Human Resources Intern

Article Student Living • Chicago, IL

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Article Student Living owns and operates student housing communities near universities across the country. The company seeks an intern who shares its values of All-In, Agile, Accountable, and Authentic. This 12-week internship runs from May 24 through August 12, 2027, pays $22 per hour, and reports to the Recruiting Manager. The schedule is full-time, with work onsite Monday and Tuesday and from home Friday.

The intern will gain hands-on experience across HR operations and recruiting, use common HR systems and tools, and receive mentorship from HR and Talent Acquisition team members. Work includes coordinating onboarding and maintaining I-9 documentation, HRIS records, employee files, compliance trackers, policies, process documents, and training materials. The intern will also answer routine employee questions and route more significant matters to the appropriate HR team member.

Recruiting work includes screening resumes, scheduling interviews, coordinating with candidates and property and regional managers, writing and posting jobs, maintaining the open-jobs tracker, and sourcing candidates through LinkedIn, Indeed, and local job boards. The intern will also support an employee engagement survey project by coding comments, analyzing participation and results, and drafting a leadership readout. Additional responsibilities include campus recruiting and career fair outreach, identifying a recruiting-process improvement, and presenting a recommendation to the company at the end of the internship.

Requirements

• Be a current undergraduate student studying Human Resources, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Psychology, Business, Communications, or a related field.
• Have a genuine passion for creating a positive, welcoming experience for employees and prospective talent.
• Demonstrate strong organization and attention to detail.
• Communicate clearly and in a friendly manner in writing and in person.
• Use good judgment and discretion with confidential information.
• Be comfortable with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Outlook, and Word.

Nice To Haves

• Rising junior or senior undergraduate standing is preferred.
• Experience in student housing, campus jobs, or customer-facing roles.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate new-hire onboarding, including I-9 documentation, HRIS records, and employee files.
• Maintain employee files and HR trackers to support compliance.
• Review and update HR policies, process documents, and training materials.
• Answer routine employee questions and escalate important matters to the appropriate HR team member.
• Review resumes for roles at company properties.
• Schedule interviews and coordinate with candidates, property managers, and regional managers.
• Write and post jobs and keep the open-jobs tracker up to date.
• Source candidates for hard-to-fill property roles using LinkedIn, Indeed, and local job boards.
• Build a codebook, categorize open-ended employee survey comments by theme, and summarize key themes with representative anonymized examples.
• Track survey participation and support follow-up to increase response rates.
• Analyze survey response rates by team, property, and tenure band, and compare scores across groups to identify hot spots and low-participation areas.
• Draft a concise leadership slide deck presenting survey findings, strengths, gaps, and initial action ideas.
• Support campus recruiting and career fair outreach for the upcoming season.
• Identify one recruiting-process improvement and present a recommendation to the company at the end of the internship.

Benefits

• Impactful experience in HR and recruiting.
• Hands-on practice with systems and tools used by HR teams.
• Mentorship from HR and Talent Acquisition team members.
• Meaningful work experience in an organization and with leaders that support development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed