Case Study: American Family Insurance

Insurance agencies depend on having the right people in place to grow their business. But while agents often have strong sales talent, many don’t have experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring. To find top producers who can hit the ground running and become a team contributor, agents need the tools to effectively evaluate candidates and make better hiring decisions.

Terry Moore, an American Family Insurance Agent in Brookhaven, GA partnered with CareerPlug to easily identify qualified applicants and design a hiring process that allowed him to make better hires:

“I began using CareerPlug a few years back and absolutely love their system. I have managed to get over 150 applicants since creating my account. I really like the candidate management system which allows you to track all candidate interactions, schedule phone interviews and face-to-face interviews. CareerPlug is a tool that I will continue to incorporate in my business plan.”

Terry adopted CareerPlug’s pre-screening best practices to Fast-Track the best applicants.  As a result, he can immediately identify the candidates who meet the criteria critical for success (e.g. experience and/or willingness to work in a commision-based role, bi-lingual ability, previous sales experience, etc). When it comes to top sales talent who have many opportunities to consider, the ability to prioritize and quickly contact the best candidates is crucial.  

CareerPlug works with over 6,000 agents around the country, providing powerful, easy-to-use software that helps them make the right hires, so they can have a strong team in place to build a successful business.

To learn more about how CareerPlug can help your agency grow, contact us today!

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