Agency Recruiter

Prudential Financial, Inc.

The Agency Recruiter will direct efforts to source, select, and hire qualified candidates for the Financial Professional Associate (FPA) position. Responsibilities include partnering with the agency Managing Director to create and execute comprehensive sourcing and recruitment marketing strategies for the FPA position. The Agency Recruiter will build and manage relationships with community contacts and core schools for campus recruiting. Additionally, the incumbent will play an active role in managing the selection process, assessing candidates’ non-technical skills/knowledge and attributes, and ensuring a positive candidate experience. Will serve as a contact person for the candidate, hiring manager, and recruiting coordinator on the status of the candidate.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Recruiting Activities:

Develops sourcing strategies with MD

Makes contact and follows up with candidates to create and maintain interest in the position and Prudential
Builds pipelines of candidates for the FPA position
Recruits, interviews and recommends qualified candidates
Establishes and utilizes relationships with community groups, Centers of Influence, and other candidate sources as needed
Will seek out and recommend sources of candidates including the Internet, colleges, job fairs, technical schools, etc.
Establishes strong relationships with agency hiring managers
Coordinates Career Information Seminars, including logistics, invitations and presentation of material

Transactional Activities:

Attains candidate information, offer letters, communications as needed
Manages candidate information via web based Applicant Tracking System
Manages recruiting activities such as scheduling interviews, assisting and/or set up of recruiting events and providing assistance to candidates/applicants
Responsible for reporting on recruitment and selection activities
10% travel

This position will be based from Chalfont, PA, with some travel to DETACHED LOCATION(S).

5-7 years of experience in recruiting preferred
Recruiting experience within the Financial Services/Sales industry a plus
Life insurance, Annuity products and key competitor knowledge a plus
Experience recruiting in a high-volume, fast-paced environment a plus
Strong sourcing skills with demonstrated successes utilizing current on-line sourcing techniques, networking and building pipelines
Comprehensive behavioral based interviewing and candidate assessment skills
Strong consultative and relationship building skills to support agency managers and convert candidates
Utilization of market intelligence to source talent
Strong communication skills, including consultation, collaboration and influence
Presentation/oral communication skills
Must be able to self manage
Analytical ability: problem-solving skills
Organization/time management skills
Active in professional and community organizations
Technical capabilities: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, database systems, applicant tracking systems
Demonstrated attention to detail in previous positions

Pre-employment Screening:

This position requires an in-depth background and criminal check.

Any applicant selected for this position will be required to submit to an extensive background screening and a credit check. Failure to comply will eliminate an applicant from consideration for this position. Any negative information obtained as a result of the background screening may result in the disqualification of the applicant from this and any other position in Prudential, including their current position if they are an internal applicant.

Prudential is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company's well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services. For more information, please visit www.prudential.com.

Prudential is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this open position unless contracted with Staffing. Agencies must work with Staffing as the primary point of contact and follow the Prudential application process to be considered for business. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Prudential via-email, Internet or directly to hiring managers in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of Prudential, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Prudential.
Note: Any search agreement entered into with Prudential before January 2004 is null and void. Search firms are essential to the recruitment and staffing efforts at Prudential and we value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. Prudential has established and regularly maintains a preferred vendor list and even preferred vendors need to have a written search agreement signed by the Director, Recruiting Programs, Staffing at Prudential in place for the specific position in order for a fee to be paid for any candidate referrals.

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