Campus Recruiter Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 2–3 years of progressively responsible work experience required, preferably in sales, recruiting, or the financial services industry.
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to build rapport and influence others.
• Ability to use discretion when handling confidential and sensitive information.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and ability to learn software programs quickly.
• Passion for mentorship and helping students realize their career potential.
• Willingness to travel within the greater San Diego area and flexibility in working hours to accommodate campus events and interviews.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with social media and professional networking platforms such as LinkedIn and Handshake.

Responsibilities

• Own the full recruiting lifecycle for the Downtown San Diego and La Jolla internship programs.
• Build and maintain candidate pipelines using online sourcing platforms and recruiting channels.
• Develop internal and external referral networks and strategies for generating qualified leads.
• Establish relationships with university professors, department heads, athletic departments, career services, student organizations, and other campus contacts.
• Attend and coordinate career fairs, networking events, class presentations, club meetings, and other campus recruiting activities.
• Promote recruiting successes and develop internship-focused marketing strategies.
• Build relationships with other Northwestern Mutual campus recruiters to share leads and best practices.
• Manage recruiting and marketing materials and coordinate internship branding across campus channels.
• Maintain accurate recruiting activity, reporting, and candidate records in approved systems; analyze metrics and conversion ratios to improve results.
• Administer selection profiles, review resumes, schedule and facilitate candidate interviews, and partner with leadership on final selection decisions.
• Guide candidates through selection, coordinate interviews with team members and leaders, and conduct subsequent interviews as needed.
• Manage offer communications, offer letters, candidate acceptance tracking, and partnership with CL&R.
• Maintain the integrity of the selection process and update materials as needed.
• Oversee intern onboarding, conduct regular touchpoints, and monitor pre-training requirements, onboarding activities, and contracting deliverables.
• Communicate with incoming interns to answer questions, reinforce expectations, and support their transition into the internship.
• Support intern development and engagement through regular activity, production, stipend, and joint-work check-ins.
• Coordinate and facilitate centralized development sessions for interns across San Diego offices.
• Communicate intern progress, engagement, production pipeline, and development opportunities to internship leadership.
• Maintain recruiting and onboarding activity tracking, reporting, and data integrity; maintain a database of recruiting and selection activity and report weekly activity to leadership.
• Coordinate weekly, monthly, and quarterly meetings with leadership, prepare activity and results reports, and facilitate monthly recruiting meetings.
• Track recruiting activity, pipeline health, conversion metrics, goals, and benchmarks across offices.
• Maintain sufficient inventory of recruiting materials and supplies.
• Develop programs or contests as needed to enhance recruiting and productivity results.
• Participate in company and industry training and help improve the recruiting and selection skills of the internship recruiting and leadership team.
• Attend recruiter development meetings and travel between district offices and college campuses as required.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary of $70,000–$80,000 with incentive compensation.
• Paid time off.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Subsidized health insurance premiums.
• Life and disability insurance coverage.
• Professional development resources and opportunities for continuous learning and growth.
• Clear career pathways.
• Networking opportunities in the financial services industry and local community.
• Recognition programs and incentives.