Early Career Recruiter

When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive.

Benefits

Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life’s moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide:

• Award-winning culture
• Inclusion and diversity as a priority
• Performance Based Incentive Plans
• Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability
• Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)
• Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution
• Mental health support
• Career advancement opportunities
• Student loan repayment options
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible work environments
• All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans.
  
  

And that’s just the beginning…

With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you’re directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others, and join Team Unum today!

General Summary

This position is responsible for the delivery of intern and scholar recruitment and selection across Unum US and Colonial Life. The Early Career Talent Advisor is seen as a “go to expert” on college recruiting and early talent (0.5 – 3 years’ experience). They are responsible for building longer-term relationships with college students and early talent as they continue their career journey at Unum.

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

• Execute on early talent sourcing and recruitment strategies for internships and leadership development programs which position Unum to meet current and ongoing staffing requirements across Unum US and Colonial Life.
• Assist Early Career Talent Consultants with sourcing for Leadership Development Programs.
• Develop strong relationships with diverse audiences including but not limited to business management; faculty and academic administration; student organizations, vendors and community resources.
• Oversight of all campus recruiting lifecycle components including social media campaign, sourcing, qualifying and assessing students and early career professionals, networking, college market trends and relationship management.
• Evaluate and select colleges and universities from which to source diverse pools of candidates and develop relationships, based on business needs.
• Plan, coordinate and execute on-campus recruitment efforts and social media campaigns (information sessions, career fairs, interviews).
• Proactively identify, network, recruit and close intern and scholar candidates.
• Act as a talent broker between available interns/scholars and talent acquisition, pipeline program leaders and hiring managers.
• Collaborate with broader Global Talent Management organization to ensure that we have the right programs in place to consult and educate managers and selection teams on recruiting and selection-related topics and issues.
• Maintain a strong understanding of business strategy, external best practice and future labor market trends and set challenging performance goals and standards to support achievement of business results.
• Promote the employee referral bonus program to create additional pools of quality talent.
• Provide expertise on early career benchmarking to ensure competitiveness in hiring.
• Partner with Early Career Talent Consultants or direct manager to develop alternative recruiting strategies as needed.
• May perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Job Specifications

• Associates degree required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 3+ years of successful recruitment and selection experience required.
• Insurance industry experience and HR certifications preferred.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.
• Strong written and oral communication skills; highly organized.
• Knowledge of OFCCP requirements and effectively managing full life cycle recruitment.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.
• Knowledge in all full lifecycle recruiting components including, but not limited to, sourcing, qualifying, networking, assessing, legal, job analysis, wage and salary trends, relationship management, and due diligence.
• Strong negotiation, decision making and persuasion skills.
• Capable of rapport building and interpersonal skills for effective networking.
• Must be able to manage competing demands, accept criticism and constructive feedback, while being extremely adaptable and flexible.
• Ability to work in a metric driven environment required.
• Understanding of the the job market/applicant pool and address challenges with alternate recruiting strategies.
• Ability to gain the attention and respect of hiring managers.
• Demonstrated ability to function/recruit on a national/international, multi-location level.
• Strong technical aptitude: extensive use of internet as a vehicle for sourcing, job postings and researching; Ability to effectively utilize any recruiting systems for tracking and managing applicants; Ability to grasp MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
  
  

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Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, with international offices in Ireland, Poland and the UK, Unum also has significant operations in Portland, ME, and Baton Rouge, LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia, SC, with over 40 field offices nationwide.

The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description, actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience.

$53,300.00-$95,900.00

Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.

Company

Unum