The Collegiate and Early Career Talent Specialist will partner with business leaders to recruit for a wide variety of early career talent to support the growth of our business. Responsible for full life cycle recruiting for Lockton early career opportunities. Positions of focus include entry-level and early-career roles in Employee Benefits, Risk Management, Compensation, and Operations. This professional will effectively promote the Lockton brand on college campuses and help fuel the organization’s growth through the expansion of collegiate relations.

Responsibilities:

• Source, attract and hire top early-career, high-potential talent from professional websites, job boards, student organizations and a wide variety of collegiate activities.
• Build relationships with targeted colleges and universities throughout the Midwest Series’ geographies to promote recruitment for internships, entry-level, and early career positions.
• Expand talent pipelines through execution of tactical research, passive sourcing campaigns, and campus marketing.
• Identify opportunities, lead, and participate in on-campus and online collegiate events for maximum visibility with high-potential candidates.
• Review applications, screen for minimum requirements, provide referral to and collaborate with interview teams.
• Facilitate requisite testing and sharing of results with hiring teams.
• Create and extend offer letters to candidates to finalize the recruitment process; communicate with relevant teams on negotiations and other pertinent candidate questions.
• Track, measure, and report on recruiting activity to evaluate success of recruitment strategies.
• Identify new Associate retention trends and ensure Lockton’s ability to achieve early-talent goals.
• Leverage sourcing expertise and relevant tools that deliver impact and support our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategies, to broaden the diversity of talent pools.
• Build name recognition with consistent Lockton branding to promote the organization as an employer of choice to faculty and early-career talent.
• Manage Lockton Recruiting Ambassador program, including training Ambassadors and coordinating their participation in on-campus events
• Build trusting and collaborative relationships with internal teams and leadership
• Serve as the industry expert - coach, train, and prepare team members for campus events and presentations
• Utilize Handshake to post positions, create campaigns, maintain communication with students, and promote Lockton
• Share and promote activities on social media through story-telling and effective messaging
• Actively participate and contribute to process improvement strategies, projects, and initiatives
• Stay up-to-date on university recruiting trends, new tools, and best practices
• Support the Early Career Talent Acquisition Manager in developing and communicating the polices, best practices, and strategies of the team

Compensation and Benefits

Lockton Companies LLC is committed to offering competitive pay and benefits and complies with all relevant state/local pay transparency laws. The entry base salary offered for this opportunity may vary, and is contingent upon candidate education, skills, abilities, essential competencies, experience, professional designations, unique qualifications, and geographic location.

Performance Bonus: This role may be eligible for an annual performance bonus, based upon the financial performance of the organization and the individual contributions of the Associate.

Check out Lockton Benefits Offerings Here

• 2+ years of experience in recruiting, talent acquisition, or college admissions
• Willing to travel up to 50% of the time during college recruiting season (September-November; February-April)
• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
• Prior event planning experience preferred
• Track record for successfully researching, sourcing, and identifying high-potential talent.
• Success utilizing data and analytics to optimize recruiting strategies, inform hiring managers and monitor campus trends.
• Direct experience with Applicant Tracking Systems and other Human Resource Management software.
• Demonstrated presence and engagement on Handshake, LinkedIn and other relevant recruiting platforms.
• Comfortable working with multiple business units throughout the Midwest to build bench talent.
• Data-driven and technically savvy with a background leveraging technology, applications, and social channels for sourcing opportunities.
• Outgoing professional who is adaptable, independent, self-starter, creative, resourceful, organized and naturally curious.
• Ability to energize candidates and effectively promote Lockton as an employer of choice in the industry.
• Ability to travel to campus locations as needed for events to foster faculty and student relationships.
• Relationship Building Skills - Manage relationships with assigned campuses, offices, candidates, and pipeline
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Creative thinker and problem solver; Willingness to step out of your comfort zone
• Highly adaptable - Willing to try new things and open to change
• Legally able to work in the United States