Posting State Farm jobs for Agent Aspirants

In order to post an Agent Aspirant job, you first need to make sure you have access to the Agent Aspirant program. If you do have access to the Agent Aspirant program, you will see a link to visit your Aspirants page in your navigation.

In this article:

• Getting access to State Farm's Agent Aspirant program
• Posting an Agent Aspirant job
• Reviewing Agent Aspirant profiles
  • State Farm Agent Aspirant profiles - where they come from
  • How CareerPlug calculates the mileage between zip codes
• Best practices for working with State Farm Agent Aspirant candidate

Getting access to State Farm's Agent Aspirant program

You need to contact State Farm to request enrollment in the Agent Aspirant program. If your request is approved by State Farm corporate, they will inform us. CareerPlug will then either add the Agent Aspirant functionality to your existing account or create a (free) CareerPlug account with the ability to post Agent Aspirant opportunities.

After that, you'll receive an email from us confirming that we've added new features to your CareerPlug account — or that we've created your new account — and you'll be able to post an Agent Aspirant job as well as recruit Agent Aspirant candidates via the Aspirants page.

Posting an Agent Aspirant job

Once you've gained access to the Agent Aspirant program — and you can see the Aspirants tab in your side navigation bar — you're ready to post an Agent Aspirant job.

1. Navigate to your Jobs page.

2. Click the + New Job button and select Job from Template from the drop-down menu.

3. In the Choose a Job Template pop-up, select Internship - Intern and click the Create Job button.

4. Configure your job posting as you would for any other State Farm job.

5. In the Job Posting section, click the Posting title set drop-down menu and select Use State Farm Agent Aspirant Job Post Builder.

6. When you're done configuring your posting, click the Post Job button.

Agent Aspirant jobs will be sent to our partner job boards and TeamMemberJobs.com (like your other jobs). Unlike your other jobs, Agent Aspirant jobs will also be sent to AgentAspirant.com.

Reviewing Agent Aspirant profiles

On your Aspirants page are candidates who’ve created profiles on AgentAspirant.com, have expressed interest in the Agent Aspirant Program, and want to be contacted by a State Farm Agent to learn more about opportunities in an agency. They do not know about your specific agency or opportunities. You should treat Aspirant candidates as warm leads. To review applicants that have submitted their profiles on AgentAspirant.com, go to your Aspirants page.

Click on the radius drop-down box in the top right-hand corner of your screen to narrow or expand the distance from your office that our system will use to display nearby submitted profiles. Once your distance filter is set appropriately, you can review a candidate's resume and Agent Aspirant Profile by clicking on the candidate's name.

If you would like to contact a candidate to let them know about the opportunity at your Agency, go back to the main Aspirants page and click Email Candidate or Call Candidate. This will give you easy access to their email address and phone number.

Once mutual interest has been established with a candidate, click the Move to Applicants link (with the green thumbs up icon) to the right of candidate's name. This will transfer that candidate to your Applicants page, and you may begin moving them through the hiring process.

If at any point you decide a candidate is not a fit for your agency, click the Move to Inactive link (with the red thumbs down icon) to the right of the candidate's name. This will move that candidate to the Inactive tab of your Aspirants page.

Keep in mind that candidates who have submitted their profiles on AgentAspirant.com can be seen by every agent participating in the Agent Aspirant program. If you see a candidate you like, you will have the best results by picking up the phone and calling them as soon as possible.

State Farm Agent Aspirant profiles - where they come from

Candidates who’ve created profiles on AgentAspirant.com have expressed interest in the Agent Aspirant Program and want to be contacted by a State Farm Agent to learn more. CareerPlug directs candidates to AgentAspirant.com from colleges and universities.

CareerPlug posts Agent Aspirant opportunities on college and university job boards across the United States to find recent graduates with sales inclination and potential. We currently post to about 200 universities and colleges, including schools with high ranking sales programs. These candidates can then apply through our posting and their information is submitted to AgentAspirant.com.

How CareerPlug calculates the mileage between zip codes

The formula used to calculate the distance between zip codes involves using the center point latitude and longitude of each zip code and inputting those into the Great Circle Distance formula. This is a complex formula, and we have software that calculates these distances for us.

What does this mean for you?

If you're unsure if an area in which you are searching for candidates falls within the search radius that you selected on the Aspirants page, don't be afraid to expand the radius a bit to make sure that you don't miss any potential candidates.

Best practices for working with State Farm Agent Aspirant candidates

The Aspirant profiles on your Aspirants page are candidates who’ve created profiles on AgentAspirant.com, have expressed interest in the Agent Aspirant Program, and want to be contacted by a State Farm Agent to learn more about opportunities in your agency. They do not know about your specific agency or opportunities.

You should treat Aspirant candidates as warm leads. Follow these best practices to recruit candidates on your Aspirants page.

Call instead of email

You may not be the only agent contacting these candidates, and taking the time to call will help you stand out. Calling Aspirant candidates instead of emailing them often yields better results.

Sell your opportunity

These candidates have not seen your job posting yet, so a conversation with you is their chance to learn about your opening. This also gives you the chance to quickly evaluate if they are the right team member for your office while allowing them to do the same. If they are interested, click the Move To Applicants link beside their name so that you can then invite them to take assessments and move them through the hiring process.

Make it personal

Address the candidate by name as often as possible. Talk specifically about why you noticed them. Tell them why you feel their skills and experience would be suited for the job.

Frame the cons with the pros

If you are going to mention any negative aspects of the job, such as long hours or weekend work, be sure to frame them with the rewards of working in your office.

Ask for an interview

At the end of this first phone screen, you will be able to gauge the candidate’s interest and ask them to come in for a formal interview.

Call multiple people

It’s important to call as many of these strong candidates you find. Also, a quick call could reveal something that moves one of these resumes straight to the top of the stack.