Recruiting Specialist Intern

About the Role

Thrivent is offering a spring part-time internship designed to provide college students with meaningful work experience in specific functions, offering a deeper understanding of a Fortune 500 financial services organization. This internship is a key component of Thrivent's entry-level talent program, contributing to a strong talent pipeline. The program offers assignments to optimize skills and experience while providing exposure to multiple business areas.

Join Thrivent’s Talent Acquisition team as a Recruiting Intern. This internship offers exposure to the recruiting lifecycle, cross-team collaboration, and opportunities to contribute to candidate experience and process improvement initiatives. You will work closely with the Advisor Growth Center of Excellence (COE) and regional Advisor Group leaders to support recruiting operations and learn the fundamentals of talent acquisition in a mission-driven organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in building and maintaining a pipeline of diverse candidates and tracking their progress through the selection process.
• Participate in candidate outreach and communication, including scheduling and follow-ups.
• Help coordinate logistics for onboarding, intern field events, and offboarding.
• Learn to use systems like Workday and CRM tools to manage candidate data and reporting.
• Collaborate with recruiting specialists and leaders to identify process improvements.
• Shadow and support the implementation of the Recruiting Playbook and selection best practices.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Rising junior or senior.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Communications, Business, or related field.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Interest in recruiting, talent acquisition, or HR operations.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; familiarity with Workday or CRM tools is a plus.
• Takes personal responsibility for the quality and content of the work and complies with information confidentiality requirements where applicable.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships by collaborating with business partners and teams by fully understanding their needs and consistently meeting their expectations.
• Strong problem identification and analytical skills.
• Well-developed written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office, particularly Excel, Teams, and PowerPoint.
• Open to a flexible, hybrid work environment.
• Ability to work in the United States for an indefinite period without sponsorship.

Additional Program Information

• Offering competitive compensation.
• Full intern event program including development, networking, and social activities.

Location

Remote with potential hybrid opportunities in Appleton or Milwaukee, WI, Minneapolis, MN, Chicago, IL, and Indianapolis, IN.

Compensation & Benefits

• The applicable hourly wage range for this full-time role is $23.00-$26.00 per hour.
• Benefits may be offered for roles working 20 or more hours per week, including medical insurance; Sick and Safe Time; paid company holidays, and other employee benefits.