Recruiting Specialist Intern - Spring 2027

Designed to give college students meaningful work experience in specific functions, providing a deeper understanding of the processes of a Fortune 500 financial services organization.
The program offers interesting challenges, valuable experience, and an opportunity to get to know Thrivent. This spring part-time internship is a key piece of Thrivent’s entry-level talent program to ensure a strong talent pipeline to meet the needs of the organization now and into the future. The internship program offers assignments to optimize your skills and experience while giving you 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’ll 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.
Job 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
Current college junior, senior, or recent college graduate.
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 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
Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable hourly wage range for this full-time role is $23.00-$26.00 per hour, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important. ​
Pay Transparency
The following benefits may be offered for roles working 20 or more hours per week: medical insurance; Sick and Safe Time; paid company holidays, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion.
Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.
Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.
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