Recruiter

Northwestern Mutual; Missouri; On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwestern Mutual is seeking a recruiting professional to build community relationships, generate referrals, and drive contract growth. The role leads recruiting strategies, candidate pipeline development, and onboarding transitions.

You will own full-cycle recruitment, collaborate on marketing strategies, and leverage social platforms to promote the office brand and attract top talent.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of progressively responsible work experience, preferably in sales, recruiting, or related field.
• Experience in the financial services or related industry is desired.
• Strong communication skills

Responsibilities

• Build and develop effective referral sources within the office, community advocates, and other sources to generate qualified leads.
• Own full cycle recruiting process, including screening candidates, first interviews, and guiding candidates through the process.
• Design and deliver recruiting strategies to drive activity and reach contract goals.
• Coordinate recruitment marketing strategies and identify new prospects through community involvement.
• Analyze recruiting process inefficiencies and prepare reports for leadership.

Skills

Recruiting

Sourcing

Relationship building

Social media

Communication skills

Lead generation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Applicant tracking system

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary

The primary responsibility in the office is to build high-level quality relationships in the community and to promote Northwestern Mutual career, generate referrals, and develop brand advocates. He or she plays a key role in creating and leading the recruiting strategies to reach activity and contract goals.

Key Responsibilities

Sourcing

• Build and develop effective referral sources within the office, with community advocates, and from a variety of other sources that generate qualified leads


• Take ownership of internal and external relationships that drive candidate pipeline growth


• Design and deliver office recruiting strategies to drive activity and reach contract goals


• Identify new prospects by participating in community clubs and organizations


• Lead and promote office brands on social media platforms and in community forums


• Actively source leads from online databases and social platforms (LinkedIn, Indeed, etc)


• Coordinate and collaborate on recruitment marketing strategies

Selection

• Own full cycle recruiting process, including but not limited to screening candidates, conducting first interviews, administering screening tools, and guiding candidates through the process


• Maintain integrity and consistency of the process; communicate with candidates at each step


• Be knowledgeable on all aspects of the financial representative career


• Manage the transition of candidates from recruitment to onboarding, including the Contract,


• Oversee any pre-contract training to be done by the candidate

Accountability, Tracking, and Analysis

• Analyze and identify recruiting process inefficiencies; establish and implement improvements


• Utilize applicant tracking system to maintain accurate records in candidate database


• Prepare reports and results for leadership team meetings; coordinate regular meetings to review, assess, and establish actions based on the data

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree; or 5+ years of equivalent work experience


• 5+ years of progressively responsible work experience, preferably in sales, recruiting, or related field


• Experience in the financial services or related industry is desired


• Strong communication skills required wi