Our top-rated summer internship program is 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 12-week 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 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 with recruiting 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.
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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 [email protected] or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.
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What We Do
At Thrivent, we do work that matters—and we're reimagining financial services in ways that help individuals and communities thrive.
With the belief that money is a tool, not a goal, we help over 2 million clients make the most of all they’ve been given through financial advice, insurance, investments, banking and generosity programs.
As a Fortune 500 company with a 100-year legacy, Thrivent is committed to helping people build their financial futures and live more generous lives in their communities and beyond.
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