Last month Aviva Romania kicked off an extensive nationwide recruitment drive.
Last month Aviva Romania kicked off an extensive nationwide recruitment drive.
The slogan for the recruitment events being “Your back-up plan”, the first stage of the campaign took place in seven of the country’s major cities – Cluj, Timişoara, Oradea, Constanţa, Bucharest, Braşov and Iaşi – with an average turnout of 70-80 people in each city.
As part of these events, Aviva’s specialists explained to the participants what the advantages are of a long-term career in the life insurance industry and what path a financial consultant needs to take in order to be successful. At the same time, those participants who met the profile described as part of the event, as well as the company’s values – integrity, trailblazing, high performance, a team spirit – had the direct opportunity to enrol on a preparatory course for their future career in the financial sector.
With regard to this opportunity being offered by Aviva, Alexandru Leondari, deputy CEO & distribution director, stated that: “We are delighted that this first stage has been a real success, with over 30% of participants stating their interest to forge a career for themselves, with a company with a pedigree in the sector. At a difficult time from the economic perspective, when a large number of people are without work and are not able to pay for their day-to-day outgoings, Aviva is offering, in practice, unlimited earning potential, but in line with the effort put in.”
In the second stage of the campaign, Aviva is planning to implement new recruitment strategies in five pilot cities, with a specific demographic, subsequently proceeding to cover all regions of the country.
“Through this intense recruitment activity, our main goal is to expand our workforce, with the aim of recruiting 300 financial advisers by the end of this year. The whole campaign represents a significant investment in the future – all those recruited will benefit from an extended training programme which will help them to develop their financial and management skills, but also to test themselves as professionals in an international business environment,” stated Shah Rouf, CEO of Aviva Romania.
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The point of contact for further information:
Lavinia Pavel – Brand Communication Coordinator
Telephone: 0723 310 378
E-mail: lavinia.pavel@aviva.ro
Notes for editors:
About the Aviva group
Aviva is the oldest insurance group in the world and the largest in Great Britain, dating back to 1696.
Today, Aviva has 54,000 employees and 50 million customers in 28 countries across the world.
The group is the market leader for life insurance and pensions in Europe, leading on the majority of the markets in which it operates.
Aviva has revenue from insurance premiums* and investments totalling £51.4 billion and manages over £381 billion worth of funds**, putting Aviva in fifth place in the top flight of international insurance companies.
Aviva Romania
Aviva Romania includes three companies: Aviva Life Insurance, Aviva Management Company for a Private Pension Fund, Aviva Investors Romania (purchased on 13 September 2007).
About Aviva Life Insurance and Aviva Management Company for a Private Pension Fund
Aviva began operating as a provider of life insurance in Romania in 2000, currently holding a portfolio of over 1,100,000 customers. On 26th July 2007, Aviva received approval from the Oversight Committee for the System of Private Pensions to set up a company to administer private pensions (Aviva Management Company for a Private Pension Fund SA), and on 25th August 2007 received authorisation to administer its mandatory pension fund – Pensia Viva.
About Aviva Investors Romania
Aviva Investors Romania currently administers €15 million in four mutual funds, each based around a different type of investment: Aviva Investors (AI) Intercapital (a shares fund), AI Capital Plus (a diversified fund), AI Orizont (a fixed-income – bonds – fund) and AI Tezaur (a monetary fund). Aviva Investors Romania also administers individual investment accounts.
Aviva Investors Romania has shown throughout the years that it is one of the most dynamic and innovative administrators in the market. The company launched the first commission-free sales fund on the Romanian market (AI Tezaur) and the first bonds fund in Romania (AI Orizont). Aviva Investors Romania is also proud to support the growing investment funds market in Romania.
* according to data of 31 December 2008
** according to data recorded on 30 June 2008