Talent Acquisition Intern
About the Role
We are looking for a proactive and people-oriented Talent Acquisition Intern to join our HR team and support the end-to-end recruitment process. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys speaking with people, is highly organised, and wants hands-on exposure to recruitment in a fast-paced environment.
You will work closely with recruiters and hiring managers to support sourcing, candidate engagement, interview coordination, and overall candidate experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Candidate Sourcing & Calling
- Source relevant candidates through job portals, LinkedIn, internal databases, and other channels.
- Conduct initial cold calls with candidates to understand their experience, interest, availability, and fitment.
- Share relevant job opportunities with candidates and generate interest in open roles.
- Maintain regular follow-ups with candidates throughout the recruitment process.
- Interview Scheduling & Coordination
- Coordinate interview schedules between candidates, recruiters, and hiring managers.
- Manage interview calendars and ensure timely communication of interview details.
- Follow up with candidates and interviewers to minimise delays and no-shows.
- Keep recruitment trackers updated with the latest candidate status.
- Candidate Experience
- Act as a point of contact for candidates during the recruitment process.
- Ensure candidates receive timely updates and clear communication at every stage.
- Coordinate feedback and follow-ups to ensure a smooth and positive candidate experience.
- Help maintain strong candidate engagement, especially for candidates in longer hiring processes.
- Job Posting & Recruitment Support
- Post and update job openings across LinkedIn, job portals, and other relevant platforms.
- Maintain accurate and updated job descriptions and hiring information.
- Support recruiters with resume screening and shortlisting based on role requirements.
- Assist with maintaining candidate databases and recruitment MIS.
- Recruitment Operations
- Maintain accurate recruitment trackers and daily/weekly hiring reports.
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders on pending interviews, feedback, offers, and joining updates.
- Support recruiters with various day-to-day recruitment activities and projects.
- Ensure recruitment processes and documentation are completed on time.
What We're Looking For
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Comfortable speaking to candidates over the phone and making cold calls.
- Good organisational and coordination skills.
- Ability to manage multiple candidates and tasks simultaneously.
- Proactive, energetic, and willing to follow up and get things done.
- Good attention to detail.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
- Basic knowledge of MS Excel/Google Sheets.
- Prior internship or exposure to recruitment/HR is a plus, but not mandatory.
What You Will Learn
- End-to-end Talent Acquisition and recruitment processes.
- Candidate sourcing and screening.
- Recruitment calling and candidate engagement.
- Interview scheduling and stakeholder coordination.
- Candidate experience and recruitment operations.
- Working with hiring trackers, job portals, and recruitment data.
- Exposure to hiring across different functions and business teams.
Ideal Candidate
Someone who is confident on the phone, people-friendly, organised, persistent with follow-ups, and genuinely interested in building a career in Talent Acquisition.