Jennifer Smith

Jennifer Smith

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Founder, JR Recruiting | Tech & Executive Search | Chicagoโ€™s Pink-Haired Recruiting Rebel ๐Ÿ’•
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  • JR Recruiting
    Founder
    JR Recruiting
    Nov 2025 - Current (10 months)
    Boutique tech and executive recruiting for growth-stage companies that can't afford a bad hire. I founded JR Recruiting after 10+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting because I saw too many small and mid-sized companies get burned by transactional agencies that treated hiring like a numbers game. That's not how I work. I partner with healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, finance, and startup companies across Chicagoland to place technical and executive talent that actually sticks โ€” with a relationship-first approach that makes the process feel less painful and a lot more human. What I specialize in: โ†’ Engineering, DevOps, ML/AI, and infrastructure roles โ†’ Director to C-suite executive search โ†’ Companies with 50โ€“500 employees who need a
  • WideOrbit
    Lead Recruiter
    WideOrbit
    Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 (3 months)
  • recruit
    Recruiting Manager
    recruit
    Nov 2024 - Dec 2025 (1 year 2 months)
    In my role as Recruiting Manager at recruit22, I developed and implemented cutting-edge recruitment strategies tailored to meet the unique needs of various clients. I played a key role in acquiring new clients, contributing to the growth of the company.
  • recruit
    Senior Recruiter
    recruit
    Oct 2024 - Dec 2025 (1 year 3 months)
  • BlueStone Advisors
    Principal Corporate Recruiter
    BlueStone Advisors
    Sep 2023 - May 2024 (9 months)
    โ€ข Recruited insurance sales agents, account executives, account managers, etc. specializing in Commercial and/or Employee Benefits at BlueStone Advisors. โ€ข Conducted interviews and assessments to identify strong sales gurus for the firm's growth. โ€ข Collaborated with hiring managers to ensure a seamless recruitment process and successful onboarding of new hires.
  • CH Robinson
    Principal Recruiter - Technology
    CH Robinson
    Feb 2022 - Aug 2023 (1 year 7 months)
    C.H. Robinson solves logistics problems for companies across the globe and across industries, from the simple to the most complex. With $28 billion in freight under management and 20 million shipments annually, we are one of the worldโ€™s largest logistics platforms. -I help hire Senior Full Stack Engineers with C# or .NET and React experience, Mobile Engineers, EPM II and IIIs, Senior QA developers and Mid-Level Software Engineers.
  • CH Robinson
    Principal Technical Recruiter
    CH Robinson
    Dec 2021 - May 2023 (1 year 6 months)
    Contract-to-hire | Full-stack engineering, product management, and analytics recruiting โ€ข Hired 35 software engineers, 8 engineering project managers, and 15 business analysts โ€ข Managed full recruitment cycle for Full Stack Engineers (C#, React), Technical PMs, and DevOps roles โ€ข Mentored and trained 3 junior recruiters โ€ข Converted from contract to full-time based on performance
  • CH Robinson
    Contract Tech Recruiter
    CH Robinson
    Dec 2021 - Feb 2022 (3 months)
  • Vouch Insurance San Francisco CA Remote
    Senior Technical Recruiter
    Vouch Insurance San Francisco CA Remote
    Aug 2021 - Dec 2021 (5 months)
    Role ended due to reduction in workforce โ€ข Hired 4 senior engineers in 90 days with 85% acceptance rate โ€ข Full-cycle recruiting using LinkedIn Recruiter, Workday, Entelo, Gem, and Hired.com
  • Vouch Insurance San Francisco CA Remote
    Senior Technical Recruiter
    Vouch Insurance San Francisco CA Remote
    Jul 2021 - Dec 2021 (6 months)
    Vouch's mission is to build the best business insurance for those building the future. Clients can activate coverage in minutes, with everything from application to claims designed for the needs of high-growth companies. Vouch is backed with $160M from SVB Capital, Ribbit Capital, Index Ventures, and other leading investors, and is the preferred insurance provider to customers of Silicon Valley Bank, Brex, Carta and WeWork.
