Recruiting Specialist Intern – Summer 2026 (May 2026 Grads)

Join Thrivent’s Talent Acquisition team as a Recruiting Intern and gain hands-on experience supporting the recruitment of financial advisors. This internship offers exposure to the full recruiting lifecycle, collaboration across teams, 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

• Support Career Overview meetings and learn how to present opportunities to prospective candidates

• Help coordinate logistics for recruiting events such as career fairs and job boards

• Learn to use systems like Workday and CRM tools to manage candidate data and reporting

• Collaborate withrecruiting specialists and leaders to identify process improvements

• Shadow and support the implementation of the Recruiting Playbook and selection best practices

Requirements

• Recent college graduate or current Senior (Graduating May 2026 preferred)

• 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. ​