Recruiting Specialist

First Command Financial Services, Inc.; Fort Worth (TX); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

First Command Financial Services, Inc. is seeking a Recruiting Specialist to identify, source, and qualify top candidates for the Financial Advisor role. The ideal candidate will have sales, financial planning, and/or military career experience and will help replenish and grow our advisor force.

You will partner with senior leadership to develop sourcing strategies, manage interviews, maintain a strong candidate network, and travel up to 20% as required to meet recruiting needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 2 years recruiting and sourcing candidates for highly competitive positions.
• Preferred: 3 years of sourcing candidates for sales positions.
• Military background is a plus.
• Experience with ATS and LinkedIn Recruiter is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partners with Senior Field Leadership to identify hiring needs.
• Develops and implements innovative sourcing practices to attract top talent.
• Sources for talent.
• Develops and manages interview process that strengthens the recruiting experience.
• Cultivates relationships with candidates and provides timely feedback throughout the recruitment process.
• Continued education including attending industry seminars and staying current on recruiting material.
• Ensures job postings reflect company brand and requirements.
• Develops and maintains professional network and vendor relationships to generate qualified applicants.
• Develop, performs and reports recruiting metrics.
• Collaborates with District Advisors on pipeline and onboarding.
• Designs and participates in recruiting activities and events.
• Assist in training District Advisors to improve recruiting efficiency.
• Supports Advisor Trainees through licensing.
• Up to 20% travel.

Skills

People person

Sales mindset

Communication

Multi-tasking

Research skills

MS Office

ATS experience

Candidate pipeline

Networking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Microsoft Office

Applicant Tracking System

Job description

Job Description

How will this role impact First Command? The Recruiting Specialist researches, sources, identifies, and qualifies top candidates for the Financial Advisor position. These candidates will possess demonstrated sales, financial planning, and/or military career success. The Recruiting Specialist’s principal goal is to support their assigned division in their efforts to replenish and grow the First Command advisor force.

Job Description

How will this role impact First Command?

The Recruiting Specialist researches, sources, identifies, and qualifies top candidates for the Financial Advisor position. These candidates will possess demonstrated sales, financial planning, and/or military career success. The Recruiting Specialist’s principal goal is to support their assigned division in their efforts to replenish and grow the First Command advisor force.

What will the employee do in this role?

• Partners with Senior Field Leadership to identify hiring needs.
• Develops and implements innovative sourcing practices to attract top talent.
• Sources for talent.
• Develops and manages interview process that will strengthen the recruiting experience and inspire candidates to view FCFS as an employer of choice.
• Cultivates relationships with candidates and provides timely feedback to each candidate throughout the recruitment process.
• Continued education including attending industry seminars and staying current on relevant recruiting material.
• Ensures job postings are accurate and reflective of the company brand and current recruitment requirements.
• Develops and maintains professional network and vendor relationships with a variety of external source to generate qualified applicants.
• Develop, performs and reports to recruiting metrics.
• Work with Hiring Manager’s (District Advisors) on upcoming recruiting needs, provide candidate write-ups/briefs and request feedback on candidates. Manages candidate pipeline.
• Partners with Senior Field Leadership in designing, coordinating, and participating in a variety of recruiting activities, e.g. Career/Job Fairs, Career Nights, target market career seminars/events, military transition assistance programs and client recruiting campaigns.
• Collaborate with District Advisors to ensure that all hired candidates are on-boarded with the highest level of satisfaction and training as requested by Division.
• Develop and conduct field training for District Advisors designed to improve recruiting efficiencies and assist in reducing turnover (e.g. ATS and social media tools).
• Supports Advisor Trainees through licensing.
• Up to 20% travel

Skills & Qualifications

Education

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree

Required

Work Experience

• Required: Minimum of 2 years recruiting and sourcing candidates for highly competitive positions
• Preferred: 3 years of sourcing candidates for sales positions
• Military background is a plus

Certifications

• Preferred:
• AIRS Certified Internet Recruiter
• LinkedIn Certified Recruiter

Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Must be a people-person with an upbeat outgoing personality capable of succeeding in a sales environment
• Must be a self-starter, able to multi-task, and work independently without direct supervision.
• Capable of conducting detailed research and professionally communicating results.
• Strong organizational, writing, and communication skills; exceptional phone skill is a must.
• Must be able to prioritize constantly changing duties/assignments/situations/problems.
• Ability to handle and safeguard confidential materials/information.
• Proficient in utilizing Microsoft Office, i.e., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Internet Explorer
• Experience working with an Applicant Tracking System
• Experience managing a candidate pipeline

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