself with action-oriented individuals, rather than those who merely talk about potential...

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