Jeremiah Smeltzer - Nominee for Exceptional Leader Award - 2022 Campus Recruiting Choice Awards

Jeremiah is a Sr. Manager I, who leads the early career tech recruiting team at Walmart for Walmart Global Tech. In his role at Walmart, Jeremiah is responsible for leading a team of 10+ recruiters that recruit for early career talent, both interns and full time hires. Prior to his role in early careers, Jeremiah has an extensive background in supply chain, along with supporting the hiring efforts for the start-up of Jet.com in Bronx, NY. Jeremiah is not only passionate about hiring top talent, but is equally devoted to developing his team to be leaders within the organization.

Career Highlight

With the Great Resignation looming, Jeremiah focused on ensuring their team of recruiters felt supported and empowered to bring their full selves to work and do their best in their roles. In addition to brainstorming new and innovative early career recruitment strategies with the team, Jeremiah crafted several career-mapping and strategy sessions with team members to support their professional growth and development. On top of professional development, Jeremiah ensures the candidate experience is at the center of all decisions.