Thrivent

Recruiting Specialist

Posted on: 7 Dec 2021

Minneapolis, MN

Job Description

Job Duties:

Manage a pipeline of high quality, diverse candidates, monitor candidates through the selection process for financial advisors (FAs).
Communicate with candidates throughout the recruiting process to ensure candidate is engaged in the process and completes needed steps in a timely manner throughout the recruiting process.
Conduct Career Overview meetings for cold sourced candidates when applicable.
Maintain alignment with the Recruiting Playbook for the recruiting process; this may include working with regional Advisor Group leaders and staff to hold them accountable to the recruiting process and cycle times and identify and resolve any  gaps in the process.
Work with leadership team to regularly review the process for alignment with the Recruiting Playbook.
Collaborate with regional Advisor Group leaders and staff to maintain a quality candidate experience.
Prepare insights related to the recruiting process to leadership team; seek to understand any issues in the process and work with leaders to find solutions.
Provide regular, ongoing pipeline updates for leadership team to understand candidate progression.
Collaborate within the COE on recruiting information, best practices, resources, tactics and updates.  
Coordinate logistics and details related to job boards, career fairs and other similar recruiting tactics for thegroups.
Coordinate the logistics of requesting background checks along with all follow-up between candidate, market, COE partners, and CLR team.
Process the logistics of Workday Recruiting to initiate hires and job transfers in Workday and partner with corporate Workday team for escalated issues.
Demonstrate enthusiasm for the career and for Thrivent.

Qualifications:

Associate degree or equivalent experience required; bachelor’s degree preferred
3+ years of work experience in the financial services industry; experience with recruiting processes preferred
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite and ability to learn other software systems (Workday, etc); experience with candidate applicant systems would be helpful.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changes
Strong communication skills and ability to build relationships with candidates and leaders
Ability to understand/learn relevant employment laws
Ability to work independently and work through issues and problems
Maintain confidentiality with sensitive information

Other Critical Factors:

Ability to work virtually
Understanding of the financial professional role and what is needed for success in the role

Thrivent

Minneapolis, MN

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Inc., along with its subsidiaries, provides financial services to Christians in the United States. The company offers insurance products and services, including life, disability income, long-term care, Medicare supplement, medical, and business insurances; and annuities, such as immediate annuities, deferred annuities, deferred income annuities, and variable annuities.

It also provides traditional and Roth individual retirement accounts; investment and asset management services, including mutual funds, managed accounts, and professional money managers; securities and investment advisory services; and financial planning and guidance services through representatives. In addition, the company offers church and institution financing; employee sponsored retirement plans; federal credit union products and services for businesses; and endowments for organizations, as well as creates and supports national outreach programs and activities that help congregations, schools, charitable organizations, and individuals in need.

Further, it sells men’s apparel, ladies apparel, calendars, caps, bags, binders, children products, drink ware, golf/sport/outdoor items, household products, Lutheran/Christian products, money mindset books, paper goods, personalized items, general goods, racing gear, writing instruments, and gift cards through its online store. The company was formerly known as Lutheran Brotherhood and changed its name to Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Inc. in 2001. The company was founded in 1902 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota with regional financial offices in the United States.

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