Mark Hager
Senior Recruiter & Strategic Talent Partner @ Edward Jones
- Role
- Senior Recruiter, Financial Advisor Talent Acquisition at Edward Jones
- Location
- Lynchburg, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Mark Hager
Mark Hager is a senior recruiter and talent strategist with more than a decade of experience spanning financial services, higher education, hospitality, and global entertainment. He currently serves as a Senior Recruiter within Edward Jones’ Financial Advisor Talent Acquisition team, where he consults with senior leaders, drives market growth initiatives, and leads sourcing strategies that have helped propel both east and west coast regions to their strongest hiring performance in three years. Known for his expertise in diversity recruitment, executive‑level advising, and full‑cycle hiring, he has a proven ability to attract top-tier and experienced financial professionals—including high‑asset advisors—through targeted sourcing and relationship-driven consulting.Before joining Edward Jones, Mark was a recruiter in campus recruiting for The Walt Disney Company, served as a university recruiting lead for AHTA, and held multiple leadership and career services roles at Liberty University. Across these roles he has shaped hiring strategies, built programs from the ground up, and forged strong employer partnerships across Washington, D.C, New York City, and beyond.Mark holds advanced graduate coursework in Higher Education and earned a Master of Science in Criminal Justice: Public Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Liberty University. He has passed both the SIE and Series 7 exams.
Experience
Senior Recruiter, Financial Advisor Talent Acquisition
Feb 2023 — Present
Education
Liberty University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
Liberty University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Administration and Management
2007 — 2012
Liberty University
Master of Science (M.S.)
2013 — 2015
Skills
- Curriculum Development
- Event Planning
- Student Development
- Digital Strategy
- Networking
- Higher Education
- Organizational Development
- Research
- Staff Development
- Leadership Development
- Creative Writing
- Community Outreach
- Adult Education
- Social Networking
- Nonprofits
- Editing
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Social Media
- Career Counseling
- Leadership
- Microsoft Office
- Sales
- Strategic Communications
- Public Relations
- Student Affairs
- Market Based Management
- Teaching
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