Recruiting & Retaining the Best & the Brightest!

It’s never been more important to recruit top talent, hone their skills, and develop them into leaders of tomorrow!

Recruitment takes time. You may have to spend weeks scouring for the best potential candidates. Although insurance industry is a great industry offering diverse opportunities for individual growth and success, competition for the top talent is cut-throat. It’s a monumental challenge to find candidates with exact blend of skills, experience and competencies required that fit like a glove.

With more openings than potential aspirants to fill them, today’s recruiting climate is fierce and we’re dealing with a passive talent market. Hence, it’s time to rethink and re-evaluate how we engage, educate and support our recruits.

Here are some proven tips to recruit the best and the brightest to join your workforce:

·       Talk about the value proposition of working in insurance

Highlight the many perks of working in the insurance sector like flexible timings, self-employment opportunities and income assurance. Forward thinking companies are making a conscious effort and fast embracing the ‘stable-income’ model to entice quality candidates. Besides the coveted benefits, the fact that insuring lives is a noble profession is a big hook for people to take this career seriously.

·       Recruit Millennials and Gen Z

Contrary to popular belief, millennials are swiping right for careers in insurance. Majority of them are progressive, passionate and proactive. Besides, they love the idea of a flexible schedule, being rewarded for hard work, and the entrepreneurial nature of the role. On the verge of a monumental talent shift, attracting and retaining millennials is an important task for recruiters. Identify areas of discontentment in their current jobs & capitalize on it to encourage them to make the big career move. 

·       Leverage technology to recruit and retain candidates

Today’s augmented workforce boasts humans and technology working side by side. In order to diversify your talent DNA, integrate social media channels like LinkedIn and other online platforms to recruit. Once on-boarded, technology at workplace is highly appreciated by today’s job seekers as well. Leading companies’ radical shift towards online selling & video PST offers swift and seamless selling experience to candidates thus improving retention.

·       Provide proper and regular training and support

Training and development are crucial for increased productivity and job satisfaction. Classroom training on product and mindset, joint field works with leader, and other performance support systems are some mechanisms to focus on. Mentor your new recruits to develop a service-oriented mindset. Also, to measure or quantify the success of training and support, encourage rookie advisors to build a book of P-100 or 100 ideal clients from their contact sphere.

·       Positive on-boarding experience

You never get a second chance to make the first impression. Ensure your new hires feel welcomed, valued and prepared for what lies ahead. Familiarity breeds contentment. Insurance Organizations that have well-structured induction programs for new recruits focused around goal-setting, earning opportunities in the business or performance-centric & product knowledge coaching observe higher motivation.

·       Make them feel valued

Making your team feel valued is good for your business. Insurance companies that have rewards and recognition embedded in their culture drive results, performance and accountability. Instill purpose in your employees by showing them that what they do every day in the workplace has a big effect i.e. impacting lives. Some top league insurance companies emphasize on rewarding the first income and small milestones of their advisors and monthly socials and outings for team bonding. 

About the Author

Johnson Manaloor is a partner with TATA AIA, one of the leading life insurance companies in the country. He is also a veteran leader in the industry and is actively looking to recruit top talents to join his workforce. A lucrative career awaits you.

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