About Tadpool

About us

Experienced headhunters.
Better hiring.

We are specialized headhunters who operate deep within your niche — we know the candidates, understand the market, and help you make confident, high-quality hires.

The Tadpool difference.

Tadpool is a collective of specialized headhunters working together to deliver faster, higher-quality hiring outcomes for companies.

Our experts proactively engage niche talent within your industry—so you get immediate access to the right candidates, real market insight, and stronger hiring decisions.

THE RESULT

01 — The right conversations

02 — The right candidates

03 — The right hires

Connect with a headhunter

Connect with a headhunter who knows your exact industry and role.

Engage our talent pool

We start with existing candidate relationships—not cold outreach.

Shortlist candidates

Only relevant, pre-qualified candidates make it to your shortlist.

Schedule interviews

Less volume, more meaningful conversations.

Final checks

Fast, easy background and reference checks—done right.

Hire with confidence

Make the offer with confidence—onboard with certainty.

OUR IMPACT

Results you can measure

Higher-quality candidates

Engage candidates who closely align with your role requirements, skills, and culture

Five days-to-interview

Accelerate the process to get qualified candidates in front of your hiring in less than five days.

Over 95% offer acceptance

We increase acceptance rates by ensuring stronger alignment and candidate engagement throughout the process.

Over 90% candidate retention

Our placements are more likely to stay, perform, and grow within your organization over time.

Our Values

Our values reflect how we work, how we partner, and how we deliver better hiring outcomes every day.
Innovation

We leverage modern tools and evolving practices to continuously improve our offering.

Results

We only focus on what matters: successful hires that last.

Autonomy

Our model empowers headhunters to offer you their highest level of service.

Trust

We build relationships by being transparent, consistent, and accountable.

Why We Built Tadpool

After nearly a decade in traditional agencies, Owen and Michel recognized that the conventional agency model had become increasingly complex—limiting experienced headhunters from reaching their full potential and delivering their best work.

In 2025, they started to build their own practice with a simple goal in mind: Focus on meaningful work while elevating job satisfaction and professional success.

The result: A better experience for clients and candidates.

Tadpool was created to scale this model, enabling more headhunters to perform at their best and help more companies and candidates succeed.

HEADHUNTER

Michel Pastora

Real Estate
Michel Pastora specializes in real estate recruitment, partnering with landlords, developers, REITs, and property management firms across Canada. His expertise spans property management, asset management, leasing, construction, development, and executive leadership roles. With nearly a decade of experience in staffing and recruitment, Michel has built a strong network within the real estate industry and developed a deep understanding of the talent challenges facing today’s market.
 
Michel believes recruitment is fundamentally a people business. He takes a relationship-driven approach, partnering closely with clients and candidates to create a more personalized recruitment experience while delivering strategic talent solutions that support long-term growth and success.
 
Before joining Tadpool, Michel served in leadership roles as Managing Director at S.i. Systems and Director, Eastern Canada at Hays.