Exceptional Leader Award CRCA 2025 - 2nd Place Winner - Julia Orlidge
CRCA 2025 - Exceptional Leader 2nd Place Winner - Julia Orlidge

Julia Orlidge
University Relations Business Partner, TA
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions

2nd Place Winner of The Exceptional Leader Award

This award honors senior leaders who are championing the future of early career hiring within their organizations. These individuals are making the case for investing in Gen Z talent, guiding their teams through transformation, and aligning leadership around the importance of connecting with the next generation. They are bold advocates for candidate experience, early talent strategy, and using innovative approaches to close the gap between what Gen Z candidates expect and how companies show up.

From the Community: Why this Winner Stands Out

To be considered for the CRCAs, individuals had to be nominated by a peer, manager, colleague, or direct report. This quote was shared by the person who nominated this person for recognition, highlighting the impact and excellence they’ve demonstrated.

“Julia is incredible! In her truncated Campus Recruiting career she dove in head-first and continues to plunge into every pool of early talent she can find - she is literally on EVERY campus all the time, championing talent and bringing others along with her - she's active in NCACE, speaking on panels, partnering with colleagues in the industry, uplifting her interns (like Joey) and doing it all as a team of ONE - she is #GOALS!”


Congratulations to Julia for placing as the 2nd place winner of the Exceptional Leader Award, part of RippleMatch's 2025 Campus Recruiting Choice Awards!

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