Job Description

WE ARE FARMERS! Join a team of diverse professionals at Farmers to acquire skills on the job and apply your learned knowledge to future roles at Farmers. Farmers Insurance also offers extensive training opportunities through the award winning University of Farmers named by Training magazine amongst top 10 corporate training units in the world. Implements all active and passive recruiting systems developed by the Company to attract and retain new agents and agency staff. Identifying highly capitalized candidates for agency ownership opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and facilitate business relationships between Farmers Insurance and entrepreneurs looking to open their own business
• Administer agent referral program as developed by the Company.
• Implement multiple active recruiting systems, develops and maintains networking sources/centers of influence and ongoing participation in agency career seminars and professional organizations.
• Implement passive recruiting systems utilizing internet resources, job boards and cold calling.
• Recommends any recruiting, interviewing, testing and selection procedures changes to Management. Perform other duties as assigned.
• Utilizes tracking systems to monitor recruiting activities as required.
• Determines eligibility of agent candidates utilizing screening and interviewing techniques developed by the Company.

Requirements

• Four-year college degree preferred but not required.
• Minimum of two years applicable insurance agency/sales or recruiting experience.
• Ability to develop and maintain networking relationships and centers of influence
• Strong telephone communication skills

Company Description

This job is being posted by Mike Venne, the District Manager for the Palm Desert District. Mike manages the territory from the High Desert to Banning, known as "The Coachella Valley". Farmers Insurance Group was founded in 1928,and is based in Woodland Hills CA. Farmers is one of the largest providers of of Personal Lines Insurance Products in the U.S. with over $17 Billion in Assets and over 48,000 agents nationwide. Farmers sells Auto, Home, Motorcycle and Life insurance products.