What are the responsibilities and job description for the Talent Acquisition Intern position at Northwestern Mutual?
Talent Acquisition Intern Overview:
This role provides support for recruiting efforts in the Stamford network office.
This position involves performing functions that allow the Chief Recruitment Officer and Director of Internship Recruitment and Development to efficiently attract, recruit, select and contract Talent Acquisition Specialists, Financial Advisors, and College Financial Representatives.
The Talent Acquisition Intern has an overall understanding of the recruitment and selection process.
Critical competencies in this position include:
- A high degree of organization, attention to detail
- Commitment to follow through
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of individuals.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Recruiting & Selection Support
- Maintain supply of all recruiting materials & kits
- Track and update recruitment pipeline files
- Send appropriate communication to candidates for each step of the selection process
- Coordinate community events and campus career fairs
- Schedule/reschedule interviews as needed
- Prepare recruiting activity and tracking reports
- Provide support to all leadership team members to facilitate the recruitment process
- Source resumes from recruiting job boards and create referral lists via social media sites (LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.)
- Utilize applicant tracking system to update candidate database Onboarding Support
- Communicate timeline and updates for candidate onboarding completion
- Assist in the candidate’s completion of all contract and licensing paperwork
- Track completion of onboarding tasks and report progress to leadership
- Coordinate details of office and materials set-up for new representatives Qualifications
- Two years recent administrative support experience
- Proficiency with Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel)
- Demonstrated ability to work professionally as a team member and with all levels of people
