About Tricia Tamkin
Tricia Tamkin grew up in the Chicago suburbs, the only girl in the boys’ baseball league, and spent her teenage years fitting in gymnastics, cheerleading, and a starring role in Grease between innings.
At 19, she interviewed for a job she’d never heard of – Headhunter. The next morning, she called the agency owner and told him she was going to be a recruiter, either for him or someone else. He hired her. She was the top producer in the firm before she was old enough to order a drink.
When a boss told her to play nicer in the sandbox, she opened her own executive search firm instead. She ran it for nearly two decades, survived more than most people face in a lifetime, and eventually pivoted into training when a client asked her to build a recruiting team rather than fill one.
For the past sixteen years, Tricia has been a recognized leader in both the recruiting industry and the emerging application of AI to recruiting work. She’s the co-founder of Moore eSSentials and creator of The Complete Library and has accumulated over 175 testimonials on LinkedIn from practitioners at every level of the industry. She still makes cold calls and answers her own phone.
Go ahead and call her at 630.240.4454. She’ll pick up. Just make sure it’s because you want to invest in yourself. She’s been in recruiting long enough to know within thirty seconds if you do.
Timeline
Enthusiastic Love from Tricia's Clients
Matthew Moses
Talent Acquisition Manager
Nine years. I believe it’s been nine years since my first eSSentials class with Tricia and Moore eSSentials. Nine years on, and I still make daily use of the tools she and Jason taught, and continue to teach as the course evolves. Her depth of knowledge of the subject matter obviously comes from years of practical experience. I’ve found Tricia’s ability to clearly and patiently explain the content with just the right amount of wit injected to be her greatest gift. The tools Moore eSSentials teaches are, in my opinion, required learning for any recruiter who wants to run an efficient, effective, and authentic/human practice. You set the goals that are right for you and your business, and they’ll provide you the tools to make it happen!
Pat Batchelor, PE
Engineering Recruiter
Dear Recruiter,
I highly recommend the Essentials class if you are sourcing potential candidates. This class helped me to use the internet so much more than I thought possible. To cast a wide net and then quickly cull through the results to find the RIGHT CATCH!
Interesting format, Great Content, Entertaining, and at times quite humorous. Best Bang for the Recruiter Training Buck!
Sincerely
Pat Batchelor, PE
Engineering Search Partners
Ginny Trombetti
Co-Founder, Managing Partner – Procurement & Strategic Partnerships
I was fortunate to be able to train with Tricia and I have to say that both my partner and I are extremely happy with the results of this training. I personally found Tricia to be extremely detailed & knowledgable about the topics. The training process was easy to follow and Tricia’s person-ability and fairness made the information easier to assimilate. She also right in emphasizing perfecting the craft through practice. I would gladly train with Tricia again in the future and am happy to highly recommend her for your recruiting training needs.
Tony O’Neill
Executive Search | Outdoor Sporting Goods & Active Lifestyle
Tricia and Jason are the world’s foremost experts in sourcing high quality, nose to the grindstone, difficult to locate individuals, who fly well under the radar. They have developed an invaluable way of helping recruiters understand complex competitive intelligence principles that yield the right individuals. The Moore eSSentials Team was the single most impactful investment Highline Outdoor Group has made.
Patty Hampton, CSP, MCPC
LA’s Executive Search & Coaching Authority for Social Impact Organizations
Tricia was a fabulous trainer in Boolean Sourcing, actually she was masterful. I truly appreciated her guidance, approach and attitude toward making sure that we understood the parameters of Boolean sourcing even if we were new. Knowing that you can stay connected through a forum was even better. There are so many times when you invest and then you are set out to pasture on your own. Thank goodness, Tricia doesn’t use this approach. Tricia also took time to speak with me prior to my decision to invest in the course and as a managing partner there were times when I wanted to run for the hills, but I stuck with the training. I have also invested in one of my top producers to be trained too. Tricia and her side kick Jason (LOL) who is actually a genius as well are super-fantastic.
Melanie Stern
From Recruiting to Executive Coaching, Positioning, and Modern Job Search Strategy Solutions
Tricia has taken the best practices of traditional executive search methods and catapulted them far into the 21st century in two wickedly effective ways. First, by converting them in a profoundly simple and elegant way to work within the boundaries of social media and second, by deconstructing her expert knowledge of e-sourcing and laying it out in easily understandable chunks that, when put into practice on a daily basis, will guarantee success to any recruiter lucky enough to take her course. It took me less than a week to find a buried, local, Purple Squirrel that NO ONE would ever have surfaced. Unless they took one of Tricia’s e-Sourcing workshops….
Charlotte Law, CIC
Partner at Kinghorn Insurance Agency of Beaufort and TWIA Insurance Agency
Tricia is quite the trainer! She is well-versed in her field and was always available for questions. Tricia’s knowledge has already helped me source quality candidates that would have normally been buried out in the world wide web. I would recommend this course for any recruiter, especially for a new recruiter like me! Thanks, Tricia!
Dayna L. Azzopardi
Recruiting Optimization Expert Empowering Workforce Mobility & Internal Engagement Across Borders
I have learned so much from Tricia! Thank you so much and I will be signing up for more classes!
Maggie (Wilch) Davis, MSHR, CIR
Talent Acquisition Manager
I completed the eSSentials program facilitated by Tricia Tamkin and Jason Thibeault. Tricia taught me techniques that have helped me surface information I would not have otherwise known about. She is an expert and someone I would highly recommend to recruiters at any level of experience. She has definitely made me a better recruiter!
Elizabeth Luchsinger, MBA
Assistant Director of Administrative Services at Oak Park Place
I recently received training from Tricia. She provided the most thorough search string training that I have ever experienced. Tricia is enthusiastic and a great trainer. I would recommend Tricia for anyone required to perform research.