Guardian Life Hiring over 800 Financial Representatives in 2012

Active Recruitment of Career Changers and Job Seekers

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--While many highly qualified unemployed and underemployed business professionals struggle to find job opportunities; others are building new and fulfilling careers as financial representatives (FRs) in the insurance industry.

“The same economic issues causing problems in other industries make the secure, reliable products Guardian offers an even more valued commodity”

Throughout 2012, the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, will be hiring over 800 financial representatives by targeting and recruiting career-changers as part of its distribution force recruitment strategy. Guardian Life recognizes that these individuals possess the skills needed to prosper in the challenging and competitive life insurance field.

“Even before the economic downturn, many of Guardian Life’s Financial Representatives came to us after successful careers in other industries,” said Meg Skinner, Chief Distribution Officer at Guardian Life. “Unlike employers with a more traditional view of the job market, we welcome career changers and experienced professionals who may have recently experienced a downsizing or who are working in unfulfilling jobs where their skills are undervalued. Their skills are highly valued here at Guardian, and we’ve empowered them to make better career choices.”

Guardian Life is one of several insurance industry employers hiring during the economic downturn, which may surprise some. The rise in demand for qualified sales reps is driven in part by a rise in demand for more secure and reliable financial products not as adversely affected by the turbulent economy such as Guardian’s Whole Life insurance. “The same economic issues causing problems in other industries make the secure, reliable products Guardian offers an even more valued commodity,” Skinner said.

Skinner added, “Many highly competent people are being forced to make tough career choices in today’s economy. For the right candidate, a career with Guardian Life will be a positive, life-changing decision.”

About Guardian

A mutual insurer founded in 1860, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America and its subsidiaries are committed to protecting individuals, business owners and their employees with life insurance, disability income insurance, dental insurance products, and offer funding vehicles for 401(k) plans, annuities and other financial products. Guardian operates one of the largest dental networks in the United States, and protects more than six million employees and their families at 115,000 companies. The company has approximately 5,000 employees in the United States and a network of over 3,000 financial representatives in more than 80 agencies nationwide.

For more information about Guardian, please visit:

www.GuardianLife.com or http://www.linkedin.com/company/164085