Paid Internship: National Security Talent & Human Capital Intern

Tal-Strat•Tysons Corner, VA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Talent Acquisition Strategies supports government and private industry clients in solving complex recruitment and human capital challenges tied to national security. Our work focuses on helping organizations identify, engage, assess, and hire the talent needed to protect the country against international threats. We partner with federal, government-adjacent, and industrial contractor clients to strengthen talent pipelines, improve hiring outcomes, and deliver practical workforce solutions in mission-critical environments. Talent Acquisition Strategies is seeking a paid intern for summer 2025 who is interested in exploring national security through the lens of talent, hiring, recruitment, and human capital strategy. This opportunity is designed for Georgetown University School of Foreign Service students who want exposure to the people, workforce, and hiring systems that support foreign affairs, defense, intelligence, homeland security, cybersecurity, and broader international national security missions. Because Talent Acquisition Strategies supports clients placing professionals into roles with foreign affairs, defense, intelligence, and international national security impact, this internship offers students a practical way to examine national security through the lens of talent, workforce development, and mission-critical hiring, and may align with Georgetown SFS internship requirements. The intern will work with a portfolio of industrial contractor clients hiring for national security-related positions, as well as government clients focused on talent and human capital solutions. The role offers hands-on exposure to sourcing, candidate engagement, recruiting methodologies, client support, proposal support, administrative coordination, and design-related projects.

Requirements

Current Georgetown University School of Foreign Service student or student with a strong international affairs / national security focus.
Passion for national security, foreign affairs, and public mission work.
Interest in recruitment, talent acquisition, human capital, workforce planning, or organizational strategy.
Broad understanding of the federal government, government contracting, or the national security industrial base.
Strong research, writing, communication, and organizational skills.
Technical acumen and comfort learning recruiting platforms, research tools, databases, and workflow systems.
Ability to work independently in a mostly remote environment while supporting a collaborative team.

Nice To Haves

Prior exposure to recruiting, HR, talent acquisition, human capital consulting, career services, research, communications, or business development.
Interest in defense, intelligence, cybersecurity, homeland security, diplomacy, or international security.
Experience creating presentations, written summaries, outreach materials, or proposal-support content.

Responsibilities

Support recruiting and talent acquisition activities for clients operating in national security, federal, and industrial contractor environments.
Learn and apply sourcing techniques to identify professionals aligned with mission-critical roles.
Assist with candidate research, outreach preparation, engagement tracking, and recruiting process support.
Support human capital and talent strategy projects for government and private industry clients.
Help prepare client-facing materials, proposal inputs, recruiting collateral, and design-support deliverables.
Conduct research related to federal hiring, contractor talent markets, workforce trends, and national security talent needs.
Provide administrative and operational support across recruiting, business development, and client delivery activities.
Participate in mentoring, training, and learning sessions with experienced national security and recruiting professionals.