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Jake Schaller

Milwaukee,WI

Summary

Passionate talent acquisition leader with 6+ years of attracting, developing, and retaining top talent in the Early Career space. Experienced in developing and driving strategic initiatives to achieve hiring goals, diversity initiatives, and continuously improve and evolve the recruitment process.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Talent Acquisition Partner

Walmart Inc.
11.2021 - Current
  • Create and drive talent acquisition strategies to attract strong and diverse candidates within Technology & Supply Chain early career pipeline
  • Manage end to end recruitment lifecycle for up to 200 early career candidates annually in internship and new graduate programs
  • Lead recruitment strategy and liaison efforts between Early Careers team and Sam's Club leaders and business partners to significantly improve strategy and team collaboration
  • Build and manage key intern diversity programs connecting underrepresented talent with executive mentors, supplemental resources, and engagement to lead to higher intern conversion rates and experience
  • Collaborate with fellow TA leaders to analyze recruitment data and provide insight and direction in diversity metrics, ROI, and hiring demand progressions
  • Identify & assess new recruitment tools & technology platforms to automate processes and empower the team
  • Drive continuous improvement of early career recruitment processes, operations, and data insights to enhance candidate experience and provide accurate, real time hiring reports to key stakeholders

University Relations Technology Recruiter

Northwestern Mutual
03.2021 - 11.2021
  • Support and manage full cycle recruiting and selection process collaborating with Technology stakeholders and hiring managers
  • Develop workforce planning model to best utilize Early Career pipeline to address entry level enterprise needs
  • Create assessment tool to best evaluate intern candidates and current interns to lead to conversion and employment
  • Develop university recruitment strategy to align with company needs in diversity, acumen, quality of program, and feasibility to convert
  • Facilitate and manage events, development, and programmatic features onsite and within virtual summer internship programs

Early Talent Technology & Digital Recruiter

Kohl's
09.2019 - 03.2021
  • Managed corporate Early Talent recruiting team of 3 recruiter overseeing Fall and Spring recruitment cycle on interim basis
  • Partnered directly with Technology & Digital leaders to identify and develop university hiring and recruiting strategies
  • Worked with HR and Tech leaders to forecast future hiring needs, while serving as the subject matter expert on the technical talent pool
  • Used creative approaches to source candidates and build technical pipelines, utilizing social networks, LinkedIn, events and referrals
  • Managed the full recruitment cycle of approximately 100 early talent candidates annually across the Technology and Digital space
  • Participated in Technology Talent Acquisition Working Committee to promote and brand Kohl's as Technology Destination
  • Coordinated and execute innovative university events and interview functions in a completely digital recruitment season; Transformed in person recruitment and 2020 internship program into a completely virtual format yielding a 9% increase in full time offer extension
  • Encouraged and supported hiring managers and Technology leaders to keep diversity front-of-mind in all talent acquisition practices
  • Developed and strengthened relationships with Historically Black Colleges and Hispanic Serving Institutions as well as female and underrepresented student organizations

Early Talent Recruitment Coordinator

Kohl's
06.2018 - 09.2019
  • Researched and developed multifaceted university recruiting strategy to acquire talent with aptitude, potential, and retention probability
  • Managed Technology internship program and candidate experience over 10-week duration in Milwaukee, WI and Milpitas, CA market
  • Created Early Talent training program for converted interns and new graduate hires to increase performance and retention within Technology department; Partnered with Technology Leaders, Human Resources and Talent Acquisition to build curriculum
  • Oversaw robust underclassmen outreach Sophomore Expo, engaging 500 students with internship and career opportunities with the goal of creating pipelines for future opportunities
  • Sourced and identified top university talent on campus and in virtual acquisition functions; Partnered with student groups, internal business resource groups and external organizations
  • Developed and fostered relationships with department leaders to understand and support their early talent needs

Talent Acquisition Intern & Campus Ambassador

Kohl's
05.2017 - 06.2018
  • Restructured Human Resources entry level career path to highlight a more diversified and well-rounded experience for early talent
  • Worked on Employer Branding committee to increase Kohl’s footprint as a destination for top talent
  • Planned, promoted, and executed recruitment and interview events directly on campus in partnership with Early Talent team

Education

Bachelor of Science - Retailing & Consumer Behavior; Minor in MHR

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI
05.2018

Skills

  • Team Management
  • Project Management
  • Leadership Collaboration & Influence
  • Employer Brand Awareness
  • Communication & Presentation Skills
  • Candidate Experience
  • Event Management
  • Leadership & Development
  • Technology Recruiting
  • High Volume Recruiting
  • Handshake Proficiency
  • Workday Proficiency

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Partner

Walmart Inc.
11.2021 - Current

University Relations Technology Recruiter

Northwestern Mutual
03.2021 - 11.2021

Early Talent Technology & Digital Recruiter

Kohl's
09.2019 - 03.2021

Early Talent Recruitment Coordinator

Kohl's
06.2018 - 09.2019

Talent Acquisition Intern & Campus Ambassador

Kohl's
05.2017 - 06.2018

Bachelor of Science - Retailing & Consumer Behavior; Minor in MHR

University of Wisconsin - Madison

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