  • GoHealth Chicago IL
    Senior Technical Recruiter
    GoHealth Chicago IL
    Jun 2020 - Jul 2021 (1 year 2 months)
    Contract-to-hire | Healthcare technology company โ€ข Hired 78 employees in 11 months with 85% acceptance rate โ€ข Managed 14+ concurrent requisitions across Infrastructure, Telephony, Software Development, and IT leadership โ€ข Mentored and trained 2 junior recruiters โ€ข Converted from contract to full-time based on performance
  • GoHealth Chicago IL
    Senior Technical Recruiter
    GoHealth Chicago IL
    May 2020 - Jul 2021 (1 year 3 months)
    โ€ข Hired 89 employees in a year with an 75% acceptance rate โ€ข Recruit and source for 14+ jobs utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter, Entelo, Greenhouse, and Indeed โ€ข Manage and drive a full recruitment cycle for Infrastructure Engineers, Telephony Engineers, Software Developers, Directors of IT, IT Project Managers, other business functions, partner with hiring managers, and improve new and existing processes
  • Neighborhoodscom
    Senior Technical Recruiter
    Neighborhoodscom
    Jul 2019 - May 2020 (11 months)
    The only recruiter for a company size of 100. I function both as technical recruiter and corporate recruiter. Hired 45 employees in a 10 month span. Worked on 10-15 roles simultaneously. - Source, phone screen, and refer candidates to hiring managers, primarily for technical roles using Google, LinkedIn, Indeed, Human Predictions. - Ensure an excellent candidate experience through the entire cycle, from application through offer letter or rejection using Greenhouse. - Use creative sourcing methods to connect with active and passive job-seekers, including but not limited to industry recruiting events and proactive candidate outreach - Interview candidates to evaluate their qualifications for open positions - Develop and maintain relations
  • p
    Senior Technical Recruiter
    placescomNeighborhoodscom Chicago IL
    Jun 2019 - Apr 2020 (11 months)
    โ€ข Hired 43 employees in 10 months as sole recruiter with 80% acceptance rate โ€ข Managed 9 concurrent requisitions across Infrastructure, Product Design, Development, Marketing, and Analytics โ€ข Tools: Greenhouse, LinkedIn Recruiter, Human Predictions, Indeed
  • Foot Locker
    Contract Technical Recruiter
    Foot Locker
    Mar 2019 - Jul 2019 (5 months)
    -Manage and drive a full recruitment cycle for DevOp Engineers, Technical Project Managers, Threat Engineers and other business functions, partner with hiring managers, and improve new and existing processes -Work closely with hiring managers to prioritize hiring needs and build a seamless interview process that helps bring the best candidates -Track and analyze metrics and report on hiring progress to business leadership -Concentrate on creating strategic plans for sourcing candidates with diverse backgrounds utilizing a variety of tools; Chrome Extensions, LinkedIn, Job Boards, Etc.
  • Foot Locker
    Senior Technical Recruiter
    Foot Locker
    Oct 2018 - Jun 2019 (9 months)
    Contract โ€ข Managed full-cycle recruiting for 13+ roles: Infrastructure Engineers, Senior Developers, IT PMs, Threat Engineers โ€ข Developed strategic sourcing plans focused on diversity using Chrome extensions, iCIMS, LinkedIn Recruiter
  • Gladson
    Senior Technical Recruiter
    Gladson
    Jul 2017 - Sep 2018 (1 year 3 months)
  • Connect Search LLC
    Technical Recruiter
    Connect Search LLC
    Jun 2017 - Dec 2017 (7 months)
    Connect IT, a recruiting company that specializes in the placement of IT professionals in either a contract, contract for hire or permanent placement in the Chicago metropolitan area. Recruited for Candidates in all positions related to Information Technology from Infrastructure to Application Development to Database Administration to Project Management & Business Analysts to ERP Solutions. Responsible for conducting best interview practices. Sourced candidates through: (Monster, Indeed, Bullhorn, Linkedin, Dice, CareerBuilder, Google X-Ray) Provided recruiting services for example; resume and LinkedIn profile writing, interview preparation and walk through. Responsible for sourcing on 30+ job orders at any given time. Sourced on client j
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  • Northern Illinois University
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A, Org/Corp Communciation
    Northern Illinois University
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