Experienced Advisor Recruiter

About the role

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement recruiting strategies, generate leads, and grow referral network.
• Make significant outbound calls and contacts to reach passive candidate pools of Experienced Financial Advisors.
• Utilize contact management system to persistently follow up with prospective candidates.
• Establish relationships with prospective advisors and educate them on the Edward Jones platform, business model, and culture.
• Review resumes, conduct behavior-based interviews, determine which candidates advance in the process by assessing candidate's talent, effort, and ability to successfully continue to build their practice at Edward Jones.
• Work with the candidate to analyze their book of business and keep them informed of the hiring process and timeline.
• Engage candidates throughout the recruitment and selection process (in partnership with Practice Acquisition Consultants) so they are fully educated on what they can expect being an FA at Edward Jones.
• Travel Expectations - This position will travel approximately 10-20% of the time.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 7+ years of experience sourcing, recruiting, and interviewing candidates in financial services, including:
• Proven ability to leverage a strong network of successful financial advisors
• Skilled in evaluating candidates from firms with differing structures, philosophies, training, and compensation models
• Resilient, proactive mindset with comfort initiating calls and engaging with diverse candidate profiles.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial services industry
• Ability to understand and articulate the benefits of being a Financial Advisor at Edward Jones
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks effectively

Skills

• Outbound calling and networking skills
• Behavioral interviewing techniques
• Understanding of financial services industry
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Benefits

• Medical and prescription drug coverage
• Dental and vision coverage
• Voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness)
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life and basic AD&D coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account and flexible spending account
• 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism
• Opportunities for bonuses and profit sharing
• Employee Assistance Program

Pay

Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.

Schedule

This position will travel approximately 10-20% of the time.