Among the resources offered are:

Recruiting with IdealTraits: Agents will be able to post jobs through the portal, which will appear on multiple recruiting sites such as Zip Recruiter and Indeed; receive resumes from job applicants; and utilize assessment tools to help identify the best candidate for a position.

Hiring toolkits: Do-it-yourself toolkits will assist agents in providing a more tailored approach to find leading candidates through items such as sample job descriptions, interview questions and offer letters.

Professional development resources: Finding the right person goes beyond simple recruiting. Tools such as skills assessments, specific courses to help employees hone their skills, and access to thousands of educational articles can help expand their knowledge on personal, commercial and other lines of insurance, while highlighting critical coverage issues.

Kevin Mlynarek, CEO of IdealTraits adds, "With our knowledge and expertise in insurance agency recruiting, Big 'I' members will now have access to proven, industry-specific recruiting tools and services to hire top-performing sales and service staff."

Related: Inside the 2018 Claims Salary Survey

Talent search tops corporate concerns

This effort mirrors the findings of other industry-related studies. A benchmarking study from Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. found that low unemployment numbers are forcing companies and organizations to rethink their benefit packages in order to attract top talent. In that study, 60% of the employers indicated that finding and retaining talent was their leading operational priority.

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