Do you love the thrill of the hunt for new applicants? Northwestern Mutual - Minneapolis is looking for a strong Talent Sourcer to join their talent acquisition team! As a Talent Sourcer, you will work in partnership with talent acquisition partners to develop, implement, and deliver creative, comprehensive, and strategic sourcing strategies to identify high-quality, diverse candidates for key positions across the organization. You will apply well-developed sourcing skills to find passive candidates and talent pools using a wide range of traditional and non-traditional techniques, including competitive intelligence and research, social media, internet mining, industry events, market analysis, and knowing and networking with local partners in the territory you support. Acting as a subject matter expert in the field of Talent Acquisition, you will find the best talent that will support the growth and success of the business.

Sourcer Responsibilities

• Generate new leads to the firm through social media platforms and personal network
• Develop and maintain an active pipeline of candidates for selected positions within the organization
• Coordinate with Hiring Managers and the TA team to identify available markets and target candidate pools
• Measure and monitor the effectiveness of the strategic sourcing framework against predefined outcomes
• Organize and attend job fairs and recruitment events
• Other ad hoc TA projects

Sourcer Requirements

• Must live in Minnesota and be willing to commute to downtown Minneapolis 3 days per week
• Demonstrated organizational skills, multitasking abilities, and time management skills
• 2+ years of sourcing and/or cold-calling experience is preferred
• The ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to take independent action to make sound decisions
• Coachable and able to work effectively with people of all levels of the organization
• Social Media awareness with multiple platforms

If this sounds like you, and you want to work for a growing organization with tons of opportunity for growth, apply to the Talent Sourcer role today!