Talent Acquisition Lead

Northwestern Mutual - Eastern Pennsylvania in King of Prussia, PA is seeking a coachable, team-oriented, and driven individual to join our Talent Acquisition team. This role is a hunter mentality to identify and attract the ideal Northwestern Mutual Candidates. Responsible for identifying, sourcing and attracting qualified College Financial Representative and Financial Representative candidates. This role is best suited for a pro-active individual who can work independently and thrives on achieving and helping others achieve their goals.

In this role, we build quality relationships while promoting the Northwestern Mutual career opportunity and generating candidate referrals. Creativity, exceptional communication skills and the drive to achieve results are critical in this position.

Our mission statement, Enriching Lives, Impacting Communities, Building Legacies is embedded in everything we do to support our growing organization and our community.

The core responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to:

• Build and develop effective referral sources:
  In-office, On Campus and Community Centers of Influence
• Actively participate in campus & community clubs and organizations to promote and brand Northwestern Mutual
• Coordinate advertising and marketing strategies on campus & in the community including the career services website, online job postings and advertising to include ads, direct mail, community events, etc.
• Develop relationships with other Northwestern Mutual talent acquisition professionals to share leads and best practices
• Prepare and maintain recruiting and marketing materials

• Be knowledgeable on information and language regarding all aspects of the financial representative career and each step of the selection process
• 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
• Review resumes, schedule initial interviews and coordinate continued interview steps
• Maintain integrity and consistency of the selection process
• Effectively communicate with candidates
• Manage the transition of candidates offered a contract, including supporting any pre-contract tasks to be completed by the candidate while onboarding

• Report weekly recruiting activity to leadership team
• Develop proficiency and use of home office-supported software to maintain candidate databases and accurate records of prospects to ensure efficiency of the selection process
• Assist in the coordination of leadership team meetings and the preparation of activity/results reports
• Analyze recruiting ratios to identify inefficiencies in selection process; establish and implement improvements

• Recent Graduate to three years professional work experience ideal
• Strong personal network and/or community involvement
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative and interdependent team setting
• Disciplined, ambitious, and motivated by results
• Excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills
• Thrive in a deadline driven environment where results are rewarded
• Resilient, responsible, and resourceful
• Energized by meeting new people and building strong relationships