Recruiter, Recruiter ​/ Talent Acquisition

• Location 1201 Edwards Mill Road,Raleigh, NC, 27607,United States

The Recruiter is responsible for supplementing recruitment efforts of the Financial Representative (FR) career in our Network and District offices. The process of sourcing, recruiting, and selecting financial representatives is conducted and continuously improved by this individual. Their primary responsibility is to build high-level quality relationships in the office and community and to promote the Northwestern Mutual career, generate referrals, and develop centers of influence (COIs).

Specific responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Build and develop effective referral sources internally, develop productive centers of influence (COIs), and develop qualified lead strategies from a variety of sources ( i.e. referrals, COIs, advertising, career fairs, social media , )
• Create and execute on recruiting plan to reach activity and full- time contract goals
• Actively participate in community clubs and organizations to promote and brand Northwestern Mutual
• Promote the benefits of office growth and recruiting successes within the office
• Develop and coordinate advertising and marketing strategies to include ads, direct mail, community events, etc.
• Develop relationships with other Northwestern Mutual recruiters to share leads and best practices

• Be knowledgeable on information and language regarding all aspects of the financial representative career and each step of the selection process
• Review resumes and schedule initial interviews
• Specific selection process accountability to include but not limited to screening candidates, conducting initial interviews, administering selection tools and guiding candidates through the selection process
• Maintain integrity and consistency of the selection process
• Identify and lead implementation of improvements to the selection process
• Effectively communicate with candidates
• Manage the transition of candidates offered a contract, including the Contract, Licensing, and Registration process, as well as training and development
• Oversee any pre-contract training to be done by the candidates
• Create and execute on a professional development plan

• Analyze recruiting ratios to identify inefficiencies in selection process; establish and implement improvements
• Utilize home office-supported software to maintain the candidate database and accurate records of prospects to ensure efficiency of the selection process
• Prepare activity/results for leadership team meetings and coordinate regular meetings to review, assess, and establish actions based on the data

• Three or more years work experience, preferably in sales, recruiting, or related field; experience in the financial services or related industry is desire
• Strong communication skills required with the ability to build rapport and influence others
• Experience with prospecting; generating leads via face-to-face interactions preferred
• Strong personal network and/or community involvement to leverage from a recruiting perspective